Union of Norwegian Cities

Kommunenes Hus.

The Union of Norwegian Cities (Norwegian: Norges Byforbund) was an employers' organisation in Norway.

It was founded in 1903. Hans Thomas Knudtzon has been credited with taking the initiative.[1] Its headquarters were in the street Arbiens gate, later in the building Kommunenes Hus in Haakon VIIs gate. It was a member body of the International Union of Local Authorities.[2]

In 1972 it was merged with the Norwegian Association of Rural Municipalities (Norges Herredsforbund, founded in 1923) to form the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities.[3] The two entities were also merged between 1942 and 1945, during the German occupation of Norway.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Byforbundet jubilerer". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 24 August 1953. p. 5.
  2. ↑ Tjønneland, Knut (8 January 2000). "Staten befaler, kommunen betaler". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 46.
  3. ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "KS". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  4. ↑ "Kort historie om KS" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities. Retrieved 14 October 2009.


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