Vestvågøy
Vestvågøy Municipality
Vestvågøy kommune | |
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 View of Ballstad in Vestvågøy | |
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Coat of arms | |
 Nordland within Norway | |
 Vestvågøy within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°13′17″N 13°47′04″E / 68.22139°N 13.78444°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Lofoten |
| Established | 1 Jan 1963 |
| • Preceded by | Borge, Buksnes, Hol, and Valberg |
| Administrative centre | Leknes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Jonny Finstad (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 424.29 km2 (163.82 sq mi) |
| • Land | 406.99 km2 (157.14 sq mi) |
| • Water | 17.30 km2 (6.68 sq mi) 4.1% |
| • Rank | #232 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 11,551 |
| • Rank | #99 in Norway |
| • Density | 28.4/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +6.3% |
| Demonym | Vestvågøyværing[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1860[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Vestvågøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Leknes. Some of the villages in the municipality include Ballstad, Borg, Bøstad, Gravdal, Knutstad, Stamsund, and Tangstad. With over 11,300 inhabitants, Vestvågøy is the most populous municipality in all of the Lofoten and Vesterålen regions in Nordland county.
The
Viking chieftain's residence, with a house measuring 80 metres (262 ft), built of stone
and turf.
The 424-square-kilometre (164 sq mi) municipality is the 232nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vestvågøy is the 99th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,551. The municipality's population density is 28.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (74/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6.3% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]
General information
The municipality of Vestvågøy was created on 1 January 1963 when the four municipalities on the island of Vestvågøya were merged into one municipality for the whole island. The old municipalities on the island were Borge (population: 4,056), Buksnes (population: 4,416), Hol (population: 3,154), and Valberg (population: 662). Initially, Vestvågøy had 12,288 residents. The borders have not changed since.[6]
Name
The municipality is named after the island of Vestvågøya. The Old Norse name of the island was Lófót (see Lofoten), but when Lofoten became the name of the whole archipelago, the island became known as Vestvågøy. The first element of the name is the prefix vest which means "west". The middle element derives from the word vágr which means "bay" or "inlet". The last element is the definite form of the word øy which means "the island". Thus it means "the west bay island".[7]
Coat of arms
The
addorsed" (Norwegian: I blått to opprette og motstilte sølv tørrfisker). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is two dried codfish (also known as stockfish. The fish have a tincture of argent which means they are commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. This was chosen since the municipality is one of the main Norwegian exporters of (dried) cod or stockfish and has been since the Middle Ages. The arms were designed by Kjell Kvivesen.[8][9][10]
Churches
The
Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland
.
| Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borge | Borge Church | Bøstad | 1986 |
| Knutstad Chapel | Knutstad | 1915 | |
| Buksnes | Buksnes Church | Gravdal | 1905 |
| Hol | Hol Church | Leknes | 1806 |
| Stamsund | Stamsund Church | Stamsund | 1937 |
| Valberg | Valberg Church | Valberg | 1889 |
Geography
Vestvågøy municipality is among the most scenic in Norway. It encompassed the whole island of Vestvågøya with the
Nordland Hospital is located. Along the southeastern coast, one finds picturesque fishing villages like Ballstad and Stamsund, where the Hurtigruten
(coastal ferry) stops.
The coastline is dominated by high mountains, such as the 671-metre (2,201 ft) tall Skottinden, and on the west coast also sandy white beaches. Uttakleiv the most romantic beach in Europe, according to the British newspaper The Times, and the neighbouring Hauklandsstranden is ranked by the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet as the best beach in Norway.
In Leknes, the sun (midnight sun) is above the horizon from May 26 until July 17, and in winter the sun does not rise from December 9 until January 4. The midnight sun is best viewed from the western beaches, such as Uttakleiv and Eggum.
Climate
There is an official weather station at Leknes Airport. Autumn and winter is much wetter than spring and summer. The driest month (July) get less than one fift of the precipitation in the wettest month (December).
| Climate data for Leknes Airport 1991–2020 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1 (34) |
1 (34) |
2 (36) |
6 (43) |
10 (50) |
12 (54) |
16 (61) |
15 (59) |
12 (54) |
8 (46) |
4 (39) |
3 (37) |
8 (46) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0 (32) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
0 (32) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
1 (34) |
5.2 (41.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
−2 (28) |
−2 (28) |
1 (34) |
4 (39) |
8 (46) |
11 (52) |
10 (50) |
7 (45) |
4 (39) |
2 (36) |
0 (32) |
3 (38) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 203 (8.0) |
174 (6.9) |
161 (6.3) |
93 (3.7) |
74 (2.9) |
45 (1.8) |
38 (1.5) |
78 (3.1) |
123 (4.8) |
161 (6.3) |
173 (6.8) |
223 (8.8) |
1,546 (60.9) |
| Source: Weatheronline climate robot (avg highs/lows) [11] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Kvalnes, on northern Vestvågøya 1961-90 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
1.4 (34.5) |
2.1 (35.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 117 (4.6) |
93 (3.7) |
89 (3.5) |
70 (2.8) |
48 (1.9) |
50 (2.0) |
71 (2.8) |
68 (2.7) |
111 (4.4) |
153 (6.0) |
126 (5.0) |
139 (5.5) |
1,135 (44.7) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 16.2 | 14.2 | 15.1 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 15.8 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 168.2 |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[12] | |||||||||||||
Government
All municipalities in Norway are responsible for
municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[13] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Salten og Lofoten District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal
.
Municipal council
The
municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Vestvågøy is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party
.
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 8 | |
| Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 1 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 7 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
| Norway Democrats (Norgesdemokratene) | 1 | |
Red Party (Rødt) |
1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 33 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 5 | |
| Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 1 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Red Party (Rødt) |
1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 10 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 33 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
| Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 1 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 8 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 33 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 4 | |
| Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 1 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 10 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 35 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 5 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 8 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
| Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
| Vestvågøy list (Vestvågøylista) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 35 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 6 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
| Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 4 | |
| Joint list of the Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse) and the Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 | |
| Vestvågøy list (Vestvågøylista) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 35 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 6 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 6 | |
| Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
| Joint list of the Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse) and the Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 | |
| Vestvågøy list (Vestvågøylista) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 35 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 5 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 6 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 11 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
| Vestvågøy list (Vestvågoylista) | 4 | |
| Total number of members: | 35 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 9 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 7 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
| Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 12 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 4 | |
| Hol and Valberg district list (Hol og Valberg Distriktliste) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 43 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 13 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 9 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 6 | |
| Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
| Hol and Valberg district list (Hol og Valberg distriktsliste) | 5 | |
| Total number of members: | 43 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 15 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 1 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 8 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
| For the referendum (For Folkeavstemning) | 1 | |
| Hol and Valberg district list (Hol og Valberg distriktslista) | 4 | |
| Total number of members: | 43 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 15 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 8 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 7 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
| Hol and Valberg district list (Hol og Valberg distriktsliste) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 43 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 16 | |
Anders Lange's Party (Anders Langes parti) |
3 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 8 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 43 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 18 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
| Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 6 | |
| Total number of members: | 43 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 17 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 7 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
| Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) | 2 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 5 | |
| Total number of members: | 43 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 24 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 10 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
| Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 53 | |
Mayors
- 1963-1963: Alsing Wik (H)
- 1964–1967: Walter Tjønndal (Ap)
- 1968–1969: Boy Rist (H)
- 1970–1971: Karl Leirfall (Sp)
- 1972–1973: Eivind Bolle (Ap)
- 1974–1975: Johannes Sundrønning (Ap)
- 1976–1977: Petter Limstrand (Sp)
- 1978–1981: Johannes Sundrønning (Ap)
- 1982–1983: Petter Limstrand (Sp)
- 1984–1987: Søren Fredrik Voie (H)
- 1988–1991: Karl Sverre Klevstad (KrF)
- 1992–1999: Frank Rist (Sp)
- 1999–2007: Guri Ingebrigtsen (Ap)
- 2007–2015: Jonny Finstad (H)
- 2015–2023: Remi Solberg (Ap)
- 2023–present: Jonny Finstad (H)
Transportation
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Leknes is the municipal and
terminal which serves as a hub with bus links to the rest of Lofoten. The Leknes Havn (harbor) is one of Norway's most important and visited harbors for cruise ships
.
Hurtigruten has been an important means of communication for a century. It docks in Stamsund twice every night, one heading south towards Bodø the other heading north towards Svolvær.
The
Nappstraumen Tunnel connecting to Flakstad
in the south.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Vestvågøy is
twinned
with:
Notable people
- Hartvig Jentoft (1693 in Borge – 1739), a Norwegian tradesman and sailor
- Karl Uchermann (1855 in Borge – 1940), a Norwegian painter of dogs and altarpieces
- Mikael Heggelund Foslie (1855 in Borge – 1909), a botanist and algaeologist
- Jens R. Nilssen (1880 in Valberg – 1964), a Norwegian illustrator, comics creator, and cartoonist
- Edvarda Lie (1910–1963), a painter, drawer, and illustrator who was brought up in Vestvågøy
- Boy Rist (1912 in Gravdal – 1972), a naval officer and member of the Norwegian resistance in WWII
- Harald Sverdrup (1923 in Gravdal – 1992), a Norwegian poet and children's writer
- Kari Wærness (born 1939 in Leknes), a Norwegian sociologist
- Søren Fredrik Voie (born 1949 in Vestvågøy), a politician who was Mayor of Vestvågøy from 1983-1987
- Guri Ingebrigtsen (1952–2020), a Norwegian politician who was Mayor of Vestvågøy from 1999 to 2007
- Prince Karim Aga Khanwho bought a house in Unstad in 2019
Media gallery
-
Unstad; Vestvågøy has the largest areas of lowland in Lofoten -
View south-west from the summit of Bulitinden -
Sundklakkstraumen Bridge -
Near Borg in Vestvågøy -
The mountain Skottinden in winter sunshine
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vestvågøy.
Nordland travel guide from Wikivoyage- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
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