Hornindal
Hornindal Municipality
Hornindal kommune | |
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Hornindalen herred (historic name) | |
![]() View of the lake Hornindalsvatnet | |
Volda Municipality | |
Administrative centre | Grodås |
Government | |
• Mayor (2015-2019) | Stig Olav Lødemel (H) |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 191.60 km2 (73.98 sq mi) |
• Land | 178.44 km2 (68.90 sq mi) |
• Water | 13.16 km2 (5.08 sq mi) 6.9% |
• Rank | #334 in Norway |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,175 |
• Rank | #381 in Norway |
• Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | ![]() |
Demonym | Horndøl[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1444[3] |
Website | Official website |
Hornindal is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It existed from 1867 until 1965 and then again from 1977 until 2020. It was located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Grodås. The municipality was located at the eastern end of the lake Hornindalsvatnet, the deepest lake in Northern Europe. The rest of the lake lies inside neighboring Eid Municipality.
The
At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 192-square-kilometre (74 sq mi) municipality is the 334th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Hornindal is the 381st most-populous municipality in Norway, with a population of 1,175. The municipality's population density is 6.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (17/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 3% over the last decade.[when?][4][5]
General information
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Since ancient times, Hornindal was a sub-parish (sokn) of Eid prestegjeld (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1865, Hornindal became a parish of its own and then two years later, on 1 January 1867, Hornindal was established as a separate municipality. At this time, Hornindal had a population of 1,612.[6]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Hornindal was dissolved and it was divided between the neighboring municipalities of Eid and Stryn. Navelsaker and Holmøyvik and all of Hornindal west of there (population: 310) was transferred to Eid, and the 1,184 residents to the east of those areas went to Stryn. This, however, was not long-lasting. On 1 January 1977, the area of the old municipality of Hornindal was separated from Stryn and recreated as a separate municipality once again. The portions of Hornindal that were moved to Eid in 1964 remained there. The new Hornindal municipality had a population of 1,202.[6]
On 1 January 2019, the Maurset area in southern Hornindal (population: 19) was transferred from Hornindal to the neighboring municipality of Stryn.[7]
On 1 January 2020, Hornindal (in
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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Hornindal | Hornindal Church | Grodås | 1856 |
Government
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for
Municipal council
The
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 6 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 6 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 6 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Local list for Kjøs area (Grendaliste for Kjøs krins) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Common list for Hornindal (Samlingslista for Hornindal) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
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 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 1 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 9 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 9 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) | 5 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 7 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 5 | |
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
- 1867–1885: Knut Kirkhorn
- 1885-1887: Rasmus Rognnes
- 1888-1902: Amund Tomasgard
- 1902-1913: Ola R. Svor
- 1914-1916: Anton Johnson
- 1917-1919: Ola R. Svor
- 1920-1922: Lars N. Gausemel
- 1923-1925: Paul K. Kirkhorn
- 1926-1928: Lars N. Gausemel
- 1929-1940: Jakob Gausemel
- 1940-1942: Ivar Melheim
- 1942-1945: Oliver Fagerheim (NS)
- 1945-1955: Ivar Melheim
- 1956-1964: Kåre Maurset
- (1965-1976: Merged with Stryn Municipality)
- 1977-1977: Kåre Maurset (LL)
- 1978-1981: Paul O. Tomasgard (Sp)
- 1982-1983: Rasmus Otterdal (H)
- 1984-1987: Atle Tomasgard (V)
- 1988-1991: Jon Indredavik (Ap)
- 1993-1999: Ola Are Ytrehorn (Sp)
- 1999-2009: Bjørn Lødemel (H)
- 2009-2011: Edvin Haugen (H)
- 2011-2015: Anne-Britt Øen Nygård (Sp)
- 2015-2019: Stig Olav Lødemel (H)[31]
Geography
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Hornindalsrokken.jpg/220px-Hornindalsrokken.jpg)
Location
Hornindal is located on the northern border of Sogn og Fjordane county. Hornindal is bordered to the west by the municipality of Eid, to the south by Stryn, to the east by Stranda (in Møre og Romsdal county), and to the north by Ørsta and Volda (both in Møre og Romsdal county).
Mountains
- Hornindalsrokken mountain (1,495 metres or 4,905 feet)
- Gulkoppen mountain (1,304 metres or 4,278 feet)
- Middagsfjellet (903 metres or 2,963 feet)
Tourist attractions
Hornindalsvatnet
The Hornindalsvatnet lake is the deepest lake in Europe at 514 metres (1,686 ft) deep. None of the glacier streams run out into the lake and this has resulted in one of Europe's clearest lakes.[32]
Anders Svor Museum
Anders Svor was born in 1864 on the Svor Farm in Hornindal. At the age of 21 he left for Denmark where he enrolled at the Copenhagen Academy of Art. He later participated in many art exhibitions in Kristiania, Copenhagen, Paris, and Chicago. The Anders Svor Museum was opened in 1953 and features 450 of his works. His art is characterised by simple, clean lines, and deep authenticity.[33]
Notable people
- ski jumper
- Frode Grodås (born 1964), a footballer
- Bjørn Lødemel (born 1958), a politician
- Brita Lund (1886–1966), an artist
- Anders Svor (1864–1929), a sculptor
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External links
- Official website of Hornindal (in Norwegian)
- NRK: Hornindal (in Norwegian)
- Webcam in Hornindal (in Norwegian)