Stamnes, Nordland
Sandnessjøen Municipality
Sandnessjøen herred Stamnes | |
|---|---|
Alstahaug Municipality | |
| Administrative centre | Sandnessjøen |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
| • Total | 3,856 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sandnessjøværing[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1821[2] |
Sandnessjøen or Stamnes is a
Leirfjord Municipality as well. The administrative centre of the municipality was the town of Sandnessjøen.[3][4][5]
History
The municipality of Stamnes was established on 1 July 1899 when it was split off from
Leirfjord Municipality. This left Stamnes with 1,059 residents.[6]
In 1948, the municipality of Stamnes was renamed Sandnessjøen after the main town in the small municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the
Alstahaug Municipality.[6]
Name
The municipality is named after the old
On 1 July 1948, a
Old Norse: Sandnes) since the town grew up on the grounds of the old farm. The first element is sand which means "sand". The second element is nes which means "headland". The last element (-sjøen) was added on after the name of the farm. This word sjøen which means "the sea", thus it is the "sandy peninsula along the sea".[7]
Government
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for
Municipal council
The
municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Sandnessjøen was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party
breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
| Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 21 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 21 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| 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) | 8 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
| 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. | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ Helland, Amund (1908). "Stamnes herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). Vol. XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 216. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ a b Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ^ a b Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 94.
- ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1948 Nr. 1. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 110. 1948.
- Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
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