Fister (municipality)
Fister herred | |
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![]() View of Fister from the fjord | |
![]() Rogaland within Norway | |
![]() Fister within Rogaland | |
Coordinates: 59°10′29″N 06°03′17″E / 59.17472°N 6.05472°ECoordinates: 59°10′29″N 06°03′17″E / 59.17472°N 6.05472°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Rogaland |
District | Ryfylke |
Established | 1 July 1884 |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
Administrative centre | Fister |
Area | |
• Total | 47 km2 (18 sq mi) |
*Area at municipal dissolution. | |
Population (1965) | |
• Total | 713 |
• Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1132 |
Preceded by | Hjelmeland og Fister in 1884 |
Succeeded by | Finnøy and Hjelmeland in 1965 |
Fister is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 47-square-kilometre (18 sq mi) municipality existed from 1884 until 1965. It was located in what is now the present-day municipalities of Stavanger and Hjelmeland. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Fister, where the Fister Church is located. The municipality encompassed the western coast of mainland along the Fisterfjorden plus the islands to the west of the mainland, including the western part of Randøy and Halsnøya.[1]
History[]
The municipality of Fister was established on 1 July 1884 when the municipality of Hjelmeland og Fister was divided into two municipalities: Hjelmeland and Fister. Initially, Fister had 832 residents.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Fister was dissolved. The western part of Fister, known as the Fister islands (Fisterøyene), (population: 246) was merged into the municipality of Finnøy. The eastern part of Fister which included part of Randøy island and the mainland part of the municipality (population: 467) was merged with Hjelmeland and Årdal municipalities to form the new, larger municipality of Hjelmeland.[2]
Government[]
All municipalities in Norway, including Fister, 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 elects a mayor.[3]
Municipal council[]
The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Fister 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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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 13 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 13 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 13 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 12 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 12 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 12 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 12 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Fister" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ^ Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- Hjelmeland
- Stavanger
- Former municipalities of Norway
- 1884 establishments in Norway
- 1965 disestablishments in Norway