Rennesøy
Rennesøy Municipality
Rennesøy kommune | |
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Rennesø herred (historic name) | |
![]() View of the Askjesund Bridge in Rennesøy | |
Stavanger Municipality | |
Administrative centre | Vikevåg |
Government | |
• Mayor (2011) | Dagny Sunnanå Hausken (Sp) |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 65.51 km2 (25.29 sq mi) |
• Land | 64.90 km2 (25.06 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) 0.9% |
• Rank | #404 in Norway |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 4,892 |
• Rank | #207 in Norway |
• Density | 75.4/km2 (195/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | ![]() |
Demonym | Rennesøybu[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1142[3] |
Website | Official website |
Rennesøy is a
At the time of its dissolution, the 66-square-kilometre (25 sq mi) municipality was the 404th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Rennesøy was the 207th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,892. The municipality's population density is 75.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (195/sq mi) and its population has increased by 38.7% over the last decade.[4]
General information
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Utstein_gard.jpg/220px-Utstein_gard.jpg)
The parish of Rennesø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 July 1884, the municipality was split in two with the islands of Mosterøy, Klosterøy, Fjøløy, Kvitsøy, and the western part of Åmøy forming the new municipality of Mosterøy, and the islands of Rennesøy and Brimse remained as Rennesøy municipality. This split left Rennesøy with 1,092 residents, less than half of its previous population. The island of Kvitsøy later became an independent municipality of its own.[5]
On 1 July 1918, the Hanasand area of the neighboring municipality of Finnøy (population: 72) that was located on the island of Rennesøy was transferred to Rennesøy municipality.[5]
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 Mosterøy was merged back into Rennesøy. Prior to the merger, Rennesøy had 1,370 residents.[5]
On 1 January 2020, the municipalities of Finnøy, Rennesøy, and Stavanger were merge into one, large municipality called Stavanger.[6]
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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Mosterøy | Askje Church | Askje, Mosterøy island | 1846 |
Utstein Church | Klosterøy island | 1280 | |
Vestre Åmøy Chapel | Åmøy island (western side) | 1953 | |
Rennesøy | Hausken Church | Vikevåg, Rennesøy island | 1857 |
Sørbø Church | Sørbø, Rennesøy island | 1130 |
Geography
The island municipality sat on the south side of the large
Population
Historical population | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1865 | 1875 | 1891 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1946 | 1951 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019 |
Pop. | 2,453 | 2,477 | 1,086 | 1,110 | 1,003 | 1,116 | 1,260 | 1,485 | 1,483 | 1,438 | 2,079 | 2,299 | 2,561 | 3,111 | 4,035 | 4,847 |
±% p.a. | — | +0.10% | −5.02% | +0.24% | −1.01% | +1.07% | +1.22% | +1.03% | −0.03% | −0.34% | +3.76% | +1.01% | +1.09% | +1.96% | +2.63% | +2.06% |
Note: The municipal borders were changed in 1884 and 1965, causing a significant change in the population. Source: Statistics Norway[13][14] and Norwegian Historical Data Centre[15] |
Government
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for
Municipal council
The
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 7 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Common list (Samlingsliste) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Common list (Samlingsliste) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Common list (Samlingsliste) | 4 | |
Cross-party list (Tverrpolitisk liste) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Cross-party list (Tverrpolitisk liste) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
Non-party list (Upolitisk liste) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 7 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Liberal People's Party (Liberale Folkepartiet) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 7 | |
New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 6 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 13 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 13 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 13 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 12 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 12 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 12 | |
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 Rennesøy (incomplete list):
- 1892-1913: Jacob Kristensen Austbø
- 1999-2007: Jostein Eiane (KrF)
- 2007-2011: Ommund Vareberg (H)
- 2011-2019: Dagny Sunnanå Hausken (Sp)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Mastrafjordtunnelen.jpg/220px-Mastrafjordtunnelen.jpg)
Transportation
Since 1992, Rennesøy municipality has been connected to the mainland by a series of bridges and undersea tunnels. The Byfjord Tunnel connects the mainland to the island of Sokn, and it is part of the European route E39 highway. The island of Sokn is connected to the three islands of Åmøy, Bru, and Mosterøy by bridges. Mosterøy is connected to Fjøløy and Klosterøy by short bridges and to Rennesøy by the undersea Mastrafjord Tunnel. Rennesøy island is also connected to the island of Vestre Bokn (across the Boknafjorden) by ferry. Furthermore, the island of Rennesøy is connected to the two islands of Finnøy and Talgje in the neighboring municipality of Finnøy to the northeast by the Finnøy Tunnel.[8]
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External links
Media related to Rennesøy (former municipality) at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of Rennesøy at Wiktionary
Rogaland travel guide from Wikivoyage