Kvalsund Municipality
Kvalsund Municipality
Kvalsund kommune | |
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Kvalsund | |
Government | |
• Mayor (2015-2019) | Terje Wikstrøm (Ap) |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 1,844.29 km2 (712.08 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,739.35 km2 (671.57 sq mi) |
• Water | 104.94 km2 (40.52 sq mi) 5.7% |
• Rank | #37 in Norway |
Highest elevation | 986 m (3,235 ft) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 988 |
• Rank | #394 in Norway |
• Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −5.4% |
Demonym | Kvalsundværing[2] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-2017[4] |
Kvalsund (
At the time of its dissolution on 1 January 2020, the 1,844-square-kilometre (712 sq mi) municipality was the 37th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Kvalsund was also the 394th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 988. The municipality's population density was 0.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.3/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5.4% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]
The Kvalsund Bridge (Kvalsundbrua) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Kvalsundet strait from the mainland to the island of Kvaløya.
In 2015, the media said that for four years an application has been filed for establishing Norway's largest copper mine, depending on a permit for creating a zone in Repparfjorden for depositing waste from the mine.[7]
General information
The municipality of Kvalsund was established on 1 July 1869 when it was separated from the
On 1 January 2020, Kvalsund Municipality was merged into the neighboring
Name
The municipality (originally the
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was granted on 27 March 1987. The official blazon is "Azure, three salmon argent in pall heads to center" (Norwegian: I blått tre hvite lakser i trepass med hodene innover). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is three salmon arranged in pall with their heads facing the centre. The salmon have a tincture of argent which means they are commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field and the salmon were chosen to represent fishing in various forms: as a traditional way of living and source of income, as modern fish farming, and as a recreational activity in the area. The arms were designed by Ingunn Bjerkås.[11][12][13]
Churches
The
Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
---|---|---|---|
Kvalsund | Kvalsund Church | Kvalsund |
1936 |
Sennalandet Chapel | Áisaroaivi | 1961 | |
Kokelv | Kokelv Church | Kokelv | 1960 |
Culture
Aboriginal culture
Until a few hundred years ago, the Coast Sámi culture was completely dominant in Kvalsund.
Fægstock
The municipality hosts an annual rock festival known as
Government
While it existed, Kvalsund Municipality was responsible for
Municipal council
The
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 15 | |
Note: On 1 January 2020, Kvalsund Municipality became part of Hammerfest Municipality . |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 15 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Kvalsund Social Democratic List (Kvalsund Sosialdemokratiske liste) | 2 | |
Kvalsund and surroundings (Kvalsund og Omegn bygdelag) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Kvalsund Social Democratic List (Kvalsund Sosialdemokratiske liste) | 3 | |
Kvalsund and surroundings (Kvalsund og Omegn bygdelag) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Kvalsund Social Democratic List (Kvalsund Sosialdemokratiske liste) | 5 | |
Kvalsund and surroundings (Kvalsund og Omegn bygdelag) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 9 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 9 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 14 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 14 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 15 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 1 | |
List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 1 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 12 | |
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 Kvalsund:[32]
- 1869-1870: A. Holmgren
- 1871-1878: Andreas Nørager Buck
- 1879-1882: Peder Nilsen
- 1883-1885: Mathis Abrahamsen
- 1886-1888: Andreas Nørager Buck
- 1889-1892: Martin Nilsen
- 1893-1895: Andreas Nørager Buck
- 1896-1898: Martin Nilsen
- 1899-1901: Karl Svendsen
- 1902-1913: Martin Nilsen
- 1914-1916: Karl Mölbach Buck
- 1917-1919: Johannes Olsen
- 1920-1931: Håkon Pedersen
- 1932-1934: Edvard Skjeldnes
- 1935-1935: S. Indrebø
- 1936-1937: H. Schrøder
- 1945-1947: Arne Bjørnå
- 1948-1955: Ole Mathiasen
- 1956-1959: Hans Arne Arnesen
- 1960-1967: Erling Nilsen
- 1968-1974: Henning Bårdsen
- 1974-1983: Ernst Hokland
- 1984-1991: Egil Johansen
- 1992-1995: Svein-Erik Torbergsen
- 1995-1999: Ragnar Olsen (Ap)
- 1999-2003: Geir Nesse
- 2003-2007: Ragnar Olsen (Ap)
- 2007-2011: Tor Arvid Myrseth (LL)
- 2011-2015: Ragnar Olsen (Ap)
- 2015-2019: Terje Wikstrøm (Ap)
Geography
The municipality was mostly located on the mainland, but parts of the municipality were also located on the islands of Kvaløya and Seiland. The Seilandsjøkelen glacier was partially located in Kvalsund, and at 986 metres (3,235 ft) in height, it was the highest point in the municipality.[1] Lakes in the municipality included Bjørnstadvatnet and Doggejávri.
Settlements
The main village in the municipality was called
Birdlife
The municipality of Kvalsund had several localities that had a rich and varied bird fauna. One of these was Repparfjordbotn with its large colony of
Climate
Kvalsund has
Climate data for Kvalsund
| |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4 (25) |
−4 (25) |
−2 (28) |
2 (36) |
6 (43) |
11 (52) |
14 (57) |
13 (55) |
9 (48) |
4 (39) |
0 (32) |
−2 (28) |
4 (39) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −6 (21) |
−6 (21) |
−4 (25) |
−1 (30) |
4 (39) |
8 (46) |
12 (54) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
2 (36) |
−3 (27) |
−5 (23) |
2 (35) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8 (18) |
−8 (18) |
−7 (19) |
−3 (27) |
1 (34) |
6 (43) |
9 (48) |
8 (46) |
4 (39) |
0 (32) |
−5 (23) |
−7 (19) |
−1 (31) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 11 (0.4) |
11 (0.4) |
10 (0.4) |
16 (0.6) |
35 (1.4) |
55 (2.2) |
61 (2.4) |
55 (2.2) |
51 (2.0) |
50 (2.0) |
23 (0.9) |
14 (0.6) |
392 (15.5) |
Average snowfall mm (inches) | 302 (11.9) |
281 (11.1) |
229 (9.0) |
165 (6.5) |
32 (1.3) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
4 (0.2) |
109 (4.3) |
233 (9.2) |
301 (11.9) |
1,657 (65.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 117 |
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 67 |
Average snowy days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 36 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 1.2 | 7.1 | 11.8 | 16.6 | 22.7 | 24 | 23.9 | 18.3 | 13.3 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 0 | 12.5 |
Average ultraviolet index | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Source: [34][35][36] |
See also
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