Fjelberg Municipality Fjelberg herred | |
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| Fjeldberg herred (historic name) | |
 Halsnøya island and surroundings | |
 Hordaland within Norway | |
 Fjelberg within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates:59°44′47″N05°41′45″E / 59.74639°N 5.69583°E /59.74639; 5.69583 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Sunnhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Kvinnherad Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Fjelbergøya |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 79.5 km2 (30.7 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
• Total | 2,308 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1213[1] |
Fjelberg is aformer municipality in the oldHordaland county,Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1965 when it was dissolved. In 1965, the municipality covered 79.8 square kilometres (30.8 sq mi), mostly islands and a small area on the mainland. It encompassed part of what is nowKvinnherad Municipality (inVestland county) andVindafjord Municipality (inRogaland county), primarily the islands ofFjelbergøya,Borgundøya, andHalsnøya, as well as some surrounding areas on the mainland. Theadministrative centre of the municipality was the small village located on the island ofFjelbergøya whereFjelberg Church is located.[2]
The parish ofFjældberg was established as aformannskapsdistrikt on 1 January 1838. According to the 1835 census the parish had a population of 2,986 at the time.[3] In 1855, the neighboring municipality ofEid was incorporated into Fjelberg, increasing its population to 4,794.[4]
In 1865, the parish ofVikebygd (population: 1,062) in the southwestern part of the municipality was separated from Fjelberg and merged with a part of neighboringFinnaas Municipality to create the newSveen Municipality. On 1 January 1898, the southern part of the island ofHuglo (population: 117) was transferred from Fjelberg to the neighboringStord Municipality. On 1 July 1916, the southern (mainland) part of Fjelberg (population: 1,715) was split off to form the newØlen Municipality, leaving Fjelberg with 1,926 inhabitants.[4]
On 1 January 1965, as part of the nationwide merging of municipalities as suggested by theSchei Committee, Fjelberg municipality was dissolved. Fjelberg municipality was merged with neighboringKvinnherad Municipality, part ofSkånevik Municipality, and most ofVaraldsøy Municipality to form the new (much larger)Kvinnherad Municipality. Prior to the merger, Fjelberg had a population of 2,308, and after the merger, the new municipality had nearly 10,000 residents.[4]
The municipality (originally theparish) is named after the island ofFjelbergøya (Old Norse:Fjǫlbyrja) since the firstFjelberg Church was built there. The first element is the prefixfjǫl- which means "much" or "many". The last element isbyrr which means "fair wind" or "favorable wind" (in terms of sailing). Thus it is a place with many kinds of good winds for sailing.[5]
During its existence, this municipality was governed by amunicipal council ofdirectly elected representatives. Themayor wasindirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[6]
Themunicipal council(Heradsstyre) of Fjelberg was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four year terms. Theparty breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 17 | |
| Total number of members: | 21 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 19 | |
| Total number of members: | 21 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 16 | |
| Total number of members: | 20 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 17 | |
| Total number of members: | 20 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 17 | |
| Total number of members: | 20 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 1 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 19 | |
| Total number of members: | 20 | |
| Note: Due to theGerman occupation of Norway duringWorld War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. | ||
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