Hol Municipality (Nordland)

Hol Municipality
Hol herred
Former municipality
Nordland within Norway
Nordland within Norway
Hol within Nordland
Hol within Nordland
Coordinates: 68°08′40″N 13°39′02″E / 68.14444°N 13.65056°E / 68.14444; 13.65056
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictLofoten
Established1 July 1919
 • Preceded byBuksnes Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1963
 • Succeeded byVestvågøy Municipality
Administrative centreStamsund
Government
 • Mayor (1960-1962)Walter Tjønndal (Ap)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total67.5 km2 (26.1 sq mi)
 • Rank#572 in Norway
Highest elevation
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738 m (2,421 ft)
Population
 (1962)
 • Total3,104
 • Rank#294 in Norway
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −3.5%
DemonymHol-folk[2]
Official language
[4]
 • Norwegian formBokmål[3]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1861[5]
Data from Statistics Norway

Hol is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 67.5-square-kilometre (26.1 sq mi) municipality existed from 1919 until its dissolution in 1963. Hol was located on the island of Vestvågøya in the southeastern part of what is now Vestvågøy Municipality. The administrative centre was located in Stamsund. The main church for Hol was Hol Church which is located just outside of the village of Fygle. The village of Steine was also located in the municipality.[6]

Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 67.5-square-kilometre (26.1 sq mi) municipality was the 572nd largest by area out of the 705 municipalities in Norway. Hol Municipality was the 294th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,104. The municipality's population density was 46 inhabitants per square kilometre (120/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 3.5% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]

General information

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The municipality of Hol was established on 1 July 1919 when the southeastern part of Buksnes Municipality was split off to become the new Hol Municipality. Initially, Hol Municipality had a population of 2,272. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, Hol Municipality (population: 3,154) was merged with the neighboring Borge Municipality (population: 4,056), Buksnes Municipality (population: 4,416), and Valberg Municipality (population: 662) to create the new Vestvågøy Municipality.[9]

Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hol farm (Old Norse: Hóll) since the first Hol Church was built there. The name is derived from the word hóll which means "round hill".[10]

Churches

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The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Hol Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Buksnes prestegjeld and the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

Churches in Hol
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Hol Hol Church Berger 1806
Stamsund Church Stamsund 1937

Geography

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The municipality was located on the southern part of the large island of Vestvågøya. Valberg Municipality was located to the northeast and Buksnes Municipality was to the north and west. The highest point in the municipality is the 738-metre (2,421 ft) tall mountain Justadtinden, which was located on the border with neighboring Valberg Municipality.[1]

Government

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While it existed, Hol 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 is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[11] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

Mayors

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The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Hol was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:[12]

  • 1919-1919: Andreas Tetlie
  • 1920-1922: Ingvald Martin Johansen
  • 1923-1925: Andreas Tetlie
  • 1926-1931: Johan Dreier Pettersen
  • 1932-1934: Mathias J. Waldahl
  • 1935-1937: Ole Gottlin Johan Lauvdal
  • 1938-1941: Jarle Holst Try
  • 1941-1945: Ole Martin Johansen
  • 1945-1945: Arne Rasmussen
  • 1946-1946: Martin J. Hol
  • 1946-1959: Karl Leirfall
  • 1960-1962: Walter Kåre Tjønndal (Ap)

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Hol 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.

Hol herredsstyre 1960–1962 [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:17
Note: On 1 January 1963, Hol Municipality became part of Vestvågøy Municipality.
Hol herredsstyre 1956–1959 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:17
Hol herredsstyre 1952–1955 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:16
Hol herredsstyre 1948–1951 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 5
Total number of members:16
Hol herredsstyre 1945–1947 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:16
Hol herredsstyre 1938–1941* [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 6
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.
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  • View of Stamsund
    View of Stamsund
  • Landscape around Stamsund
    Landscape around Stamsund
  • Church in Stamsund
    Church in Stamsund

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
  4. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  5. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  6. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (20 February 2018). "Hol – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  7. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  8. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 1951). Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 (PDF). Norges Offisielle Statistikk (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co.
  9. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  10. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 306.
  11. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Kommunale forhold 1919-1950-årene" (in Norwegian). Vestvågøy Historielag. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

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