Vågsøy
Vågsøy Municipality
Vågsøy kommune | |
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Coordinates: 61°55′16″N 05°11′37″E / 61.92111°N 5.19361°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Sogn og Fjordane |
District | Nordfjord |
Established | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Preceded by | Nord-Vågsøy and Sør-Vågsøy municipalities |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
• Succeeded by | Kinn and Stad municipalities |
Administrative centre | Måløy |
Government | |
• Mayor (2015-2019) | Kristin Maurstad (Ap) |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 176.70 km2 (68.22 sq mi) |
• Land | 171.33 km2 (66.15 sq mi) |
• Water | 5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi) 3% |
• Rank | #345 in Norway |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 6,001 |
• Rank | #175 in Norway |
• Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +0.1% |
Demonym | Vågsøyværing[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1439[3] |
Vågsøy is a
At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 177-square-kilometre (68 sq mi) municipality is the 345th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Vågsøy is the 175th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,001. The municipality's population density is 35 inhabitants per square kilometre (91/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.1% over the last decade.[4][5]
The municipality of Vågsøy was the second largest fishing municipality in
General information
Historically, Vågsøy was part of
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, a new municipality of Vågsøy was created by merging the following areas together:[7]
- Nord-Vågsøy municipality (population: 1,476)
- Sør-Vågsøy municipality (population: 3,926)
- from Silda, the Hagevik-Osmundsvågarea, and Sørpollen (population: 344)
- from Nordfjordenand west of Lefdal (population: 1,216)
The new municipality had an initial population of 6,962.[7]
On 1 January 2020, Vågsøy Municipality was dissolved. The
Name
The municipality (originally the
Coat of arms
The
Churches
The
Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
---|---|---|---|
Vågsøy | Nord-Vågsøy Church | Raudeberg | 1960 |
Sør-Vågsøy Church | Måløy | 1907 | |
Totland Church | Totland |
1912 |
Government
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for
Municipal council
The
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Red Party (Raudt) |
1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Cross-party list for Vågsøy (Tverrpolitisk liste for Vågsøy) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Bryggja List (Bryggjalista) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Red Electoral Alliance (Raud Valallianse) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Bryggja List (Bryggjalista) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 9 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Red Electoral Alliance (Raud Valallianse) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Bryggja List (Bryggjalista) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 7 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 13 | |
Bryggja List (Bryggjalista) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 14 | |
Common list for Bryggja (Samlingsliste for Bryggja) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Red Electoral Alliance (Raud Valallianse) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Non-political mainland list (Upolitisk fastlandslist) | 4 | |
Common list for Bryggja (Samlingsliste for Bryggja) | 2 | |
Local list for Holvik and Våge/Oppedal (Bygdeliste for Holvik og Våge/Oppedal) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 10 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Red Electoral Alliance (Raud Valallianse) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Non-political mainland list (Upolitisk fastlandslist) | 4 | |
Common list for Bryggja (Samlingsliste for Bryggja) | 2 | |
Common list for Nord-Vågsøy (Samlingsliste for Nord-Vågsøy) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 8 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 9 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Red Electoral Alliance (Raud Valallianse) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Non-party common list for North Vågsøy (Upolitisk samlingsliste for Nord-Vågsøy) | 5 | |
Non-party election list for Bryggja (Upolitisk valliste for Bryggja) | 3 | |
Non-party mainland list (Upolitisk Fastlandsliste) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 9 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Liberal People's Party (Liberale Folkepartiet) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Non-party common list for North Vågsøy (Upolitisk samlingsliste for Nord-Vågsøy) | 4 | |
Non-party common list for the mainland (Upolitisk samlingsliste for fastlandet) | 3 | |
Common list for Almenningen and Bryggja (Samlingsliste for Almenningen og Bryggja) | 3 | |
Vågsvåg, Torskangerpoll, and Oppedal common list (Vågsvåg, Torskangerpoll og Oppedals fellesliste) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 8 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 8 | |
New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Våge, Torskangerpoll, and Oppedal Common List (Våge, Torskangerpoll og Oppedals Felleslister) | 1 | |
Common list for the mainland, Almenningen, and Bryggja (Samlingsliste for Fastlandet, Almenningen og Bryggja) | 6 | |
Non-party Common List for North Vågsøy (Upolitisk Samlingsliste for Nord-Vågsøy) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 8 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 16 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 10 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 16 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 5 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 23 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Mayors
The
- 1965-1965: Marius Larsen (H)
- 1966-1967: Leif Våge (V)
- 1968-1969: Leif Iversen (H)
- 1970-1977: Jon Lillestøl (KrF)
- 1978-1981: Otto Hoddevik (V)
- 1982-1983: Jon Lillestøl (KrF)
- 1984-1987: Rolf Domstein (H)
- 1988-1993: Olav Horn (Sp)
- 1994-1995: Anfinn Slinning (KrF)
- 1996-1999: Liv Henjum (V)
- 2000-2011: Roger Bernt Silden (Ap)
- 2011–2015: Morten Andreas Hagen (H)
- 2015-2019: Kristin Maurstad (Ap)
In 2007, Vågsøy participated in a trial where the mayor was directly elected. The sitting mayor, Roger B. Silden, received 44.1% of the votes and won the election. His party (the Norwegian Labour Party), however, did poorer than in 2003 and it became the second largest party with only 21.8% of the votes.
Geography
Vågsøy was made up of the mainland and islands on the northern and outer shore of the
The municipalities of Selje (in Sogn og Fjordane county) and Vanylven (in Møre og Romsdal county) bordered it to the north, the municipality of Eid was located to the east, the municipality of Bremanger was to the south, and the North Sea bordered Vågsøy to the west.
Attractions
Måløy
Måløy attained city status in 1997. It lies along the Ulvesundet strait on the island of Vågsøy, and is joined to the mainland by the 1,224-metre (4,016 ft) long Måløy Bridge, a structure that forms a gateway for all seagoing traffic. The Coastal Steamer (Hurtigruten) has daily departures.[6] The old part of the city lies on the island of Moldøen, from which the city that has expanded onto the mainland and further west to Holvik, has its name.
Kannestein
Over thousands of years, ocean waves have ground the rock to the shape it has today. It is located in the village of Oppedal, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the center of Måløy. Every year many visitors come to Oppedal to take a closer look at the stone. The Kannestein or Kanne Stone was formed by loose stones and the pounding of the waves over a period of thousands of years, and stands today as a 4 to 5 metres (13 to 16 ft) high, narrow-footed rock. This is caused by stones having split loose, which have knocked and gnawed at the rockface until they have become polished and rounded. Loose stones have then worked themselves deeper into the rock. New stones have come, and in time the potholes have become deeper and wider. Several potholes near to each other have been polished for so long that the sides have been rubbed away, leaving just the middle section, such as the Kanne Stone.[6]
Vågsberget trading post
In 1636, trader Didrik Fester from Bergen came to Vågsberget to open a trading business. There was probably trading activity and an inn before Fester's arrival, and the trading post at Vågsberget has changed hands several times throughout the years. Restoration work is being carried out on Vågsberget,[27] but the café and exhibition is open in summer and guided tours are available. There is also an exhibition featuring old fishing boats and equipment.[6] Vågsberget is now part of the large village of Vågsvåg.
Silda
Lighthouses
Vågsøy municipality had four lighthouses. Three of them are open daily and are available for let for short or long periods.[6]
- Kråkenes Lighthouse is a working lighthouse and also a weather station that collects important information. Kråkenes lighthouse, which offers views of the ocean at Stadhavet, lies at the most northerly point on the island of Vågsøy and is accessible by road.
- Stadlandet. Ytre Nordfjord Turlag runs this lighthouse and offers overnight accommodation and day visits.
- Hendanes Lighthouse is an automatic lighthouse on the west side of the Torskanger inlet. It is located a short walk from the road and offers views of Stadhavet and Klovningen.
- Ulvesund Lighthouse is a lighthouse located south of Stadlandet, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Måløy. It was built in 1870, and was staffed until 1985 when it was automated.
Beaches
Refviksanden Beach is a 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long beach.
See also
References
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- ^ Vågsberget Handelsstad
External links
- NRK: Vågsøy Kommune
- Official Site of Vågsøy Municipality Archived 31 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Tourist information from Vågsøy
- Silda