Skåre, Norway

Skåre is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 68-square-kilometre (26 sq mi) municipality existed from 1881 until 1958 when it was merged into the neighboring town of Haugesund. Originally, Skåre encompassed the far northwestern corner of Rogaland county on the mainland, plus several islands off the western coast. Today, Skåre refers to the northern part of the town of Haugesund.[2]

Skåre herred
Former municipality
Rogaland within
Norway
Skåre within Rogaland
Coordinates: 59°25′10″N 05°15′48″E
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictHaugaland
Established1 Nov 1881
Disestablished1 Jan 1958
Administrative centreSkåre
Area
 • Total68 km2 (26 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1958)
 • Total6,772
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Skårebu[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1153
Preceded byTorvastad in 1881
Succeeded byHaugesund in 1958
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Skaare (later, the spelling was changed to Skåre) was created on 1 November 1881 when it was split off from the municipality of Torvastad. The new municipality had a population of 1,665. On 1 January 1911, a part of Skåre (population: 3,847) bordering the neighboring town of Haugesund was transferred to Haugesund. On 1 January 1958, the rest of Skåre (population: 6,772) was merged with the town of Haugesund, creating a much larger Haugesund Municipality.[3]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Skåre, 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 Skåre was made up of 25 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Skåre Herredsstyre 1956–1957 [5]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)11
 Conservative Party (Høyre)5
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)4
Total number of members:25
Skåre Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)2
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)3
Total number of members:16
Skåre Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)2
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)3
Total number of members:16
Skåre Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)8
 Joint list of the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) and the Liberal Party (Venstre)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)6
Total number of members:16
Skåre Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)4
 Conservative Party (Høyre)1
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)7
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:16

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Skåre" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

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