Alversund (municipality)

Alversund is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1885 until 1964. It was located in the southwestern part of the mainland portion of the present-day Alver Municipality in Vestland county. It originally included area on the island of Holsnøy as well, but that was later separated. Alversund covered 59 square kilometres (23 sq mi) upon its dissolution in 1964. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Alversund, where Alversund Church is located.[1]

Alversund herad
Former municipality
Alversundet strait and bridge in the background
Hordaland within
Norway
Alversund within Hordaland
Coordinates: 60°34′19″N 05°13′59″E
CountryNorway
CountyHordaland
DistrictNordhordland
Established1 Jan 1885
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
Administrative centreAlversund
Area
 • Total59 km2 (23 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1964)
 • Total2,099
 • Density36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1257
Preceded byHammer in 1885
Succeeded byLindås in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Alver farm (Old Norse: Alviðra) since the first Alversund Church was built there. The meaning of the farm name is "all weather" (meaning "weather from all directions" - describing a farm with an exposed and unsheltered site). The last element is sund which means "sound" or "strait", referring to the nearby Alverstraumen strait.

History
View of the main church for the municipality, Alversund Church

The municipality of Alversund was established on 1 January 1885 when the old municipality of Hammer was divided into two separate municipalities. The northwestern part of the old Hammer municipality became Alversund, and it also included the annex of Seim which had been a part of the municipality of Hosanger before that time. The initial population of Alversund was 2,793. On 1 January 1904, a small area near Hanevik on the island of Askøy (population: 32) was transferred from the municipality of Askøy to Alversund. On 15 October 1923, the western district of Alversund (population: 1716) was separated to form the new municipality of Meland. This left Alversund with 1,771 residents. On 1 January 1964, all of Alversund was merged with parts of the municipalities of Modalen, Hosanger, Hamre, Sæbø, and Lindås to form a new, larger municipality of Lindås. At its dissolution, Alversund had 2,099 residents.[2]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Alversund was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Alversund Heradsstyre 1960–1963 [3]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)17
Total number of members:17
Alversund Heradsstyre 1956–1959 [4]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)11
Total number of members:17
Alversund Heradsstyre 1952–1955 [5]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)7
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)2
Total number of members:16
Alversund Heradsstyre 1948–1951 [6]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)15
Total number of members:16
Alversund Heradsstyre 1945–1947 [7]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)11
Total number of members:16
Alversund Heradsstyre 1938–1941* [8]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste)		2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)6
Total number of members:16

See also

References
  1. Store norske leksikon. "Alversund" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-02-15. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-02-15. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-02-15. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-02-15. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-02-15. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
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