Tjøtta (municipality)

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Tjøtta Municipality
Tjøtta herred
Former municipality
Nordland within Norway
Nordland within Norway
Tjøtta within Nordland
Tjøtta within Nordland
Coordinates: 65°50′19″N 12°27′15″E / 65.8386°N 12.4542°E / 65.8386; 12.4542
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictHelgeland
Established1862
 • Preceded byAlstahaug
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
 • Succeeded byAlstahaug and Vega
Administrative centreTjøtta
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total326 km2 (126 sq mi)
Population
 (1965)
 • Total1,673
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
DemonymTjøttværing[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1817[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Tjøtta is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 326-square-kilometre (126 sq mi) municipality existed from 1862 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality was centered around the island of Tjøtta plus the mainland to the east and south as well as over 3000 islands, islets, and skerries to the west. The administrative centre of Tjøtta was the village of Tjøtta, located on the island of Tjøtta, where the Tjøtta Church is located.[3][4]

History

The municipality of Tjøtta was established in 1862 when it was separated from

Vevelstad Municipality, leaving Tjøtta with 2,287 inhabitants. On 1 July 1920 the Giskåen farm with 10 inhabitants was transferred to Vevelstad.[5]

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

Alstahaug Municipality (population: 920) and the town of Sandnessjøen (population: 3,856).[5]

Name

The municipality (originally the

Old Norse: Þjótta) since the first Tjøtta Church was built there. The name of the farm (and the island on which it is located) comes from the word þjó which is a noun describing the "upper part of a thigh". The name was likely used to refer to the shape of the island.[6][7]

Government

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for

municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[8]

Municipal council

The

municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Tjøtta was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party
breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Tjøtta herredsstyre 1964 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 4
Total number of members:17
Tjøtta herredsstyre 1960–1963 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 8
Total number of members:17
Tjøtta herredsstyre 1956–1959 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 8
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:17
Tjøtta herredsstyre 1952–1955 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 7
Total number of members:16
Tjøtta herredsstyre 1948–1951 [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:16
Tjøtta herredsstyre 1945–1947 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 8
Total number of members:16
Tjøtta herredsstyre 1938–1941* [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 11
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.

Media gallery

  • Tjøtta is located on Strandflaten lowland near the sea
    Tjøtta is located on Strandflaten lowland near the sea
  • Tjøtta gard, the old Tjøtta farm now the site of a guesthouse
    Tjøtta gard, the old Tjøtta farm now the site of a guesthouse
  • Tjøtta kyrkje, Tjøtta Church
    Tjøtta kyrkje, Tjøtta Church

See also

References

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    .
  3. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. ^ Helland, Amund (1908). "Tjøtta herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). Vol. XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 172. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. ^
    ISBN 9788253746845
    .
  6. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri.
  7. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 18 March 2020.


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