Velfjord
Velfjord Municipality
Velfjord herred Velfjorden herred (historic) | |
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Brønnøy Municipality | |
Administrative centre | Hommelstø |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 600 km2 (200 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,380 |
• Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
Demonym | Velfjording[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1813[2] |
Velfjord is a
History
The municipality of Velfjord was created on 1 October 1875 when the large
Brønnøy Municipality.[5]
Name
The municipality is named after the local
royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Velfjord.[7]
Government
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for
Municipal council
The
municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Velfjord 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 | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 12 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 4 | |
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. |
Notable people
- Kristine Andersen Vesterfjell (1910–1987) was a Norwegian, South Sami reindeer herder and cultural advocate
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). "Velfjorden herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). Vol. XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 153. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ISBN 9788253746845.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 39.
- ^ Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1908. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Fred T. Salicath. 1908. p. 24.
- Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Website for Velfjord
- Pictures from Velfjord (in German)
- Nævernes Gaard