Kinn (former municipality)
Kinn Municipality
Kinn herad | |
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Flora Municipality | |
Administrative centre | Kinn |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 159 km2 (61 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 3,567 |
• Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1437[1] |
Kinn is a former municipality in the Sunnfjord district of Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The parish of Kinn has existed for centuries and in 1838, the large parish was established as a municipality that existed from then until 1964. The municipality was centered around the island of Kinn where the main Kinn Church is located. The municipality encompassed most of the southern part of the present-day municipality of Kinn (same name, different borders) as well as parts of Askvoll (in the south) and the southwestern part of Bremanger (in the north). Upon its dissolution in 1964, it covered 159 square kilometres (61 sq mi).[2]
On 1 January 2020, the old Kinn name was brought back into use when the municipalities of
History
The
On 1 January 1923, Kinn was split into three separate municipalities:[3]
- Kinn, which included the western islands and the mainland areas surrounding Florø, but not including the port town (population: 2,508)
- Førdefjorden, the area around the village of Stavang, and the large valley east of the village of Norddalsfjord(population: 1,560)
- Eikefjord, which included the eastern district around the eastern end of the Eikefjorden (population: 929)
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, a merger took place which reunited most of the old municipality of Kinn. Before the merger Kinn had a population of 3,567. The new municipality was called Flora, and it included:[3]
- the ladested of Florø(population: 2,040)
- the municipalities of Kinn (population: 3,567) and Eikefjord (population: 919)
- the parts of Bru municipality that were north of the Førdefjorden (population: 1,155)
- the villages of Husefest and Breivik in Bremanger municipality (population: 9)
- the Steindal valley area in Vevring municipality (population: 25)
Name
The municipality (originally the
Government
During its existence, this municipality was governed by a
Municipal council
The
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 9 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 7 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 9 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 8 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 7 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 7 | |
List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege 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. |
Mayors
The
- 1838–1839: Elias Skorpeide
- 1840–1841: L. Tyvold
- 1842-1845: H. H. Irgens
- 1846–1847: Christopher Svanøe
- 1848–1848: Salmon Grouf
- 1849–1850: Christopher Svanøe
- 1851–1851: H.M. Dahl
- 1852–1853: Christopher Svanøe
- 1854-1854: H. H. Irgens
- 1855-1855: H. Lexau
- 1856–1857: S.H. Hovden
- 1857–1857: Hans Svanøe
- 1858-1859: Hans J. Blom
- 1860-1860: A. Tyvald
- 1861–1862: Hans J. Blom
- 1863-1863: A. Tyvald
- 1864-1865: H.M. Dahl
- 1866–1867: Ludvig Nøstdahl
- 1868–1869: Christopher Svanøe
- 1870–1901: Ludvig Nøstdahl
- 1902–1907: A. Hødal
- 1908–1911: T. Osen
- 1912–1918: A. Svarthumle
- 1919–1919: M. N. Seim
- 1920–1922: Bjarne Svanøe
- 1923-1926: Ivar Lykke Falch Lind (H)
- 1927-1927: A. Hammerseth
- 1928-1928: Ivar Lykke Falch Lind (H)
- 1929–1931: K. Nybø
- 1932-1934: M. N. Seim
- 1935–1937: Alf Melvær
- 1938–1939: M. Eide
- 1940–1941: Anders Tansøy
- 1942–1942: Karl Sunde
- 1943–1944: A. Hovland
- 1945–1945: Anders Tansøy
- 1946-1947: Einar Seim
- 1948-1960: Odd Færøyvik (V)
- 1960–1964: Olav Færøyvik (Ap)
Notable people
- Parliament of Norway
- Mathias Sigwardt Greve, a physician who briefly worked in Kinn
- Ivar Lykke Falch Lind, the former mayor and bailiff of Kinn
- Michael Sars, the vicar of Kinn Church from 1831 to 1838
- pelagic
See also
References
- Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Kinn. – kommune" (in Norwegian). Archived from the originalon 29 September 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ ISBN 9788253746845.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1919). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 359.
- Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Ordførarar i Flora". NRK Fylkesliksikon (in Norwegian). 25 March 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2023.