Sørreisa
Sørreisa kommune
Ráisavuona suohkan | |
|---|---|
 Troms og Finnmark within Norway | |
 Sørreisa within Troms og Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 69°05′31″N 18°11′37″E / 69.09194°N 18.19361°ECoordinates: 69°05′31″N 18°11′37″E / 69.09194°N 18.19361°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms og Finnmark |
| District | Midt-Troms |
| Established | 1 Sept 1886 |
| Administrative centre | Sørreisa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Jan-Eirik Nordahl (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 362.95 km2 (140.14 sq mi) |
| • Land | 346.67 km2 (133.85 sq mi) |
| • Water | 16.28 km2 (6.29 sq mi) 4.5% |
| Area rank | 247 in Norway |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,464 |
| • Rank | 218 in Norway |
| • Density | 10/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | 2.9% |
| Demonym(s) | Sørreisværing[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5419 |
| Official language form | Neutral[2] |
| Website | sorreisa |
Sørreisa (Northern Sami: Ráisavuona suohkan) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sørreisa. Other villages include , Skøelva, and .
The 363-square-kilometre (140 sq mi) municipality is the 247th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sørreisa is the 218th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,464. The municipality's population density is 10 inhabitants per square kilometre (26/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.9% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]
General information[]
The municipality of Sørreisen was established on 1 September 1886 when the large Tranøy Municipality was divided into three: Tranøy (population: 1,239) in the west, Dyrøy (population: 1,281) in the south, and Sørreisen (population: 1,361) in the east. Later, the spelling was changed to Sørreisa. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the part of Sørreisa across the on the island of Senja (population: 129) was transferred to Lenvik Municipality.[5]
On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed Troms og Finnmark county. Previously, it had been part of the old Troms county.[6]
Name[]
The municipality is named after the (originally Reisa), which again is named after the Reisaelva (the "Reisa river" - originally Reisa). The river name is derived from the verb rísa which means "raise" (referring to flooding). The first element Sør ("south") was added to distinguish the municipality from Nordreisa Municipality (located further to the north in the same county). The municipality was originally named Sørreisen.[7]
Coat of arms[]
The coat of arms is from modern times; they were granted on 7 September 1984. The arms show three gold stars on a red background. It was derived from the oldest known seal in the municipality, a 17th-century seal of Jacob Hansen Kinapel, who was a police sergeant in Sørreisa from 1715 to 1748.[8]
Churches[]
The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Sørreisa. It is part of the Indre Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.
| Parish (Sokn) | Church Name | Location of the Church | Year Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sørreisa | Sørreisa Church | 1992 | |
| Skøelv Chapel | Skøelva | 1966 | |
| Straumen Chapel | Sørreisa | 1973 |
Geography[]
Sørreisa is located on the western coast of Norway, along the , just east of the large island of Senja. The 363-square-kilometre (140 sq mi) municipality is mostly populated along the shoreline. The municipality of Dyrøy lies to the west, Salangen and Bardu to the south, Målselv to the east, and Lenvik to the north.
Climate[]
| hideClimate data for Sørreisa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 97 (3.8) |
86 (3.4) |
67 (2.6) |
56 (2.2) |
39 (1.5) |
50 (2.0) |
66 (2.6) |
74 (2.9) |
92 (3.6) |
122 (4.8) |
103 (4.1) |
103 (4.1) |
955 (37.6) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[9] | |||||||||||||
Government[]
All municipalities in Norway, including Sørreisa, 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.[10] The municipality falls under the Senja District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.
Municipal council[]
The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Sørreisa 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) | 10 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
| Cooperation List (Samlingslista) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 19 | |
Notable people[]
- Amalie Øvergaard (1874 in Sørreisa – 1960) a Norwegian women's leader
- Berger Torrissen (1901 in Sørreisa – 1991) an American skier, competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics for the USA
- Willy Ovesen (1924 in Sørreisa – 2015) a Norwegian civil servant, director of the Norwegian Tax Administration from 1982 to 1994
- Herborg Finnset (born 1961 in Sørreisa) a Norwegian prelate of the Church of Norway and the Bishop of Nidaros from 2018
- Tore Rismo (born 1961 in Sørreisa) a retired Norwegian football midfielder
- Siri Pettersen (born 1971) a Norwegian writer and comics creator, brought up in Sørreisa
Gallery[]
Kramvigbrygga, part of Midt-Troms museum
Sørreisa, Norway
M/S Bognes, Soerreisa 2007
Sørreisa church
References[]
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ^ Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (2019-12-24). "Troms og Finnmark". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1911). Norske gaardnavne: Troms amt (in Norwegian) (17 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 62.
- ^ "Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ^ "eKlima Web Portal". Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Archived from the original on 2004-06-14.
- ^ Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Troms og Finnmark". Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M)" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.
- ^ "Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Troms Romsa". Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "Kommunestyrevalget 1995" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1996. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Kommunestyrevalget 1991" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1993. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Kommunestyrevalget 1987" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1988. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Kommunestyrevalget 1983" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1984. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Kommunestyrevalget 1979" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1979. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1975" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1977. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1972" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1973. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1967" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1967. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
External links[]
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
Media related to Sørreisa at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of sørreisa at Wiktionary
Troms travel guide from Wikivoyage
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