Os, Hordaland
Os Municipality
Os kommune | |
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Coat of arms | |
Coordinates: 60°13′37″N 05°28′33″E / 60.22694°N 5.47583°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Hordaland |
District | Midhordland |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
• Succeeded by | Bjørnafjorden Municipality |
Administrative centre | Osøyro |
Government | |
• Mayor (2015-2019) | Marie Lunde Bruarøy (H) |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 139.57 km2 (53.89 sq mi) |
• Land | 133.48 km2 (51.54 sq mi) |
• Water | 6.09 km2 (2.35 sq mi) 4.4% |
• Rank | #360 in Norway |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 20,152 |
• Rank | #57 in Norway |
• Density | 151.0/km2 (391/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +29.2% |
Demonym | Osing[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1243[3] |
Os is a
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 140-square-kilometre (54 sq mi) municipality is the 360th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Os is the 57th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 20,152. The municipality's population density is 151 inhabitants per square kilometre (390/sq mi) and its population has increased by 29.2% over the last decade.[5]
History
The parish of Os was established as a formannskapsdistrikt, the predecessor of today's municipalities, on 1 January 1838. It originally encompassed all of the land surrounding the Fusafjorden. In 1856, the eastern district of Os (across the fjord) was separated to form the new, separate municipality of Fusa. This left Os with 3,750 residents.[6]
In 1900, "Askviknes Barnehjem" (near Hagavik) opened; it housed children of romani/tater; in the beginning the children's stay was something their families applied for; later children were introduced to the facility without consent of their families.[7]
On 1 January 1907, the northern part of the municipality was separated to form the new municipality of Samnanger. This left Os with 3,188 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the Bogstrand area of Fusa (population: 28) was transferred to Os. This was the only part of Fusa on the west side of the fjord.[6]
During World War II, the
On 1 January 2020, the neighboring municipalities of Os and Fusa were merged to form the new
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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Os | Os Church |
Osøyro | 1870 |
Nore Neset Church | Hagavik | 2000 |
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) | 7 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 14 | |
Green Party (Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Cross-party local list for Os (Tverrpolitisk Bygdeliste for Os) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 35 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 7 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 13 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Cross-party local list for Os (Tverrpolitisk Bygdeliste for Os) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 35 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 5 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 17 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Cross-party common list - local list for Os (Tverrpolitisk samlingsliste – bygdaliste for Os) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 35 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 5 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 16 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Cross-Party Common List (Tverrpolitisk samlingsliste) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 35 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 14 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Cross-Party Common List (Tverrpolitisk samlingsliste) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 35 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 7 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Common list for Os (Samlingslista for Os) | 5 | |
Cross-party local list for Os (Tverrpolitisk bygdeliste for Os) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 35 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Common list for Os (Samlingslista for Os) | 6 | |
Cross-party local list for Os (Tverrpolitisk bygdeliste for Os) | 7 | |
Total number of members: | 35 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 9 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Common list for Os (Samlingslista for Os) | 6 | |
Cross-party local list for Os (Tverrpolitisk bygdeliste for Os) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 35 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 8 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Common list for Os (Samlingslista for Os) | 10 | |
Total number of members: | 35 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 8 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 12 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Common list for Os (Samlingslista for Os) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 35 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 8 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 7 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Common list for Os (Samlingslista for Os) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 29 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 10 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 29 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 10 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 29 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 10 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 29 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 11 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 6 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 29 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 12 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 29 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 9 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 24 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 9 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 24 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 12 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 8 | |
Total number of members: | 24 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 5 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 3 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 4 | |
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
- 1838–1841: Hans Astrup Krüger
- 1841–1843: Torstein Hoel Jersin
- 1844–1847: Ola Synnestvedt
- 1848–1851: Jon Kvaale
- 1852–1855: Hans Christian Krüger
- 1855–1857: Georg Døderlein Greve
- 1858–1861: Johan Leganger
- 1862–1863: Ole Hansen
- 1864–1867: Georg Døderlein Greve
- 1868–1871: Lars Nordvik
- 1872–1875: Baard Tvedt
- 1876–1879: Lars Nordvik
- 1880–1881: Baard Tvedt
- 1882–1883: Mathias Erichsen (MV)
- 1884–1885: Nils S. Røsseland (V)
- 1886–1910: Mathias Erichsen (H)
- 1911–1913: Hans Eide (V)
- 1914–1916: Hans M. Skinstad (H)
- 1917–1940: Nils Tveit (V)
- 1941–1942: Ole Moberg Hauge (Bp)
- 1942–1945: Sigurd Bugge (NS)
- 1945–1945: Nils Tveit (V)
- 1946–1949: Olav Moberg (Ap)
- 1950–1959: Anders Hauge (Bp)
- 1960–1967: Leif Strønen (V)
- 1968–1971: Alfred Monsen (Ap)
- 1972–1975: Erling H. Lunde (KrF)
- 1976–1987: Paul Martin Sælen (LL)
- 1988–1993: Ole Haakon Lunde (H)
- 1994–1995: Annlaug Tysseland (LL)
- 1995–1999: Geirmund Dyrdal (KrF)
- 1999–2019: Terje Søviknes (FrP)
- 2016–2018: Marie Lunde Bruarøy (H)
Geography
The municipality of Os was located on the southwestern part of the Bergen Peninsula, south of the municipality of Bergen and southeast of the municipality of Samnanger. The Fusafjorden was to the east, the Bjørnafjorden to the south, and the Lysefjorden lies to the west. The municipality of Fusa was located to the east (across the Fusafjorden), the municipality of Tysnes was to the south (across the Bjørnafjorden), and the municipality of Austevoll was to the west (across the Lysefjorden).
The southwestern part of Os included many small islands including
was located on several small islands off the mainland shore.The municipality was somewhat mountainous, especially in the northeastern part of the municipality. The mountain
Culture
The Oseana Art and Cultural Centre is located in Os. It hosts art and music events year-round. The building is fairly new and in 2011, it won the "Building of the Year Award" (Årets Bygg) for Norway.[31]
Industry
Os has had a tradition of small boat building since the early 1800s. The Oselvar is the traditional boat of Os. This small wooden boat was named after its major important building site during the 18th century, at the mouth of the Oselva River. These boats have traditionally been used for everyday work and for traveling to church. These boats were designed as either sailboats or rowboats. They still build these boats the traditional way in Os, and tourists are able to visit and watch them work.[32]
The Oselvar is now the official boat of Norway. With its traditions, the boat has become a symbol of the nation. The boat is shown on the coat of arms of Os.
Hagavik, a village in Os municipality, also has a modern boat building company, Askeladden Boats AS. Askeladden is Norway's largest manufacturer of leisure boats.
Transportation
The
The Norwegian government is planning to build a bridge or tunnel crossing to provide road access across the Bjørnafjorden as part of the Hordfast project. When completed, the northern terminus will be in Os.[33]
Demographics
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Note: The municipal borders were changed in 1856, 1907, and 1964, causing a significant change in the population. Source: Statistics Norway[34][35] and Norwegian Historical Data Centre[36] |
As of 1 January 2014, Os has a population of 18,678 which gives it a
Notable people
- Ole Bull, the famous violinist, built his summer house on the island of Lysøen in Os. That special building was inspired by his travels, especially his travels to the Middle East. The island of Lysøen was originally owned by Lyse Abbey, the ruins of which still stand and are frequently visited.
- Aurora Aksnes, a singer-songwriter who was born in Stavanger, grew up in Os.[39]
See also
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