Eikefjord Municipality

Eikefjord Municipality
Eikefjord herad
Former municipality
View of the Eikefjorden
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway
Eikefjord within Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates: 61°35′04″N 05°27′29″E / 61.58444°N 5.45806°E / 61.58444; 5.45806
CountryNorway
CountySogn og Fjordane
DistrictSunnfjord
Established1 Jan 1923
 • Preceded byKinn_Municipality_
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byFlora Municipality
Administrative centreEikefjord
Government
 • Mayor (1962–1963)Alf Svarthumle
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
168.2 km2 (64.9 sq mi)
 • Rank#413 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
1,021 m (3,350 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
946
 • Rank#620 in Norway
 • Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
 −8.3%
Official language
[3]
 • Norwegian formNynorsk[2]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1435[4]
Data from Statistics Norway

Eikefjord is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 168.2-square-kilometre (64.9 sq mi) municipality existed from 1923 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Kinn Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnfjord in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Eikefjord where Eikefjord Church is located.[5]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 168.2-square-kilometre (64.9 sq mi) municipality was the 413th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Eikefjord Municipality was the 620th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 946. The municipality's population density was 5.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 8.3% over the previous 10-year period.[6][7]

General information

The parish of Eikefjord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1923, when the old Kinn Municipality was split into three separate municipalities as follows:[8]

  • the new Eikefjord Municipality (population: 929), which included the eastern district around the eastern end of the Eikefjorden and around the village of Eikefjord
  • the new Bru Municipality (population: 1,560), which included the southern islands of Svanøya and Askrova, a small mainland area south of the Førdefjorden, the area around the village of Stavang, and the large valley east of the village of Norddalsfjord
  • a much smaller Kinn Municipality (population: 2,508), which included the western islands and the mainland areas surrounding, but not including, the port town of Florø

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the new Flora Municipality was created by merging the following areas:[8]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Eikefjord farm (Old Norse: Eikifjǫrðr) since the first Eikefjord Church was built there. The farm was named after the local fjord. The first element comes form the word eik which means "oak". The last element is fjǫrðr which means "fjord" or "firth".[9]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Eikefjord Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Kinn prestegjeld and the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[7]

Churches in Eikefjord Municipality
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Eikefjord Eikefjord Church Eikefjord 1812

Geography

The municipality of Eikefjord was located at the end of the Eikefjorden, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the town of Florø. The lake Endestadvatnet was part of the municipality. The municipality encompassed the immediate area around the village of Eikefjord and to the east and south of the village.[5] The highest point in the municipality was the 1,021-metre (3,350 ft) tall mountain Blånipa, located on the border with Bru Municipality.[1] Bru Municipality was located to the north, west, and southwest; Vevring Municipality was located to the south, Askvoll Municipality was located to the south, Naustdal Municipality was located to the southeast, and Gloppen Municipality was located to the east.

Government

While it existed, Eikefjord Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[10] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Eikefjord Municipality was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Eikefjord heradsstyre 1959–1963 [11]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:13
Note: On 1 January 1964, Eikefjord Municipality became part of Flora Municipality.
Eikefjord heradsstyre 1955–1959 [12]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 5
Total number of members:13
Eikefjord heradsstyre 1951–1955 [13]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Joint list of the Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) and the Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 3
Total number of members:12
Eikefjord heradsstyre 1947–1951 [14]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 3
Total number of members:12
Eikefjord heradsstyre 1945–1947 [15]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
Total number of members:12
Eikefjord heradsstyre 1937–1941* [16]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 3
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.

Mayors

The mayor (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Eikefjord Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:[17]

  • 1923–1925: Henrik Svarthumle
  • 1926–1928: Kristoffer Langedal
  • 1929–1934: Abraham Storøy
  • 1935–1940: Ludvig Langedal
  • 1941–1945: Leiv Vasset
  • 1945–1945: Ludvig Langedal
  • 1946–1959: Alf Svarthumle
  • 1960–1961: Erik Dreyer Hovland
  • 1962–1963: Alf Svarthumle

See also

References

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  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Ordførarar i Flora". NRK Fylkesliksikon (in Norwegian). 25 March 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

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