Lødingen
Lødingen Municipality
Lødingen kommune Lodegak ( Northern Sami) | |
---|---|
Coat of arms | |
Nickname: Biketown | |
Coordinates: 68°24′15″N 15°34′17″E / 68.40417°N 15.57139°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nordland |
District | Ofoten |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Administrative centre | Lødingen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019) | Hugo Jacobsen (Ap) |
Area | |
• Total | 527.42 km2 (203.64 sq mi) |
• Land | 507.67 km2 (196.01 sq mi) |
• Water | 19.74 km2 (7.62 sq mi) 3.7% |
• Rank | #202 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,985 |
• Rank | #280 in Norway |
• Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −10.6% |
Demonym | Lødingsværing[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1851[3] |
Website | Official website |
Lødingen (
The 527-square-kilometre (203 sq mi) municipality is by area the 202nd largest out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lødingen is the 280th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,985. The municipality's population density is 3.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (10/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 10.6% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]
General information
The municipality of Lødingen was established on 1 January 1838 (see
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the
Name
The municipality (originally the
Coat of arms
The
Churches
The
Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
---|---|---|---|
Lødingen | Lødingen Church | Lødingen | 1897 |
Vestbygd Church | Vågehamn |
1885 |
Government
The municipality is responsible for
Municipal council
The
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Joint list of the Centre Party (Senterpartiet) and the Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
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) | 8 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 9 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 7 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 10 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 9 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 9 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 9 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 7 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) |
1 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 7 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 8 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 9 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 7 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 9 | |
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 of Lødingen:[32][33]
- 1838–1840: Niels Nordbye
- 1840-1844: Jens Hagerup Krog
- 1844–1846: Bendix Normann
- 1846–1848: Johan T. Lampe
- 1848–1850: Alexander Falch
- 1850–1852: Andreas Otterbech
- 1852–1854: Willum Lind
- 1854–1859: Severin Samuelsen
- 1859–1860: Petter Kjelsberg
- 1860–1861: Severin Samuelsen
- 1861–1863: Alexander Falck
- 1863-1877: Anders Stoltenberg
- 1877–1880: Bernhard Kokk
- 1880–1882: A. Roll
- 1882–1884: Bernhard Kokk
- 1884–1885: Arent Schøning
- 1885–1904: Petter Møkleby
- 1904–1907: K. Strømstad
- 1907–1918: Gulbrand Kløvstad
- 1919–1922: K. Strømstad
- 1922-1928: Leonhard C. B. Holmboe
- 1928–1934: Andreas Didriksen
- 1935–1945: Leif Hartz Floan
- 1946–1955: Øivind Martinussen (Ap)
- 1955–1967: Einar Ytterstad (H)
- 1968–1969: Reidar Rødø (H)
- 1970–1975: Sigvald Johansen (Ap)
- 1975–1983: Gunnar Bernhoft (H)
- 1983–1991: Normann Aasjord (H)
- 1991–1995: Bjørn Myrlund (H)
- 1995–1999: Bjørn Hegstad (V)
- 1999-2003: Eirik Eriksen (Ap)
- 2003-2007: Kurt Olsen (SV)
- 2007-2011: Vibeke Tveit (Ap)
- 2011-2015: Anita Marthinussen (H)
- 2015-2019: Atle Andersen (Ap)
- 2019–present: Hugo Bongard Jacobsen (Ap)
Geography
The municipality encompasses the southern part of the island of Hinnøya. The terrain is mountainous, with several small islands and fjords. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lødingen, located at the inner part of the Vestfjorden at the southern entrance of the Tjeldsundet strait. The nearest airport is Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, about 73 kilometres (45 mi) away by road. Lødingen is an important ferry harbor, the car ferry to/from Bognes in Tysfjord leaves 12 times per day and takes 60 minutes. Møysalen National Park is located in the northern part of the municipality. It's named after the mountain Møysalen on the municipal border between Lødingen and Sortland. The Rotvær Lighthouse is located in Lødingen.
Climate
Lødingen has
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1 (30) |
−1 (30) |
1 (34) |
4 (39) |
9 (48) |
13 (55) |
16 (61) |
15 (59) |
11 (52) |
6 (43) |
2 (36) |
0 (32) |
6 (43) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −3 (27) |
−3 (27) |
−2 (28) |
2 (36) |
6 (43) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
12 (54) |
9 (48) |
4 (39) |
0 (32) |
−2 (28) |
4 (39) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6 (21) |
−6 (21) |
−5 (23) |
−1 (30) |
3 (37) |
7 (45) |
10 (50) |
9 (48) |
6 (43) |
1 (34) |
−2 (28) |
−5 (23) |
1 (34) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 66 (2.6) |
62 (2.4) |
55 (2.2) |
53 (2.1) |
57 (2.2) |
67 (2.6) |
87 (3.4) |
85 (3.3) |
107 (4.2) |
113 (4.4) |
85 (3.3) |
76 (3.0) |
913 (35.7) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 32.6 (12.8) |
32.1 (12.6) |
21.9 (8.6) |
10.8 (4.3) |
0.8 (0.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.1 (0.0) |
4.6 (1.8) |
16.7 (6.6) |
26.6 (10.5) |
146.2 (57.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13.9 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 14.1 | 15.2 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 154.2 |
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 4.7 | 4 | 5 | 8.1 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 111.5 |
Average snowy days (≥ 1 mm) | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 20.5 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 2.7 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 16 | 21.4 | 24 | 22.9 | 17.4 | 13.1 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 12.6 |
Source 1: WeatherSpark.com [35] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Weatherbase.com [36] |
Attractions
- Eye in Stone (Øye i stein), part of Artscape Nordland (Skulpturlandskap Nordland)
- Norwegian Telecom Museum, telegraphy
- PilotageService Museum
- Rotvær Lighthouse
Notable people
- Christopher Nyrop (1680–1733) a theologian and Bishop of Christianssand
- Dagfinn Bakke (1933–2019) a painter, illustrator and printmaker
- Dagfinn Henrik Olsen (born 1966) a Norwegian politician
References
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 297.
- Store norske leksikon. "Lødingen"(in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lødingen, Nordland (Norway)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Godkjenning av våpen og flagg". Lovdata.no (in Norwegian). Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet. 15 July 1984. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland". Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland". Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M)" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.
- ^ "Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland". Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Kommunestyrevalget 1995" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1996. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunestyrevalget 1991" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1993. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunestyrevalget 1987" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1988. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunestyrevalget 1983" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1984. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunestyrevalget 1979" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1979. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1975" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1977. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1972" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1973. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1967" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1967. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Nielssen, Alf Ragnar (1994). Fra vidstrakt prestegjeld til storkommune (in Norwegian). Lødingen kommune. pp. 314–315.
- ^ Fjordholm, Vivian (1987). Lødingen, Tjeldsund og Tysfjords historie. 2 : Gårds- og slektshistorie for Lødingen (in Norwegian). Lødingen kommune. pp. 954–955.
- ^ "Climate Summary". weatherbase.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Climate and Average Weather Year Round". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Monthly - Weather averages summary". weatherbase.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
External links
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
- Nordland travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Skulpturlandskap Nordland (in Norwegian)
- Norwegian Telecom Museum (in Norwegian)