Hasvik

Hasvik (Northern Sami: Ákŋoluovtta gielda; Kven: Hasviikan komuuni) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Breivikbotn. Other villages in the municipality include Breivik, Hasvik, and Sørvær. The population of Hasvik has generally been in steady decline due to problems within the fishing industry. Hasvik is an island municipality with no road connections to the rest of Norway. Hasvik Airport is served with regular connections to Tromsø and Hammerfest, and there is a two-hour ferry crossing to the village of Øksfjord on the mainland, providing access by car.

This article is about the municipality in Finnmark, Norway. For the village with the same name, see Hasvik (village).
Hasvik kommune

Ákŋoluovtta gielda
Hasviikan komuuni
Municipality
View of the western part of Hasvik
Flag
Troms og Finnmark within
Norway
Hasvik within Troms og Finnmark
Coordinates: 70°35′30″N 22°18′10″E
CountryNorway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
DistrictVest-Finnmark
Established1858
Administrative centreBreivikbotn
Government
 • Mayor (2007)Eva Danielsen Husby (Ap)
Area
 • Total555.57 km2 (214.51 sq mi)
 • Land534.05 km2 (206.20 sq mi)
 • Water21.52 km2 (8.31 sq mi)  3.9%
Area rank196 in Norway
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,005
 • Rank335 in Norway
 • Density1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
7.6%
Demonym(s)Hasvikværing[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5433
Official language formBokmål[2]
Websitehasvik.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

The 556-square-kilometre (215 sq mi) municipality is the 196th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hasvik is the 335th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,005. The municipality's population density is 1.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.9/sq mi) and its population has increased by 7.6% over the last decade.[3][4]

General information
Hasvik Church

The municipality of Hasvik was established in 1858 when the northern part of Loppa Municipality was separated to form this new municipality. The initial population was 506. The borders of the municipality have not changed since that time.[5]

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed Troms og Finnmark county. Previously, it had been part of the old Finnmark county.[6]

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was probably Hásvík. The first element is then the genitive case of the local mountain name Hár (now Håen) and the last element is vík which means "cove" or "wick". The actual name of the mountain is compared in form with an old oarlock (Old Norse: hár).[7]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 13 July 1984. The arms show a white seagull on a blue background, which was chosen by the municipality as a symbol for the local fishing and fish processing industry which attracts many seagulls.[8]

See also: The coat of arms of Smøla

Churches

The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Hasvik. It is part of the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

Churches in Hasvik
Parish (Sokn)Church NameLocation of the ChurchYear Built
HasvikBreivikbotn ChapelBreivikbotn1959
Dønnesfjord ChurchDønnesfjord1888
Hasvik ChurchHasvik1955
Sørvær ChapelSørvær1968

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Hasvik, 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 Hammerfest District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Hasvik is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Hasvik Kommunestyre 2020–2023 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)9
 Conservative Party (Høyre)3
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
Total number of members:15
Hasvik Kommunestyre 2016–2019 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Conservative Party (Høyre)3
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)2
Total number of members:15
Hasvik Kommunestyre 2012–2015 [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)8
 Conservative Party (Høyre)3
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
Total number of members:15
Hasvik Kommunestyre 2008–2011 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)8
 Conservative Party (Høyre)1
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)6
Total number of members:15
Hasvik Kommunestyre 2004–2007 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)6
 Conservative Party (Høyre)1
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)8
Total number of members:15
Hasvik Kommunestyre 2000–2003 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Sørøy List (Sørøylista)1
Total number of members:17
Hasvik Kommunestyre 1996–1999 [13]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Conservative Party (Høyre)1
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Sørøy List (Sørøylista)2
Total number of members:17
Hasvik Kommunestyre 1992–1995 [14]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)9
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)2
 Sørøy List (Sørøylista)4
Total number of members:17
Hasvik Kommunestyre 1988–1991 [15]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)12
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)3
Total number of members:17
Hasvik Kommunestyre 1984–1987 [16]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Conservative Party (Høyre)1
 Hasvik Socialist List (Hasvik Sosialistiske List)4
 Hasvik Fishermen Local List (Hasvik fiskerkretsliste)1
 Breivikbotn cross-party list
 (Breivikbotn tverrpolitiske liste)		1
Total number of members:17
Hasvik Kommunestyre 1980–1983 [17]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)9
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Hasvik Socialist List (Hasvik Sosialistiske List)4
 Hasvik Local List (Hasvik Kretsliste)1
Total number of members:17
Hasvik Kommunestyre 1976–1979 [18]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Breivikbotn Socialist List (Breivikbotn Sosialistiske List)4
Total number of members:17
Hasvik Kommunestyre 1972–1975 [19]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)15
Total number of members:17
Hasvik Kommunestyre 1968–1971 [20]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)8
 Conservative Party (Høyre)1
 Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)7
Total number of members:17
Hasvik Kommunestyre 1964–1967 [21]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)9
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)		6
Total number of members:17
Hasvik Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [22]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)11
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)		2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)2
Total number of members:17
Hasvik Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [23]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)12
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)2
Total number of members:17
Hasvik Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [24]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)4
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)		1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)7
Total number of members:12
Hasvik Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [25]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)9
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)		1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)2
Total number of members:12
Hasvik Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [26]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)4
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)		2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)6
Total number of members:12
Hasvik Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [27]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)8
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)		2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:12

History

In 1900 Hasvik was connected to the telegraph system of the rest of Norway.[28]

In June 1944, a Catalina aircraft crashed into a mountain in Hasvik, killing the crew of 6; the crew consisted of Soviet airmen wearing American uniforms; the aircraft was flying from the U.S. to Murmansk, Russia via Iceland.[29] (138 PBN-1s produced by Naval Aircraft Factory served with the Soviet Navy, after the NAF transferred ownership via Project ZEBRA).[30] The remains of the crew members, was removed from Norway after World War II. As of 2021, expenses relating to a future monument will not be the responsibility of the Norway's government, but rather a municipal responsibility.

1994 stranding of a decommissioned Russian warship
The ship was being towed for scrapping, but drifted to Hasvik in 1994, and was removed in 2012.

In the sea off the village of Sørvær, the stranded Soviet cruiser Murmansk ran aground on Christmas Eve in 1994 after her towlines snapped off the nearby North Cape. She was on her way to India to be scrapped at the time. Due to environmental and logistical concerns, it had to be removed piece by piece. Scandinavia’s largest demolition contractor, AF Decom, constructed a massive breakwater and dry dock around Murmansk to access the shipwreck from land and demolish it where it rested. The dock around the wreck was sealed in April 2012.[31] By mid-May the dock was almost empty of water and the demolishing of the cruiser began. The project was completed in 2013.[32]

Geography

The municipality of Hasvik is situated on the western side of Sørøya, Norway's fourth largest island (other than Svalbard). Most people in Hasvik are to be found in a string of settlements along the western coast: the three largest being Breivikbotn, Sørvær, and Hasvik. The municipality also includes the very sparsely populated northern part of the island of Stjernøya, including the Sørfjorden area. Stjernøya has no road or ferry connections.

Climate
Climate data for Hasvik
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.8
(27.0)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 0.6
(33.1)		 4.4
(39.9)		 8.3
(46.9)		 11.5
(52.7)		 10.9
(51.6)		 7.5
(45.5)		 3.6
(38.5)		 0.3
(32.5)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 3.2
(37.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73
(2.9)		 68
(2.7)		 57
(2.2)		 55
(2.2)		 47
(1.9)		 48
(1.9)		 55
(2.2)		 63
(2.5)		 70
(2.8)		 102
(4.0)		 84
(3.3)		 88
(3.5)		 810
(31.9)
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[33]

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