Stad, Norway

Coordinates: 61°54′41″N 6°02′14″E / 61.91139°N 6.03722°E / 61.91139; 6.03722
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Stad Municipality
Stad kommune
Municipality
View of the Selje area and the Stad peninsula
View of the Selje area and the Stad peninsula
Coat of arms of Stad Municipality
Coat of arms
Vestland within Norway
Vestland within Norway
Stad within Vestland
Stad within Vestland
Coordinates: 61°54′41″N 6°02′14″E / 61.91139°N 6.03722°E / 61.91139; 6.03722
CountryNorway
CountyVestland
DistrictNordfjord
Established1 Jan 2020
 • Preceded bySelje, Eid, Vågsøy
Administrative centreNordfjordeid
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Sigurd Reksnes (Sp)
Area
 • Total752.77 km2 (290.65 sq mi)
 • Land694.53 km2 (268.16 sq mi)
 • Water58.25 km2 (22.49 sq mi)  7.7%
 • Rank#152 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total9,543
 • Rank#119 in Norway
 • Density13.7/km2 (35/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +9.6%
DemonymStadværing[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-4649[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Stad is a

Ervik, Flatraket, Hoddevik, Hoddevika, Håvik, Leikanger, Mogrenda, Stårheim, Haugen, Kjølsdalen, Heggjabygda, and Lote
.

The 753-square-kilometre (291 sq mi) municipality is the 152nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Stad is the 119th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,543. The municipality's population density is 13.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (35/sq mi) and its population has increased by 9.6% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

The

Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway
. When built it will be the first full-size ship tunnel in the world and will allow boats to avoid traveling around the Stad peninsula—a particularly dangerous sea route.

General information

The municipality of Stad was established on 1 January 2020 when

Vågsøy Municipality were merged to form one large municipality.[4]

Name

The municipality is named after the

Old Norse: Staðr) which is located in the western part of the municipality. The name is identical to the word staðr which means "stop", "halt", or "hesitation". The name possibly was used for the peninsula because of the rough waters around it which often caused seafarers here to wait for better weather.[7]

Coat of arms

The

Selje Abbey was built on the spot where she died. She was later named the patron saint of the Norwegian Diocese of Bjørgvin and all of Western Norway.[10] The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[11]

Churches

The

Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin
.

Churches in Stad
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Eid Eid Church Nordfjordeid 1849
Heggjabygda Church Heggjabygda 1936
Ervik Ervik Church
Ervik
 1970
Kjølsdalen Kjølsdalen Church Kjølsdalen 1940
Leikanger Leikanger Church Leikanger 1866
Selje Selje Church Selje 1866
Stårheim Stårheim Church Stårheim 1864

Geography

The village of Årvik on the Stad peninsula
The village of Drage on the Stad peninsula
Hundvikfjord seen from Anda
Isefjord, between Eid and Bremanger

Stad Municipality is located in the northwesternmost part of

Nordfjorden runs along the south side of the municipality. Hornindalsvatnet, the deepest lake in Europe
, is partially located in the municipality.

Stad Municipality is bordered to the southwest by

Stryn Municipality
lies to the east.

Government

Stad Municipality is responsible for

municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[12] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Sogn og Fjordane District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal
.

Municipal council

The

municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Stad is made up of 31 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party
.

Stad kommunestyre 2023–2027 [13]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 4
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne) 1
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 3
  Industry and Business Party (Industri‑ og Næringspartiet) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 10
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:31
Stad kommunestyre 2020–2023 [14]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 11
Total number of members:33

Mayors

The

Nynorsk
: ordførar) of Stad:

Notable people

Sophus Lie, 1896
  • Sophus Lie (1842 in Nordfjordeid – 1899), a Norwegian mathematician[17]
  • Olav L. Os (1882 in Nordfjordeid – 1953), a politician and silver fox breeder
  • Oliver H. Langeland (1887 in Nordfjordeid – 1958), a military officer, civil servant, and leader of Milorg District 13 in WWII
  • County Governor of Finnmark
  • Sølve Skagen (born 1945 in Nordfjordeid), a Norwegian film director[18]
  • Åge Starheim (born 1946 in Nordfjordeid), a Norwegian politician and mayor of Selje from 1983-1989
  • Harald Aabrekk (born 1956 in Nordfjordeid), a Norwegian football coach and a former player
  • Brynjar Rasmussen (born 1977 in Nordfjordeid), a Norwegian jazz musician who plays the clarinet
  • Azar Karadas (born 1981 in Nordfjordeid), a former footballer with over 400 club caps and 10 for Norway
  • Ingrid Thunem (born 1989 in Nordfjordeid), a Paralympic swimmer
See also: Bryggja § Notable_residents

References

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    .
  4. ^
    Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
  7. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Kommunevåpen for Stad kommune klart!" (in Norwegian). Stad kommune. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  12. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  13. Valgdirektoratet
    . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  14. Valgdirektoratet
    . Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Gunnar Silden". Venstre.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  16. ^ Gloppestad, Aadne (12 September 2023). "Reksnes blir ny ordførar i Stad, Kjøllesdal held fram i Stryn". Firda Tidend (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Lie, Marius Sophus" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 590.
  18. IMDb
    . Retrieved 20 November 2020.


Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stad,_Norway&oldid=1213868209"