Hamre Municipality

Hamre Municipality
Hamre herad
Former municipality
Hammer herred  (historic name)
View of the Hamre coast (c. 1875)
Hordaland within Norway
Hamre within Hordaland
Coordinates: 60°32′47″N 05°21′30″E / 60.54639°N 5.35833°E / 60.54639; 5.35833
CountryNorway
CountyHordaland
DistrictNordhordland
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byLindås, Osterøy, and Meland municipalities
Administrative centreHamre
Government
 • Mayor (1955–1964)Eivind Rundhovde (H)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
80.8 km2 (31.2 sq mi)
 • Rank#545 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
2,579
 • Rank#354 in Norway
 • Density31.9/km2 (83/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
 −7.2%
DemonymHamarsokning[2]
Official language
[4]
 • Norwegian formNynorsk[3]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1254[5]
Data from Statistics Norway

Hamre (historically, Hammer) is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 80.8-square-kilometre (31.2 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between Alver Municipality and Osterøy Municipality in the traditional district of Nordhordland in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Hamre, where Hamre Church was located.[6]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 80.8-square-kilometre (31.2 sq mi) municipality was the 545th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Hamre Municipality was the 354th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,579. The municipality's population density was 31.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (83/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 7.2% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]

General information

The parish of Hammer (later spelled Hamre) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1885, the northwestern district of Hamre on the island of Holsnøy and the area around the village of Alversund on the mainland (population: 2,793) was separated to become the new Alversund Municipality. After this split, Hammer Municipality had 3,737 residents.[9]

On 1 January 1904, the western district of Hammer Municipality (population: 1,625) was separated to become the new Aasene Municipality (later spelled Åsane). The split left Hammer Municipality with a population of 2,914. On 1 July 1914 a part of western Hammer Municipality with 622 inhabitants was transferred to Åsane Municipality. The spelling of the name was changed from "Hammer" to "Hamre" by a royal resolution in 1915.[9]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Hamre Municipality was dissolved and its lands were split up as follows:[9]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hammer farm (Old Norse: Hamarr) since the first Hamre Church was built there. The name is hamarr which means "crag", "rock face", or "steep cliff", likely referring to the local rocky and mountainous terrain.[10] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Hammer. On 25 September 1914, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Hamre.[11]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Hamre Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Hamre prestegjeld and the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[8]

Churches in Hamre Municipality
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Svelvik Hamre Church Hamre 1622

Geography

Hamre Municipality was once a large municipality, but over time it was reduced in size until it covered an area of about 81 square kilometres (31 sq mi) by the time it was dissolved in 1964. At that time, it encompassed land on both sides of the Osterfjorden on the Lindås peninsula on the north side and on the island of Osterøy on the south side. The highest point in the municipality was the 430-metre (1,410 ft) tall mountain Gladihaug.[1]

Lindås Municipality was located to the north, Hosanger Municipality was located to the east, Haus Municipality was located to the southeast, Arna Municipality was located to the south, Åsane Municipality was located to the southwest, Meland Municipality was located to the west, and Alversund Municipality was located to the northwest.

Government

While it existed, Hamre 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.[12] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Hamre Municipality was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Hamre heradsstyre 1959–1963 [13]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 17
Total number of members:17
Hamre heradsstyre 1955–1959 [14]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 17
Total number of members:17
Hamre heradsstyre 1951–1955 [15]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 16
Total number of members:16
Hamre heradsstyre 1947–1951 [16]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 16
Total number of members:16
Hamre heradsstyre 1945–1947 [17]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 8
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 7
Total number of members:16
Hamre heradsstyre 1937–1941* [18]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 10
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:16
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 Hamre Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people held this position:

  • 1838–1840: Rev. Johan Frøchen Dietrichson[19][20]
  • 1849–1851: Anbjørn Monsen Mælingen[21]
  • 1852–1856: Ole Erstad[22]
  • 1857–1859: Nils Olsen Ekanger[23]
  • 1860–1863: H. Faye[24]
  • 1864–1867: Rasmus Eriksen Espelid[25]
  • 1868–1870: Nils Olsen Ekanger[26]
  • 1878–1879: I.M. Espelid[27]
  • 1880–1883: Rasmus Eriksen Espelid[28]
  • 1884–1887: A. Sandvik[29]
  • 1888–1898: Anders O. Tepstad[30]
  • 1899–1907: Mons Iversen Espelid[31]
  • 1908–1910: Johannes Eikanger[32]
  • 1911–1913: Mons Iversen Espelid[33]
  • 1914–1916: Johannes Eikanger[34]
  • 1917–1919: Magnus Heggertveit[35]
  • 1920–1922: Karl O. Leknes[36]
  • 1923–1937: Mons A. Leknes[37]
  • 1937–1938: Olav Hordvik (V)[38]
  • 1938–1941: Nils Østerbø (V)[39]
  • 1942–1945: Ragnvald Isdal (NS)[40]
  • 1945–1955: Nils Østerbø (V)[41]
  • 1955–1964: Eivind Rundhovde (H)[42]

See also

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