Kinsarvik (municipality)

Kinsarvik is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kinsarvik where Kinsarvik Church is located. The municipality of Kinsarvik existed two different times: from 1838 until 1869 and then again from 1913 until 1964. The municipality centered on the inner part of the Hardangerfjorden, and (originally) surrounded all of the Sørfjorden. The original Kinsarvik encompassed all of the present day municipalities of Ullensvang (except for Røldal) and a small part of Voss. Upon its final dissolution in 1964, it covered an area of 382 square kilometres (147 sq mi).[1]

Kinsarvik herad
Former municipality
View of Kinsarvik
Hordaland within
Norway
Kinsarvik within Hordaland
Coordinates: 60°22′28″N 06°43′12″E
CountryNorway
CountyHordaland
DistrictHardanger
Established1 Jan 1838-1 Jan 1869
Re-established1 Jan 1913
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
Administrative centreKinsarvik
Area
 • Total382 km2 (147 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1963)
 • Total1,585
 • Density4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1231
Preceded byUllensvang in 1913
Succeeded byUllensvang in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The large parish of Kinsarvik (spelled Kinzervig at that time) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The parish of Kinsarvik was centered at Kinsarvik Church and it had one parish annex: Ullensvang. In 1869, Ullensvang became the main parish, and Kinsarvik became an annex to Ullensvang (and the municipality then changed its name to Ullensvang).

On 1 July 1913, the municipality of Ullensvang was split into three separate municipalities. The northwestern part became Kinsarvik (population: 1,736), the central part was Ullensvang (population: 1,941) and the southern part became Odda (population: 3,077). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Kinsarvik municipality was dissolved. The Lussand-Kvanndal area north of the Hardangerfjorden (population: 72) was transferred to Granvin Municipality. The remainder of Kinsarvik (population: 1,513) was merged into Ullensvang Municipality once again.[2]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Kinsarvik is made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Kinsarvik Heradsstyre 1960–1963 [3]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Conservative Party (Høgre)1
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)7
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:13
Kinsarvik Heradsstyre 1956–1959 [4]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)13
Total number of members:13
Kinsarvik Heradsstyre 1952–1955 [5]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)12
Total number of members:12
Kinsarvik Heradsstyre 1948–1951 [6]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)1
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)11
Total number of members:12
Kinsarvik Heradsstyre 1945–1947 [7]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)9
Total number of members:12
Kinsarvik Heradsstyre 1938–1941* [8]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)10
Total number of members:12

See also

References
  1. Store norske leksikon. "Kinsarvik. – kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-02-13. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-02-13. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-02-13. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-02-13. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-02-13. 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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