Hjørundfjord

Hjørundfjord is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The 277-square-kilometre (107 sq mi) municipality is now a part of the municipality of Ørsta. The administrative centre was the village of Sæbø, located on the shores of the Hjørundfjorden. The municipality encircled both sides of the Hjørundfjorden as well as the Bondalen valley. The villages of Bjørke, Leira, and Store Standal were all a part Hjørundfjord Municipality.[2]

This article is about the former municipality in Sunnmøre, Norway. For the fjord, see Hjørundfjorden.
Hjørundfjord herred
Former municipality
View of the Hjørundfjorden from the south (in from the section called Storfjorden by Viddal)
Møre og Romsdal within
Norway
Hjørundfjord within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°12′33″N 06°28′11″E
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictSunnmøre
Established1 Jan 1838
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
Administrative centreSæbø
Area
 • Total277 km2 (107 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,728
 • Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Hjørundfjording[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1522
Created asFormannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Succeeded bymerged into Ørsta, 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The original municipality was the same as the prestegjeld (parish) of Hjørundfjord. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the three neighboring municipalities of Hjørundfjord (population: 1,728), Vartdal (population: 1,315), and Ørsta (population: 6,209) were merged into one large municipality, under the name Ørsta.[3]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Hjørundfjord, 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.[4]

Municipal council

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

Hjørundfjord Heradsstyre 1960–1963 [5]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)15
Total number of members:17
Hjørundfjord Heradsstyre 1956–1959 [6]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)15
Total number of members:17
Hjørundfjord Heradsstyre 1952–1955 [7]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)14
Total number of members:16
Hjørundfjord Heradsstyre 1948–1951 [8]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)16
Total number of members:16
Hjørundfjord Heradsstyre 1945–1947 [9]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste)		2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)14
Total number of members:16
Hjørundfjord Heradsstyre 1938–1941* [10]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)14
Total number of members:16

Notable residents

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2015-09-13). "Hjørundfjord - tidligere kommune i Møre og Romsdal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  5. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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