Stamnes, Nordland
Sandnessjøen Municipality
Sandnessjøen herred Stamnes herred | |
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 Nordland within Norway | |
 Sandnessjøen within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°01′05″N 12°36′57″E / 66.0181°N 12.6159°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1 July 1899 |
| • Preceded by | Alstahaug in 1899 |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Alstahaug in 1965 |
| Administrative centre | Sandnessjøen |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
| • Total | 3,856 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sandnessjøværing[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1821[2] |
Sandnessjøen or Stamnes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 45-square-kilometre (17 sq mi) municipality existed from 1899 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality encompassed the northern part of the island of Alsten in what is now Alstahaug Municipality. Originally, it (briefly) also included all of what is now Leirfjord Municipality as well. The administrative centre of the municipality was the town of Sandnessjøen.[3][4][5]
History
The municipality of Stamnes was established on 1 July 1899 when it was split off from Alstahaug Municipality. Originally, it consisted of the northern part of the island of Alsta and the mainland area around the Leirfjorden. Initially, Stamnes had 2,673 residents. On 1 July 1915, the mainland district of Stamnes (population: 2,003) was separated to form the new Leirfjord Municipality. This left Stamnes with 1,059 residents.
In 1948, the municipality of Stamnes was renamed Sandnessjøen after the main town in the small municipality. 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 Sandnessjøen (population: 3,856) was merged with most of Alstahaug Municipality (population: 970) and most of Tjøtta Municipality (population: 1,477) to form a new, larger Alstahaug Municipality.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-03-16). "Sandnessjøen – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ^ Helland, Amund (1908). "Stamnes herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). Vol. XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 216. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-04-27). "Stamnes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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