Nedstrand (municipality)

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Nedstrand Municipality
Nedstrand herred
Nærstrand / Nerstrand / Hinderaa
Former municipality
Rogaland within Norway
Rogaland within Norway
Nedstrand within Rogaland
Nedstrand within Rogaland
Coordinates: 59°20′44″N 05°51′27″E / 59.34556°N 5.85750°E / 59.34556; 5.85750
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictHaugaland
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
 • Succeeded byTysvær Municipality
Administrative centreNedstrand
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total119 km2 (46 sq mi)
Population
 (1965)
 • Total1,200
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
DemonymNedstrending[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1139[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Nedstrand is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 119-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality was located along the Nedstrandfjorden, an inner branch off the main Boknafjorden. The municipality encompassed the majority of the Nedstrand peninsula. Originally (from 1838 to 1868) it also included the Sjernarøyane islands and the western part of the island of Ombo in the fjord to the south. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Nedstrand. Nedstrand Church is located in Hindaråvåg, a small village just west of Nedstrand village. Today, the area is part of the large municipality of Tysvær.[3][4]

History

The parish of Nærstrand was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). Originally, it encompassed the two sokn (parishes) of Hinderaa and Sjærnerø, located on the northern (mainland) part of the municipality and the southern (islands) in the Nedstrandfjorden, respectively. On 1 January 1868, the municipality was divided into two separate municipalities, named after the two sokn that made up Nærstrand: Hinderaa (population: 1,680) and Sjærnerø (population: 922). On 10 August 1881 the name of Hinderaa municipality was changed by royal resolution to Nerstrand. Later, between 1910 and 1920 the spelling was changed slightly to Nedstrand to better match the local pronunciation.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Nedstrand (population: 1,200) was merged with the neighboring municipality of Tysvær and parts of the municipalities of Avaldsnes, Skjold, Vats, and Vikedal to form the new municipality of Tysvær.[3][5]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Nedstrand, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor.[6]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Nedstrand was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Nedstrand herredsstyre 1964 [7]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:17
Nedstrand herredsstyre 1960–1963 [8]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:17
Nedstrand herredsstyre 1956–1959 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:17
Nedstrand herredsstyre 1952–1955 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:16
Nedstrand herredsstyre 1948–1951 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:16
Nedstrand herredsstyre 1945–1947 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:16
Nedstrand herredsstyre 1938–1941* [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
  Joint list of the Conservative Party (Høyre) and the Free-minded People's Party (Frisinnede Folkeparti) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 5
Total number of members:16
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  3. ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Nedstrand – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Nedstrand – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  6. ^ Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 30 July 2020.


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