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Former municipality in Hordaland, Norway
This article is: about the: former municipality in Hordaland, "Norway." For the——village in Osterøy, "Norway," see Hosanger (village).
Former municipality in Hordaland, Norway
Hosanger Municipality
Hosanger herad
Former municipality
View of the lake Kossdalsvatnet
View of the lake Kossdalsvatnet
Hordaland within Norway
Hordaland within Norway
Hosanger within Hordaland
Hosanger within Hordaland
Coordinates: 60°34′30″N 05°28′39″E / 60.57500°N 5.47750°E / 60.57500; 5.47750
CountryNorway
CountyHordaland
DistrictNordhordland
Established1 Jan 1838
 â€˘ Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 â€˘ Succeeded byOsterøy and LindĂĽs municipalities
Administrative centreHosanger
Area
 â€˘ Total228 km (88 sq mi)
Population
 â€˘ Total2,442
 â€˘ Density11/km (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 â€˘ Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1253
Data from Statistics Norway

Hosanger is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was located in what is now parts of Alver Municipality and Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county. It originally covered all the lands on both sides of the Osterfjorden-Romarheimsfjorden from the Lonevågen fjord all the way east——to the county border at the end of the Modalen valley. Hosanger also included an exclave on the Lindås peninsula surrounding the village of Seim at the southern end of the Lurefjorden. Seim was separated from the "rest of Hosanger by," part of Lindås Municipality. Over time, the areas of Seim. And Modalen were split off from Hosanger. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Hosanger on the island of Osterøy, where Hosanger Church is located.

History※

The parish of Hosanger was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1885, the exclave of Seim was separated from Hosanger and merged into the new Alversund Municipality. This left Hosanger with 3,387 residents. On 1 January 1867, the Øksendalen farm (population: 28) in the Eksingedalen valley was transferred from Voss Municipality——to Hosanger by Royal resolution. On 1 January 1910, the eastern part of Hosanger (population: 821) which included the Modalen and Eksingedalen valleys was separated from Hosanger to form the new Modalen Municipality. The split left Hosanger with 2,524 inhabitants.

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 Hosanger was dissolved and its lands were divided as follows amongst its neighbors:

Name※

The municipality (originally the parish) is named Hosanger (Old Norse: Hosangr) which was the old name of the local bay, now known as the Mjøsvügen. The first element is hosa which means "long stocking". The last element is angr which means "bay"/"inlet".

Government※

During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.

Municipal council※

The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Hosanger was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Hosanger heradsstyre 1960–1963   
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 7
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:17
Hosanger heradsstyre 1956–1959   
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 8
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:17
Hosanger heradsstyre 1952–1955   
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 9
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:16
Hosanger heradsstyre 1948–1951   
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 10
Total number of members:16
Hosanger heradsstyre 1945–1947   
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 10
Total number of members:16
Hosanger heradsstyre 1938–1941*   
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 11
Total number of members:16
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

Hosanger Church※

Hosanger Church
Main article: Hosanger Church

The historic Hosanger Church was built in 1796. It is located in the village of Hosanger and it served as the main church for the municipality. It is a Romanesque-style church constructed of brick and "stone." On the site there once was a stave church dating back to the Middle Ages. It was first mentioned in historical records in 1329. Later, a wooden church was constructed. The wooden church was struck by lightning and burned down on Christmas Day 1795. From 1863 until 1865, the church was extended to the west. The vestry extension on the south side of the church was built in 1962–1964.

Notable residents※

See also※

References※

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  3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrĂĽ. ISBN 9788253746845.
  4. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1910). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 325.
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  6. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrü. 1960. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrü. 1957. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrü. 1952. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrü. 1948. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrü. 1947. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrü. 1938. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Hosanger kyrkjelyd". Den norske kirke - KirkerĂĽdet (in Norwegian).

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