Strandebarm

Coordinates: 60°17′N 06°01′E / 60.283°N 6.017°E / 60.283; 6.017
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Strandebarm Municipality
Strandebarm herad
Bru
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total112 km2 (43 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,628
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
DemonymsStrandberming
Strandeberming[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1226[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Strandebarm is a

Bru, where Strandebarm Church is located.[3]

One of the larger industries in the municipality was shipbuilding, centered at the village of Omastranda, where the company Fjellstrand A.S. is headquartered.

Hardangerfjord at Strandebarm

The Norwegian writer Hans E. Kinck lived in Strandebarm for many years, and is said to have used the village as setting and inspiration for his novel Den nye kapellanen ("The New Vicar").

History

The

Hardangerfjorden (population: 1,663) was separated from Strandebarm to constitute the new municipality of Jondal. This left Strandebarm with 2,200 residents. Then on 1 January 1902, the southern district (population: 848) was separated to become the new municipality of Varaldsøy, leaving Strandebarm with a population of 1,661.[4]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

Kvam Municipality to the north.[4]

Name

The municipality (originally the

shore". The last element is barmr which means "rim", here referring to the area along the bay.[5]

Government

During its existence, this municipality was governed by a

municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[6]

Municipal council

The

municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Strandebarm was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party
breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Strandebarm heradsstyre 1960–1963 [7]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
Total number of members:13
Strandebarm heradsstyre 1956–1959 [8]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:13
Strandebarm heradsstyre 1952–1955 [9]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
Total number of members:12
Strandebarm heradsstyre 1948–1951 [10]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 7
Total number of members:12
Strandebarm heradsstyre 1945–1947 [11]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 7
Total number of members:12
Strandebarm heradsstyre 1938–1941* [12]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 9
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

Nynorsk: ordførar) of Strandebarm:[13][14]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    .
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Strandebarm"
    (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  4. ^
    ISBN 9788253746845
    .
  5. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1910). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 7.
  6. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Ordførere i Strandebarm". family.brudvig.org (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Ordførarar i Kvam". Kvam herad (in Norwegian). 2 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  15. ^ Creamer, Ella (5 October 2023). "Jon Fosse wins the 2023 Nobel prize in literature". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2023.


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