Hol, Nordland

Hol is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 67-square-kilometre (26 sq mi) municipality existed from 1919 until its dissolution in 1963. Hol was located on the island of Vestvågøya in the southeastern part of what is now Vestvågøy Municipality. The administrative centre was located in Stamsund. The main church for Hol was Hol Church which is located just outside of the village of Fygle.[1]

Hol herred
Former municipality
Nordland within
Norway
Hol within Nordland
Coordinates: 68°08′40″N 13°39′02″E
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictLofoten
Established1 July 1919
Disestablished1 Jan 1963
Administrative centreStamsund
Area
 • Total67 km2 (26 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1963)
 • Total3,154
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1861
Preceded byBuksnes in 1919
Succeeded byVestvågøy in 1963
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Hol was established on 1 July 1919 when the eastern part of Buksnes municipality was split off to become the new municipality. Initially, Hol had a population of 2,272. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the municipality of Hol (population: 3,154) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Borge (population: 4,056), Buksnes (population: 4,416), and Valberg (population: 662) to create the new Vestvågøy Municipality.[2]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Hol, 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 Hol was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Hol Herredsstyre 1960–1962 [4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Conservative Party (Høyre)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)2
Total number of members:17
Hol Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [5]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)9
 Conservative Party (Høyre)5
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)2
Total number of members:17
Hol Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)8
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)5
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:16
Hol Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)5
Total number of members:16
Hol Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)5
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)5
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)4
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:16
Hol Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)6
Total number of members:16
  • View of Stamsund
  • Landscape around Stamsund
  • Church in Stamsund

See also

References
  1. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-02-20). "Hol – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  4. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  5. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
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