Bø, Nordland
Bø kommune | |
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 Nordland within Norway | |
 Bø within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°41′43″N 14°34′46″E / 68.69528°N 14.57944°ECoordinates: 68°41′43″N 14°34′46″E / 68.69528°N 14.57944°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Vesterålen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| Administrative centre | Straume |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2007) | Sture Pedersen (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 246.70 km2 (95.25 sq mi) |
| • Land | 234.87 km2 (90.68 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.83 km2 (4.57 sq mi) 4.8% |
| Area rank | 288 in Norway |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,569 |
| • Rank | 249 in Norway |
| • Density | 10.9/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | ��7.9% |
| Demonym(s) | Bøfjerding[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1867 |
| Official language form | Neutral[2] |
| Website | boe |
Bø is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straume. Other villages in the municipality include Auvåg, the village of Bø, Eidet, Guvåg, Hovden, Klakksjorda, Malnes, Nykvåg, Utskor, and Vågen. The Litløy Lighthouse is located on the tiny island of Litløya off the coast of Bø.
The 247-square-kilometre (95 sq mi) municipality is the 288th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bø is the 249th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,569. The municipality's population density is 10.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (28/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 7.9% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]
General information[]
The municipality of Bø was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1866, a small area of the neighboring Øksnes Municipality (population: 40) was transferred to Bø. On 1 January 1964, the village and the peninsula north of Kråkberget (population: 271) was transferred from the neighboring municipality of Øksnes to Bø.[5]
Name[]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Bø farm (Old Norse: Bœr), since the first Bø Church was built there. The name is identical with the word bœr which means "farm" and it is a cognate with the Dutch language word "boer" which means "farmer".[6]
Coat of arms[]
The coat of arms is from modern times. They were granted on 7 August 1987. The arms show a silver "half boat" on a black background. This was chosen to represent the importance of fishing in Bø, but also reminiscent of some old legends/fairy tales in the region that include a "half boat". (The sea ghost draugr travelled in a half boat.)[7]
Touristic attraction - Man from the Sea[]
Looking out to sea from a rise above Vinje in the village of Bø stands the 'Man from the Sea', a 4.3-metre (14 ft) high figure of a man made from cast iron. The man is holding a crystal in his hands like a sacrifice to the sea. In the winter light, the crystal turns blue. The man stands with his back to the village of Bø, and looks out over the craggy archipelago towards the distinctive silhouette of Gaukværøya island.[8]
Churches[]
The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Bø. It is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
| Parish (sokn) | Church Name | Location of the Church | Year Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bø og Malnes | Bø Church | Bø | 1824 |
| Malnes Church | Eidet | 1895 |
Population[]
The municipality has sustained a steady decline in population since the 1950s when 6,122 people lived in Bø. The 2001 census showed that the population had declined to 3,156,[9] while the fourth quarter population estimate for 2007 showed the population at 2866.[10] The bureau of statistics projects a continued population decline.[11]
The municipality has 73 gårdsnummer in the cadastre.[12] The largest and densest population center is the Vinje, Skagen, and Steine area in the southwestern part of the municipality,[13] which is designated as the village of "Bø" by Statistics Norway.
Government[]
All municipalities in Norway, including Bø, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor.[14] The municipality falls under the Vesterålen District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.
Taxation[]
In 2020, the municipality announced a reduction in its wealth tax, creating a tax shelter unique in Norway, in order to encourage population growth. The state charges a .85% wealth tax on an individual's global assets above 1.5 million Norwegian kroner. Of this .15% goes to the state, and the remaining .7% goes to the individual's municipality of residence. Bø announced that, from January 2021, it would reduce its stake to just from .7% to .2%, and thus reducing the tax collected from .85% to .35%.[15]
Municipal council[]
The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Bø is made up of 19 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:
| Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 2 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 1 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 11 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 19 | |
Geography[]
The municipality of Bø lies on the island of Langøya and many small surrounding islets including Litløya and . The Norwegian County Road 820 is the only road that connects Bø to the rest of Norway via the 1,612-metre (5,289 ft) long Ryggedal Tunnel, connecting Bø to the neighboring municipalities of Øksnes and Sortland.
Climate[]
Bø has a subpolar oceanic climate, and is close to a temperate oceanic climate. Bø is the northernmost location in the world with all monthly means above 0 °C (32 °F). The current weather station is on the south coast of the island. An earlier weather station was located more inland on the island in a flat marshy area, and had recorded up to 30 °C (86 °F) in July and down to −20 °C (−4 °F) in February.
| hideClimate data for Bø i Vesterålen 1991-2020 (8 m, extremes 2003-2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9 (48) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27 (81) |
28.8 (83.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13 (55) |
9.5 (49.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
0.7 (33.3) |
3 (37) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
2.8 (37.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 83 (3.3) |
71 (2.8) |
73 (2.9) |
53 (2.1) |
47 (1.9) |
41 (1.6) |
49 (1.9) |
57 (2.2) |
84 (3.3) |
99 (3.9) |
96 (3.8) |
99 (3.9) |
852 (33.6) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[34] | |||||||||||||
| hideClimate data for Bø i Vesterålen 1961-1990 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 88 (3.5) |
81 (3.2) |
70 (2.8) |
63 (2.5) |
48 (1.9) |
56 (2.2) |
73 (2.9) |
74 (2.9) |
110 (4.3) |
144 (5.7) |
103 (4.1) |
107 (4.2) |
1,017 (40.0) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 15.4 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 16.5 | 18.8 | 17.2 | 17.8 | 170.3 |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[35] | |||||||||||||
People from Bø[]
- Regine Normann (1867 in Bø – 1939) a Norwegian school teacher, novelist and story writer
- Ketil Vea (1932 in Bø – 2015) a Norwegian composer and pedagogue
- Grethe Gynnild Johnsen (born 1959 in Bø) Norwegian journalist, director of all regional offices for NRK
- Bjørn Dæhlie (born 1967) a champion skier, intends to move to Bø for tax reasons [36]
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External links[]
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
Media related to Bø, Nordland at Wikimedia Commons
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