Vikebygd (municipality)
Vikebygd herad | |
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![]() Hordaland within Norway | |
![]() Vikebygd within Hordaland | |
Coordinates: 59°35′39″N 05°35′14″E / 59.59417°N 5.58722°ECoordinates: 59°35′39″N 05°35′14″E / 59.59417°N 5.58722°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Hordaland |
District | Sunnhordland |
Established | 1 Jan 1902 |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
Administrative centre | Vikebygd |
Area | |
• Total | 102 km2 (39 sq mi) |
*Area at municipal dissolution. | |
Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,049 |
• Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1215 |
Preceded by | Sveen in 1902 |
Succeeded by | Ølen and Sveio in 1964 |
Vikebygd is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located along the eastern and western shores of the , a small branch off the main Hardangerfjorden. The 102-square-kilometre (39 sq mi) municipality is located in the present-day municipalities of Sveio (in Hordaland county) and in Vindafjord (in Rogaland county). The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Vikebygd, where Vikebygd Church is located.[1]
History[]
Historically, the parish of Vikebygd was a part of the old municipality of Fjeldberg. In 1865, Vikebygd parish became a part of the new municipality of Sveen. On 1 January 1902, the eastern part of the municipality of Sveen was separated to form the new municipality of Vikebygd. Initially, Vikebygd had a population of 1,092.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Vikebygd was dissolved. Using as a dividing line the western part of Vikebygd (population: 471) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Sveio and the eastern part (population: 578) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Ølen. On 1 January 2006, all of Ølen municipality was incorporated into Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county.[2]
Municipal council[]
The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Vikebygd was made up of 17 representatives who were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 15 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 14 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 14 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 14 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 13 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 1 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 15 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Vikebygd" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-03-05.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-02-15. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-02-15. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-02-15. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-02-15. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-02-15. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- Former municipalities of Norway
- Sveio
- Vindafjord
- 1902 establishments in Norway
- 1964 disestablishments in Norway