Innvik
Innvik is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. Innvik is located in the present-day Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, encompassing about the western third of the present municipality. Innvik included both sides of the Nordfjorden, from Randabygda in the west to just west of the village of Stryn. It stretched from the border with Hornindal Municipality in the north, through the Oldedalen valley all the way to the Jostedalsbreen glacier in the south.[1]
Innvik herad | |
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![]() View of the local Innvik Church | |
![]() Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
![]() Innvik within Sogn og Fjordane | |
Coordinates: 61°51′06″N 06°37′00″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Sogn og Fjordane |
District | Nordfjord |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
Administrative centre | Innvik |
Area | |
• Total | 511 km2 (197 sq mi) |
*Area at municipal dissolution. | |
Population (1965) | |
• Total | 3,003 |
• Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1447 |
Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
Succeeded by | Stryn Municipality in 1965 |
Name
The name comes from the old Innvik farm (Old Norse: Víkr), since the first Innvik Church is located there. The old name is identical with the word vík which means "inlet". Over time, the prefix inn- (meaning "inner") was added to distinguish the area from nearby Utvik (meaning "outer" Vik). The name Indvigen or the more modern spelling Innvik has been in use since the 15th century.[1][2]
History
The municipality was established as Indvigen formannskapsdistrikt on 1 January 1838. In 1843, the eastern part of the municipality was separated from Innvik to form the new Stryn Municipality, leaving Innvik with 2,675 inhabitants. On 1 October 1922, the Raksgrenda area (between the villages of Loen and Stryn), with 120 inhabitants, was administratively transferred from Innvik to Stryn. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Innvik Municipality and neighboring Stryn Municipality were merged back together, creating a much larger municipality named Stryn. Prior to the merger, Innvik municipality had 3,003 inhabitants.[3]
Government
Municipal council
The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Innvik was made up of 25 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 10 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 22 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 9 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 9 | |
Total number of members: | 24 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 19 | |
Total number of members: | 24 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) | 1 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 16 | |
Total number of members: | 24 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 9 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 7 | |
Total number of members: | 24 |
References
- "Innvik i Sogn og Fjordane". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- Rygh, Oluf (1919). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 485.
- Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. Cite journal requires
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(help) - "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
External links
Sogn og Fjordane travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Weather information for Innvik (in Norwegian)