Ølen

Ølen is a former municipality in the Vestlandet region of Norway. The municipality existed from 1916 until 2006, and originally it was a part of Hordaland county, but in 2002 it was transferred to Rogaland county prior to its dissolution in 2006. The 181-square-kilometre (70 sq mi) municipality was located on the south side of the Bjoafjorden and east of the Ålfjorden. The administrative center of Ølen was the village of Ølensjøen. The municipality of Ølen makes up the northern part of the present-day Vindafjord Municipality in Rogaland county.[3]

Ølen kommune
Former municipality
View over Ølensjøen and Ølensvåg
Coat of arms
Rogaland within
Norway
Ølen within Rogaland
Coordinates: 59°38′59″N 05°38′13″E
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictHaugalandet
Established1 Jan 1916
Disestablished1 Jan 2006
Administrative centreØlensjøen
Government
 • Mayor (2004–2006)Arne Bergsvåg (Sp)
Area
 • Total181 km2 (70 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (2006)
 • Total3,426
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ølsbu[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1159
Official language formNynorsk[2]
Preceded byFjelberg in 1916
Succeeded byVindafjord in 2006
Data from Statistics Norway

History
Map of Ølen in Hordaland county prior to 2002 when it was transferred to Rogaland county

The parish of Ølen was established as a municipality on 1 July 1916 when it was split off from the large municipality of Fjelberg. Initially, Ølen had 1,715 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipality of Vikebygd was dissolved and the eastern half of it (population: 578) was merged into the municipality of Ølen.[4]

On 1 January 2002, the municipality of Ølen was transferred administratively from Hordaland county to Rogaland county. On 1 January 2003, the people of Ølen and the neighboring municipality of Vindafjord held a merger referendum which was successful. On 1 January 2006, Ølen and Vindafjord merged, forming a larger municipality called Vindafjord. Before the merger, Ølen had a population of 3,426. The coat of arms of the new Vindafjord municipality bears the design of the old Ølen arms and the colours of the old Vindafjord arms.[3]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Ølen, 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.[5] The municipality fell under the Haugaland District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Ølen was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four-year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council of Ølen was as follows:

Ølen Kommunestyre 2004–2005 [6]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)3
 Conservative Party (Høgre)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
 Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa, and Haugsgjerdet
 (Krinsliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet)		4
 Vikebygd local list (Vikebygd bygdeliste)3
Total number of members:21
Ølen Kommunestyre 2000–2003 [6]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)6
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)1
 Conservative Party (Høgre)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
 Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa, and Haugsgjerdet
 (Krinsliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet)		2
 Vikebygd local list (Vikebygd bygdeliste)3
Total number of members:21
Ølen Kommunestyre 1996–1999 [7]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)2
 Conservative Party (Høgre)3
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
 Liberal Party (Venstre)4
 Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa, and Haugsgjerdet
 (Krinsliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet)		2
 Vikebygd local list (Vikebygd bygdeliste)3
Total number of members:21
Ølen Kommunestyre 1992–1995 [8]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)1
 Conservative Party (Høgre)3
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)5
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
 Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa, and Haugsgjerdet
 (Krinsliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet)		2
 Local list for Vikebygd (Bygdeliste for Vikebygd)2
Total number of members:21
Ølen Kommunestyre 1988–1991 [9]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)1
 Conservative Party (Høgre)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)2
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
 Local list for Bjoa (Krinsliste for Bjoa)2
 Local list for Vikebygd (Bygdeliste for Vikebygd)2
Total number of members:21
Ølen Kommunestyre 1984–1987 [10]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)1
 Conservative Party (Høgre)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)2
 Liberal Party (Venstre)4
 Local list for Vikebygd, Bjoa, and Haugsgjerdet
 (Krinsliste for Vikebygd, Bjoa, og Haugsgjerdet)		4
Total number of members:21
Ølen Kommunestyre 1980–1983 [11]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)2
 Conservative Party (Høgre)5
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)4
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
 Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa and Haugsgjerdet
 (Bygdeliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet)		3
 Local list for Vikebygd (Krinsliste for Vikebygd)2
Total number of members:21
Ølen Kommunestyre 1976–1979 [12]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)2
 Conservative Party (Høgre)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)5
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
 Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa and Haugsgjerdet
 (Bygdeliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet)		3
 Local list for Vikebygd (Krinsliste for Vikebygd)3
Total number of members:21
Ølen Kommunestyre 1972–1975 [13]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Conservative Party (Høgre)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)5
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)8
Total number of members:21
Ølen Kommunestyre 1968–1971 [14]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Conservative Party (Høgre)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)8
Total number of members:21
Ølen Kommunestyre 1964–1967 [15]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
 Conservative Party (Høgre)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)4
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)5
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)7
Total number of members:21
Ølen Heradsstyre 1960–1963 [16]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
 Conservative Party (Høgre)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)9
Total number of members:21
Ølen Heradsstyre 1956–1959 [17]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Conservative Party (Høgre)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)15
Total number of members:21
Ølen Heradsstyre 1952–1955 [18]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)17
Total number of members:20
Ølen Heradsstyre 1948–1951 [19]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)16
Total number of members:20
Ølen Heradsstyre 1945–1947 [20]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)17
Total number of members:20
Ølen Heradsstyre 1938–1941* [21]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)16
Total number of members:20

See also

References
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