Eigersund

Eigersund is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Egersund. The town was known for its pottery factory (closed in 1979) and it is among Norway's biggest fishing ports. The villages of Helleland, Hellvik, and Hestnes are also in Eigersund.

Eigersund kommune
Municipality
View of the town of Egersund
Flag
Rogaland within
Norway
Eigersund within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°28′42″N 06°03′47″E
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictDalane
Established1 Jan 1838
Administrative centreEgersund
Government
 • Mayor (2015)Odd Stangeland (Ap)
Area
 • Total432.48 km2 (166.98 sq mi)
 • Land387.39 km2 (149.57 sq mi)
 • Water45.09 km2 (17.41 sq mi)  10.4%
Area rank228 in Norway
Population
 (2020)
 • Total14,811
 • Rank82 in Norway
 • Density38.2/km2 (99/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
4.5%
Demonym(s)Eigersunder[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1101
Official language formBokmål[2]
Websiteeigersund.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

The island of Eigerøya lies just off shore from Egersund. The island has several well-known businesses and attractions including the Eigerøy war memorial from World War II.

The 432-square-kilometre (167 sq mi) municipality is the 228th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Eigersund is the 82nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,811. The municipality's population density is 38.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (99/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.5% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]

General information
Aerial view of a golf course in Eigersund
Historic stone bridge
Egersund Church
Eigerøy Lighthouse

The rural parish surrounding the town of Egersund was established as the municipality of Egersund landdisstrikt (Egersund rural district) on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1839, the northwestern district of Augne (population: 825) was separated to form its own municipality. On 12 December 1868, a small area of Eigersund municipality (population: 41) was transferred to neighboring Sokndal. In 1947, an area of Eigersund immediately surrounding the town of Egersund (population: 515) was transferred to the town of Egersund and another area in Sokndal (population: 7) was transferred to Eigersund.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers in Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the town of Egersund (population: 3,787) was merged with the surrounding municipalities of Eigersund (population: 4,664), Helleland (population: 851), and the Gyadalen and Grøsfjel areas of Heskestad (population: 114). The new municipality was also called Eigersund. On 1 January 1967, the Tjørn farm (population: 10) was transferred from Eigersund to Sokndal.[5]

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was Eikundarsund. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the island of Eikund (now Eigerøya) and the last element is sund which means "strait" or "sound". The first element in the name of the island is eik which means "oak" and the last element is the suffix -und which means "plentiful of" (i.e. "the island covered with oak trees").[6]

"Egersund" vs. "Eigersund"

The form of the name spelled without the diphthong [ei] (Egersund) is the Danish language form of the name which is still preserved in the name of the town Egersund, but the municipality name is spelled using the Norwegian language form.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 20 October 1972. The arms show a gold/yellow oak leaf on a green background. The arms are partly a canting since the name is supposedly derived from Eikundarsund and eik means oak. Oaks are also very common in the municipality.[7]

See also: Coats-of-arms of Nedre Eiker, Songdalen, Tingvoll and Øvre Eiker

Churches

The Church of Norway has three parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Eigersund. It is part of the Dalane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.

Churches in Eigersund
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
EgersundEgersund ChurchEgersund1607
Bakkebø ChurchEgersund1960
EigerøyEigerøy ChurchEigerøya1998
HellelandHelleland ChurchHelleland1832

History

The place is mentioned in Snorri Sturluson's writings. Later, Christian IV set up a battery there.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Eigersund, 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 elect a mayor.[8] The municipality falls under the Dalane District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Eigersund is made up of 31 representatives that are elected to four year terms. Currently, the party breakdown is as follows:

Eigersund Kommunestyre 2020–2024 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)6
 Conservative Party (Høyre)5
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)2
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:31
Eigersund Kommunestyre 2015–2019 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)5
 Conservative Party (Høyre)6
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)5
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:31
Eigersund Kommunestyre 2012–2015 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)8
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)4
 Conservative Party (Høyre)8
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)6
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)2
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:31
Eigersund Kommunestyre 2008–2011 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)9
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)6
 Conservative Party (Høyre)10
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)5
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)2
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:35
Eigersund Kommunestyre 2004–2007 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)8
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)6
 Conservative Party (Høyre)10
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:35
Eigersund Kommunestyre 2000–2003 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)18
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)4
 Conservative Party (Høyre)9
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)8
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:45
Eigersund Kommunestyre 1996–1999 [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)16
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)3
 Conservative Party (Høyre)8
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)9
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)5
 Liberal Party (Venstre)4
Total number of members:45
Eigersund Kommunestyre 1992–1995 [13]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)16
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)2
 Conservative Party (Høyre)9
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)7
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)6
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)2
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:45
Eigersund Kommunestyre 1988–1991 [14]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)13
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)3
 Conservative Party (Høyre)12
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)9
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:45
Eigersund Kommunestyre 1984–1987 [15]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)14
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)2
 Conservative Party (Høyre)13
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)9
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:45
Eigersund Kommunestyre 1980–1983 [16]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)11
 Conservative Party (Høyre)16
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)10
 Liberal People's Party (Liberale Folkepartiet)1
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:45
Eigersund Kommunestyre 1976–1979 [17]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)11
 Conservative Party (Høyre)9
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)11
 New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet)3
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)5
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
 Cross-Party Alternative (Tverrpolitisk Alternativ)3
Total number of members:45
Eigersund Kommunestyre 1972–1975 [18]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)14
 Conservative Party (Høyre)6
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)8
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)6
 Liberal Party (Venstre)5
Total number of members:39
Eigersund Kommunestyre 1968–1971 [19]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)15
 Conservative Party (Høyre)5
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)7
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)5
 Liberal Party (Venstre)7
Total number of members:39
Eigersund Kommunestyre 1964–1967 [20]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Conservative Party (Høyre)3
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)4
Total number of members:21
Eigersund Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [21]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)6
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)6
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)2
Total number of members:21
Eigersund Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [22]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)6
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)4
 Liberal Party (Venstre)7
Total number of members:21
Eigersund Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [23]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)2
 Liberal Party (Venstre)6
Total number of members:16
Eigersund Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [24]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)6
Total number of members:16
Eigersund Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [25]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)5
 Liberal Party (Venstre)8
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)3
Total number of members:16
Eigersund Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [26]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)13
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:16

Geography

Eigersund extends from the North Sea coast to the border of Agder county. It borders the municipalities of Hå and Bjerkreim to the north and Sokndal to the south. The municipality is centered on the town of Egersund, and includes the island of Eigerøya. The landscape includes many rivers and lakes, as well as woods and several barren rocky and heather-clad moors. The lakes Grøsfjellvatnet, Eiavatnet, Nodlandsvatnet, and Teksevatnet lie in the municipality.

Eigerøya

Eigerøya is an island off the coast of Egersund. The island is connected to the mainland over Eigerøy bridge, which was completed in 1951. The island's coastline is characterized by a number of small bays, as well as Lundarviga. Eigerøya is divided almost in two of the large bay of Lundarviga. The island is surrounded by a number of small islets. Eigerøy Lighthouse and Vibberodden Lighthouse are both located along the shores of Eigerøya.

Climate
Climate data for Eigerøya
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4)		 2.8
(37.0)		 4.3
(39.7)		 7.4
(45.3)		 12.2
(54.0)		 14.8
(58.6)		 16.2
(61.2)		 16.6
(61.9)		 13.6
(56.5)		 10.8
(51.4)		 7.1
(44.8)		 4.8
(40.6)		 9.5
(49.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.1
(34.0)		 0.7
(33.3)		 2.3
(36.1)		 4.8
(40.6)		 9.0
(48.2)		 12.1
(53.8)		 13.4
(56.1)		 14.1
(57.4)		 11.7
(53.1)		 9.1
(48.4)		 5.2
(41.4)		 2.7
(36.9)		 7.2
(45.0)
Average low °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 0.5
(32.9)		 2.4
(36.3)		 7.0
(44.6)		 9.6
(49.3)		 11.4
(52.5)		 12.1
(53.8)		 9.6
(49.3)		 7.0
(44.6)		 3.3
(37.9)		 1.1
(34.0)		 5.2
(41.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 121
(4.8)		 80
(3.1)		 95
(3.7)		 68
(2.7)		 77
(3.0)		 76
(3.0)		 96
(3.8)		 117
(4.6)		 154
(6.1)		 168
(6.6)		 163
(6.4)		 135
(5.3)		 1,350
(53.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 16.2 10.7 13.1 10.9 9.9 9.5 10.3 11.2 15.9 17.3 19.3 17.5 161.8
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[27]

Transportation

European route E39 runs through the municipality, passing the village of Helleland. The Sørlandet Line runs through the municipality, stopping at Egersund Station and Hellvik Station.

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