Fjell

Fjell is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Midhordland. The municipality consisted of several islands west of the city of Bergen, the major ones being Litlesotra, the northern part of Store Sotra, Bildøy, Bjorøy, Misje, and Turøy. The administrative centre of Fjell is the village of Straume. Some of the villages in Fjell included Ågotnes, Fjell, Foldnes, Knappskog, Knarrevik, Kolltveit, Landro, and Sekkingstad.

Fjell kommune
View of the village of Misje
Hordaland within
Norway
Fjell within Hordaland
Coordinates: 60°20′50″N 05°02′49″E
CountryNorway
CountyHordaland
DistrictMidhordland
Established1 Jan 1838
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
Administrative centreStraume
Government
  Mayor (2015-2019)Marianne S. Bjorøy (Ap)
Area
  Total148.17 km2 (57.21 sq mi)
  Land141.20 km2 (54.52 sq mi)
  Water6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi)  4.7%
Area rank355 in Norway
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (2019)
  Total25,204
  Rank43 in Norway
  Density178.5/km2 (462/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
21.2%
Demonym(s)Fjellsoknar
Fjellsokning[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1246
Official language formNynorsk[2]
Created asFormannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Succeeded byØygarden in 2020
Websitefjell.kommune.no

Due to the opening the Sotra Bridge to the mainland in 1971 and its proximity to the city of Bergen, the population has grown from less than 7,000 to over 25,000 as of 2017. The result is major traffic jams over the bridge every day. The highway that leads to Bergen has reduced the traveling time to only fifteen minutes from the municipal centre at Straume on Litlesotra to the center of Bergen.

At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 148-square-kilometre (57 sq mi) municipality is the 355th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Fjell was the 43rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 25,204. The municipality's population density is 178.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (462/sq mi) and its population has increased by 21.2% over the last decade.[3]

General information

Aerial view of the island of Litlesotra
View of the rugged mountainous landscape of Fjell

The parish of Fjæld was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the islands of Misje and Turøyna (population: 404) were transferred from the municipality of Herdla to the municipality of Fjell.[4]

On 1 January 2020, the three neighbouring municipalities of Fjell, Sund, and Øygarden were merged into one large island municipality called Øygarden.[5]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Fjell farm (Old Norse: Fjall), where the first Fjell Church was built. The name is identical with the modern Norwegian word fjell which means "mountain". The oldest form of the name was Undir Fjalli which means "under/below the mountain". Before 1918, the name was written Fjæld or Fjeld.[6]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 27 April 1957. The arms are black and gray with a blue background. They show the geography in the municipality, specifically the sea (shown with grey wavy lines) and the steep mountains (shown with three black triangular shapes). The grey seagull shown above the mountains is common in the area.[7]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Fjell. It is part of the Vesthordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

Churches in Fjell
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
FjellFjell ChurchFjell1874
Foldnes ChurchFoldnes2001
Landro ChurchLandro1977

Geography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19515,172    
19605,453+5.4%
19706,798+24.7%
198010,177+49.7%
199014,735+44.8%
200018,178+23.4%
201021,909+20.5%
201725,204+15.0%
Source: Statistics Norway.

Fjell was an island municipality located entirely on islands off the coast of the mainland Bergen Peninsula. It covered many islands in a large archipelago that stretched from Sund in the south to Fedje in the north. The largest island in Fjell was Sotra, although only the northern half of the island is part of Fjell. The second-largest island was Litlesotra, where the largest village area in Fjell is located (the village of Straume). The small island of Bildøyna is located between those two islands. The small island of Geitung lies north of Bildøyna and the small island of Bjorøy lies to the south. Bjorøy is not connected to Fjell by road, but there is the undersea Bjorøy Tunnel that connects it to the city of Bergen. On the western side of Sotra, the smaller islands of Algrøyna, Lokøyna, and Syltøyna are located. On the north end of Sotra lies the small islands of Misje and Turøyna.[8]

History

Fjell was the location of Fjell Fortress, a World War II German mountaintop fortification designed to command all water approaches to the port of Bergen.[8]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Fjell, 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 elect a mayor.[9] The municipality falls under the Bergen District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Fjell was made up of 35 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Fjell Kommunestyre 20162019 [10]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)10
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)4
 Green Party (Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne)1
 Conservative Party (Høgre)8
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)4
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)1
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
 Sotra List (Sotralista)4
Total number of members:35
Fjell Kommunestyre 20122015 [11]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)10
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)8
 Conservative Party (Høgre)13
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)4
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)1
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
 Sotra List (Sotralista)6
Total number of members:45
Fjell Kommunestyre 20082011 [10]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)9
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)15
 Conservative Party (Høgre)7
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)5
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)1
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
 Sotra List (Sotralista)6
Total number of members:45
Fjell Kommunestyre 20042007 [10]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)9
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)13
 Conservative Party (Høgre)6
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)5
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)1
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)3
 Sotra List (Sotralista)8
Total number of members:45
Fjell Kommunestyre 20002003 [10]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)11
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)7
 Conservative Party (Høgre)7
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)7
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)1
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)2
 Sotra List (Sotralista)10
Total number of members:45
Fjell Kommunestyre 19961999 [12]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)9
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)6
 Conservative Party (Høgre)7
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)8
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
 Sotra List (Sotralista)9
Total number of members:45
Fjell Kommunestyre 19921995 [13]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)11
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)3
 Conservative Party (Høgre)10
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)9
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)3
 Sotra list (Sotralista)4
 Moderate youth list (Moderat ungdomslist)1
Total number of members:45
Fjell Kommunestyre 19881991 [14]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)14
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)6
 Conservative Party (Høgre)11
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)9
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and
Liberal People's Party (Liberale Folkepartiet)
1
Total number of members:45
Fjell Kommunestyre 19841987 [15]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)10
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)3
 Conservative Party (Høgre)10
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)7
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:35
Fjell Kommunestyre 19801983 [16]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)8
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)1
 Conservative Party (Høgre)11
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)9
 Liberal People's Party (Liberale Folkepartiet)1
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:35
Fjell Kommunestyre 19761979 [17]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)7
 Conservative Party (Høgre)7
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)10
 New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet)2
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Cross-party common list (Tverrpolitisk Samlingsliste)3
 Election list for North Fjell (Valliste for Nordre Fjell)1
Total number of members:35
Fjell Kommunestyre 19721975 [18]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)7
 Conservative Party (Høgre)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)7
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)5
Total number of members:27
Fjell Kommunestyre 19681971 [19]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)6
 Conservative Party (Høgre)3
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)7
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)4
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)4
Total number of members:27
Fjell Kommunestyre 19641967 [20]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)8
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)7
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)9
Total number of members:27
Fjell Heradsstyre 19601963 [21]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)7
 Conservative Party (Høgre)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)9
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)4
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:25
Fjell Heradsstyre 19561959 [22]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)5
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)11
Total number of members:25
Fjell Heradsstyre 19521955 [23]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)5
 Conservative Party (Høgre)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)7
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)7
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:24
Fjell Heradsstyre 19481951 [24]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)6
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)8
 Liberal Party (Venstre)7
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)3
Total number of members:24
Fjell Heradsstyre 19451947 [25]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)9
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)7
 Liberal Party (Venstre)8
Total number of members:24
Fjell Heradsstyre 19381941* [26]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)7
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)8
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)8
Total number of members:24

See also

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