Hjelmeland
Hjelmeland Municipality
Hjelmeland kommune | |
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Coat of arms | |
Coordinates: 59°13′02″N 06°20′27″E / 59.21722°N 6.34083°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Rogaland |
District | Ryfylke |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Administrative centre | Hjelmelandsvågen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022) | Anita Husøy Riskedal (Sp) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,067.78 km2 (412.27 sq mi) |
• Land | 948.04 km2 (366.04 sq mi) |
• Water | 119.74 km2 (46.23 sq mi) 11.2% |
• Rank | #105 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 2,619 |
• Rank | #247 in Norway |
• Density | 2.8/km2 (7/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −6.4% |
Demonym | Hjelmelandsbu[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1133[3] |
Website | Official website |
Hjelmeland is known for its fruit (apples, pears, plums, cherries and strawberries) and fish production. Salmon has been important for the fish industry in Hjelmeland for a couple of decades, but white fish such as cod and halibut has increased its value in the latter years.
The 1,068-square-kilometre (412 sq mi) municipality is the 105th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hjelmeland is the 247th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,619. The municipality's population density is 2.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.3/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 6.4% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]
General information
Hjelmeland was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1859, Hjelmeland municipality was split into two: the southern portion of the municipality (population: 1,315) was split off to form the new municipality of Årdal and the remainder of the municipality became the municipality of Hjelmeland og Fister (population: 3,084). On 1 July 1884, the western islands and the western coast of the mainland (population: 832) were split off from Hjelmeland og Fister to form the new municipality of Fister and the rest of the municipality was renamed simply "Hjelmeland" which now had 2,249 residents.[7]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, all of Hjelemland municipality (population: 1,691) was merged with most of the municipality of Årdal (except the Sundgardene area along the Årdalsfjorden), the mainland part and the island of Randøy from the municipality of Fister, and the small Buergårdene area on Ombo from the municipality of Jelsa. The population of the newly enlarged Hjelemland was 2,909; nearly doubling the size of the municipal population.[7]
On 1 January 2020, the parts of Hjelmeland municipality that were located on the island of
Name
The municipality (originally the
Coat of arms
The
Churches
The
Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
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Fister | Fister Church | Fister | 1867 |
Hjelmeland | Hjelmeland Church | Hjelmelandsvågen | 1858 |
Årdal | Årdal Church | Årdal | 1919 |
Old Årdal Church | Årdal | 1619 |
Government
Hjelmeland Municipality is responsible for
Municipal council
The
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Green Party (Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 1 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 6 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Joint list of the Liberal Party and independents (Fellesliste: Venstre og uavhengige) |
4 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 6 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 10 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Hjelmeland local party (Hjelmeland bygdeparti) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 7 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
Cross-party list (Tverrpolitisk liste) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 7 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
Cross-party list (Tverrpolitisk liste) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 7 | |
New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
Joint list of the Progress Party and Non-party Group (Framstaggspartiet og Upolitisk Gruppe) |
1 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 7 | |
New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 11 | |
Joint list of the Liberal Party and independents (Venstre og Upolitisk) |
1 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 6 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 10 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 10 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 10 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 8 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 8 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 8 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 8 | |
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 mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Hjelmeland (incomplete list):
Geography
The municipality stretches from the mountains bordering the
There are several large lakes in the municipality including
Notable people
- Jacob Tostrup (1806 in Hjelmeland – 1890), a jeweller, goldsmith, and silversmith
- Per Hovda (1908 in Hjelmeland – 1997), a philologist
- Per Pedersen Tjøstland (1918 in Fister - 2004), a Norwegian Nazi activist and SS volunteer
- Kjell Erfjord (born 1940 in Hjelmeland), a educator and politician who was mayor of Lund from 1981-1991 and 1999-2007
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External links
- The dictionary definition of Hjelmeland at Wiktionary
- Rogaland travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
- Ryfylke tourist bureau