Årdal, Rogaland

Årdal is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 558-square-kilometre (215 sq mi) municipality existed from 1859 until 1965. It stretched from the head of the Årdalsfjorden in the west to the county border in the east. It encompassed the southern half of the present-day Hjelmeland Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Årdal where the Old Årdal Church is located.[1]

Årdal herred

Aardal herred (historic)
Former municipality
View of the Årdal Old Church
Rogaland within
Norway
Årdal within Rogaland
Coordinates: 59°09′10″N 06°09′39″E
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictRyfylke
Established1 Jan 1859
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
Administrative centreÅrdal
Area
 • Total558 km2 (215 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1965)
 • Total864
 • Density1.5/km2 (4.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1131
Preceded byHjelmeland in 1859
Succeeded byHjelmeland in 1965
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Aardal was established in 1859 when the large municipality of Hjelmeland was divided into two: Årdal in the south (population: 1,315) and Hjelmeland og Fister in the north (population: 3,084). On 6 March 1869, a small area of Aardal (population: 40) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Hjelmeland og Fister. The spelling of the name was changed to Årdal in the early 20th century. On 1 January 1965 the municipality of Årdal was dissolved due to the recommendations of the Schei Committee. The majority of Årdal, with 743 inhabitants, was merged into Hjelmeland municipality once again. At the same time, the Sunngardene district (population: 121) was transferred to the neighboring Strand municipality.[2]

Old Årdal Church

Årdal is well known for the Old Årdal Church (Årdal gamle kirke) which received its final shape after expansion shortly after it was built in the early 17th century. The church was marked by the work of two local artists, the German-born painter Gottfried Hendtzschel (d. 1657 in Stavanger) and the craftsman Lauritz Snekker who was his student. The altarpiece and the pulpit was painted by Hendtzschel. They were both carved by Snekker who was also responsible for most of the carpentry work. The artistic efforts of Hendtzschel and Snekker within various churches in the vicinity formed a part of the Stranganger Renaissance (Stavangerrenaissance), the cultural period which peaked in the middle of the 17th century in the area around Stavanger.[3][4][5][6][7]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Årdal, 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.[8]

Municipal council

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

Årdal Herredsstyre 1964–1965 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)13
Total number of members:13
Årdal Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)13
Total number of members:13
Årdal Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)13
Total number of members:13
Årdal Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)12
Total number of members:12
Årdal Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [13]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)12
Total number of members:12
Årdal Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [14]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)12
Total number of members:12
Årdal Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [15]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)12
Total number of members:12
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See also

References
  1. Store norske leksikon. "Årdal – tidligere kommune i Rogaland" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. Henning Alsvik. "Gottfried Anderssøn Hendtzschel". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  4. "Årdal gamle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Kirkenorge.no.
  5. Froysaker, Tine (2003). Church Paintings of Gottfried Hendtzschel in Norway - Part I & II. Goteborg University. ISBN 91-7346-455-4.
  6. Gundhus, Grethe (2005). I Guds og Bevaringens navn Fortellingen om tre altertavler og et øksemord. Kulturminner – en ressurs i tiden.
  7. Kloster, Robert (1936). Stavangerrenessansen i Rogalands kirker. Stavanger Museum.
  8. Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  9. "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  12. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  13. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  14. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  15. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-07-14.

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