Sæbø (municipality)

Coordinates: 60°36′48″N 05°09′11″E / 60.61333°N 5.15306°E / 60.61333; 5.15306
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Sæbø Municipality
Sæbø herad
Former municipality
Hordaland within Norway
Hordaland within Norway
Sæbø within Hordaland
Sæbø within Hordaland
Coordinates: 60°36′48″N 05°09′11″E / 60.61333°N 5.15306°E / 60.61333; 5.15306
CountryNorway
CountyHordaland
DistrictNordhordland
Established1 July 1924
 • Preceded byManger Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byRadøy Municipality
Administrative centreSæbø
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total27 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total946
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
DemonymsSæbøsoknar
Sæbøsokner[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1262[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Sæbø is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 27-square-kilometre (10 sq mi) municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in what is now Alver Municipality in Vestland county. It occupied the southern part of the island of Radøy, some small areas on the Lindås peninsula, and some small areas on the island of Holsnøy. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Sæbø, where Sæbø Church is located.[3]

History[edit]

The municipality of Sæbø was created on 1 July 1924 when the old municipality of Manger was split into three municipalities: Hordabø, Manger, and Sæbø. Initially, Sæbø had a population of 1,125.[4]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality was dissolved and a merged with the following places to form the new Radøy Municipality.[4]

Name[edit]

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Sæbø farm (Old Norse: Sæbœr) since the first Sæbø Church was built there. The first element comes from the word sær which means "sea" or "ocean". The last element is bœr which means "farm" or "farmstead". Thus, the name means "farm by the sea".[5]

Government[edit]

During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[6]

Mayors[edit]

The mayors (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Sæbø:[7]

  • 1924-1925: Olav Maraas
  • 1926-1928: Hans K. Askeland
  • 1929-1948: Alfred O. Haukeland
  • 1948-1963: Benjamin Storheim

Municipal council[edit]

The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Sæbø was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Sæbø heradsstyre 1960–1963 [8]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:13
Sæbø heradsstyre 1956–1959 [9]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 6
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:13
Sæbø heradsstyre 1952–1955 [10]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:12
Sæbø heradsstyre 1948–1951 [11]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:12
Sæbø heradsstyre 1945–1947 [12]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 2
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:12
Sæbø heradsstyre 1938–1941* [13]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 7
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) 1
Total number of members:12
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[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Sæbø. – kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  5. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1910). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 66 and 400.
  6. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Sæbø kommune". vestafjells.no (in Norwegian). 2 August 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 16 May 2020.


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