Hjelme Municipality Hjelme herad | |
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| Hjelmen herred (historic name) | |
 Hordaland within Norway | |
 Hjelme within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates:60°38′53″N4°49′06″E / 60.6481°N 4.8183°E /60.6481; 4.8183 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1910 |
| • Preceded by | Manger Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Øygarden Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hjelme |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 989 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Hjelmesokning[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1259[2] |
Hjelme is aformer municipality in the oldHordaland county inNorway. The 19-square-kilometre (7.3 sq mi) municipality was located within the northern part of the present-day municipality ofØygarden. It existed from 1910 until 1964. Theadministrative centre was located at Hjelme, where theOld Hjelme Church was located. The municipality included the main islands ofAlvøyna,Seløyna,Lyngøyna, andHernar as well as many smaller surrounding islands. TheFedjeosen strait was the northern boundary, theHjeltefjorden was the eastern boundary, the smallNordra Straumøysundet strait was the southern boundary, and theNorth Sea was to the west.[3]
On 1 January 1910, the western district of the municipality ofManger (population: 986) was separated to form its own municipality calledHjelmen. On 5 November 1912 the name was changed fromHjelmen toHjelme by royal resolution. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of theSchei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Hjelme (population: 956) was merged with the majority of the neighboring municipality ofHerdla to form the new municipality named "Øygarden".[4]
The municipality is named after the oldHjelme farm (Old Norse:Hjalma). The name was likely the old name for the island of Hjelme. The name is theplural form ofhjalmr which means "helmet", likely referring to a helmet-shaped mountain on the island near the farm.[5] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelledHjelmen. On 5 November 1912, aroyal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality toHjelme.[6]
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During its existence, this municipality was governed by amunicipal council ofdirectly elected representatives. Themayor wasindirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[7]
Themunicipal council(Heradsstyre) of Hjelme was made up of 13 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 13 | |
| Total number of members: | 13 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 11 | |
| Total number of members: | 13 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 10 | |
| Total number of members: | 12 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders(Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) | 7 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 12 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 5 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgarlege Felleslister) | 6 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 12 | |
| Party name(in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders(Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) | 1 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 7 | |
| Total number of members: | 12 | |
| 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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