Hafslo Municipality Hafslo herad | |
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 View of Hafslo | |
 Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
 Hafslo within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates:61°18′39″N07°11′08″E / 61.31083°N 7.18556°E /61.31083; 7.18556 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Sogn |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1963 |
| • Succeeded by | Luster Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hafslo |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 583 km2 (225 sq mi) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 2,384 |
| • Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Hafslobygding[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1425[2] |
Hafslo is aformer municipality in the oldSogn og Fjordanecounty,Norway. The 538-square-kilometre (208 sq mi)[3] municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. It is located in the present-dayLuster Municipality (inVestland county) in the traditional district ofSogn. The former municipality included the villages of Kinsedalen,Ornes, and Kroken on the east side of theLustrafjorden. It also included the villages ofSolvorn,Hafslo,Joranger, and the wholeVeitastrond valley on the west side of the Lustrafjorden. The municipality surrounded the lakesHafslovatnet andVeitastrondvatnet. Theadministrative centre of the municipality was the village ofHafslo, whereHafslo Church was located.
Hafslo was established as amunicipality on 1 January 1838 (seeformannskapsdistrikt law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of theSchei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the municipality of Hafslo (population: 2,384) was merged with the neighboring municipalities ofLuster (population: 2,674) andJostedal (population: 796) to form the new, larger municipality of Luster.[4]
The municipality (originally theparish) is named after the oldHafslo farm (Old Norse:Hafrsló) since the firstHafslo Church was built there. The first element is the old male nameHafr, the name is identical with the wordhafr which means "male goat". The last element isló which means "clearing" or "meadow", probably due to the excellent farming areas nearby.[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 Hafslo 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) | 7 | |
| Conservative Party(Høgre) | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 3 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 21 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 7 | |
| Conservative Party(Høgre) | 3 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 5 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 21 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 9 | |
| Conservative Party(Høgre) | 5 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 8 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgarlege Felleslister) | 6 | |
| Total number of members: | 28 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 2 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders(Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) | 5 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgarlege Felleslister) | 6 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 10 | |
| Total number of members: | 28 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 2 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders(Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) | 9 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 13 | |
| Total number of members: | 28 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
| Conservative Party(Høgre) | 1 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 7 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 4 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders(Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) | 1 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgarlege Felleslister) | 4 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 5 | |
| Total number of members: | 28 | |
| 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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Luster travel guide from Wikivoyage
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