Ullsfjord Municipality
Ullsfjord herred | |
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| Sørfjord herred (historic name) Sørfjorden herred (historic name) | |
 View of Ullsfjord Church in Sjursnes | |
 Troms within Norway | |
 Ullsfjord within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 69°31′57″N 19°38′27″E / 69.53250°N 19.64083°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Hålogaland |
| Established | 1902 |
| • Preceded by | Lyngen Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Tromsø and Lyngen |
| Administrative centre | Sjursnes |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 716 km2 (276 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 2,190 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ullsfjording[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1937[2] |
Ullsfjord is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The 716-square-kilometre (276 sq mi) municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in what is now the eastern part of Tromsø Municipality and the southwestern part of Lyngen Municipality. The municipality encompassed the area surrounding the Ullsfjorden between Tromsø and Lyngen. The administrative centre was the village of Sjursnes where Ullsfjord Church is located.[3]
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History
The municipality of Sørfjord was established on 1 January 1902 when Lyngen Municipality was divided in two: the western part (population: 1,139) became the municipality of Ullsfjord and the eastern part (population: 5,102) remained as Lyngen.[4]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality ceased to exist and its land was divided as follows:[4]
- The Svensby area (population: 171) was merged with the old Lyngen Municipality (population: 2,761) and all of the mainland parts of the old Karlsøy Municipality (population: 1,001) for form a new, larger Lyngen Municipality.[4]
- The rest of what was Ullsfjord (population: 2,019) was merged with the city of Tromsø (population: 12,602), the municipality of Tromsøysund (population: 16,727), and the parts of Hillesøy municipality on the island of Kvaløya (population: 1,316) to form a new, larger Tromsø Municipality.[4]
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Sørfjorden, a local fjord. The first element is sør which means "southern". The last element is fjord which means "fjord". This "southern fjord" is referring to a branch off the larger Ullsfjorden.[5] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Sørfjorden. On 6 January 1908, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Sørfjord.[6]
On 16 July 1937, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Ullsfjord effective 1 October 1937.[7] This new name is the same as the local Ullsfjorden. The first element comes from the name Ullr, a god from ancient Germanic paganism. The last element is fjord which means "fjord". Thus it is the "fjord of Ullr".[3]
Government
During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[8]
Mayors
The mayors of Ullsfjord (incomplete list):
- 1931–1941: Hans Kristian Hauan (Ap)[9]
- 1945–1948: Hans Kristian Hauan (Ap)[9]
- 1951–1963: Hans Kristian Hauan (Ap)[9]
Municipal council
The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Ullsfjord was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 9 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 8 | |
| Total number of members: | 17 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6 | |
| Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 10 | |
| Total number of members: | 17 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 2 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 12 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 7 | |
| Total number of members: | 12 | |
| 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 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 9 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 2 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 12 | |
| Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (11 December 2017). "Ullsfjord – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1911). Norske gaardnavne: Tromsø amt (in Norwegian) (17 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 159.
- ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1908. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 24. 1908.
- ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1937. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 449. 1937.
- ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Hauan, Hans Kristian (1898-1974)". Storginget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
External links
Tromsø travel guide from Wikivoyage
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