Langenes, Nordland

Langenes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality, which existed from 1919 until 1964, encompassed the western shore of the Gavlfjorden in what is now Øksnes Municipality. It is located on the northern end of the large island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The administrative centre was in the village of Stø, just east of the Langenes Church in the northern part of the municipality.[2]

Langenes herred
Former municipality
Nordland within
Norway
Langenes within Nordland
Coordinates: 69°01′07″N 15°09′21″E
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictVesterålen
Established1 Jan 1919
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
Administrative centreStø
Area
 • Total103 km2 (40 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1964)
 • Total2,037
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Langnesfjerding
Langenesfjerding[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1869
Preceded byØksnes in 1919
Succeeded byØksnes in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Langenes was established on 1 July 1919 when the northeastern part of Øksnes Municipality was split off from Øksnes to form the new municipality. Initially, Langenes had a population of 1,085. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the Holm area along the Gavlfjorden (population: 65) was transferred from Langenes to Sortland Municipality. On 1 January 1964, the rest of Langenes (population: 2,037) was merged back together with Øksnes. Prior to the merger, Langenes had 2,037 residents.[3]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Langenes, 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.[4]

Municipal council

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

Langenes Herredsstyre 1960–1962 [5]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)5
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
 Workers, fishermen, and farmers
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere)		1
 Non-socialist common list (Borgerlige felleslister)3
Total number of members:13
Langenes Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
 Non-socialist common list (Borgerlige felleslister)2
Total number of members:13
Langenes Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)5
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:12
Langenes Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)12
Total number of members:12
Langenes Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)12
Total number of members:12
Langenes Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)12
Total number of members:12

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Langenes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  5. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
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