Alstahaug Municipality
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Alstahaug is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandnessjøen. Some of the villages in Alstahaug include Søvika and Tjøtta.
Most residents of Alstahaug live in the town of Sandnessjøen which is situated on the island of Alsta. The characteristic Seven Sisters mountain range is found on the eastern part of the island. Local legend has made this chain of peaks into seven sisters, two adjacent peaks representing twin sisters.
The island is connected to the mainland via the large Helgeland Bridge along Norwegian County Road 17. The Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka is located Template:Convert south of Sandnessjøen.
The Template:Convert municipality is the 308th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Alstahaug is the 137th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,421. The municipality's population density is Template:Convert and its population has increased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
General informationEdit
The large prestegjeld of Alstahaug was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1862, the southern district (population: 2,781) was separated to become the new Tjøtta Municipality (Vevelstad Municipality was later separated from Tjøtta Municipality). This left Alstahaug Municipality with about 3,280 residents. Just two years later, in 1864, the western island district (population: 2,438) was separated to become the new Herøy Municipality. Then on 1 July 1899, the northern district (population: 2,673) was separated to form the new Stamnes Municipality (Leirfjord Municipality was later separated from Stamnes).<ref name="DJ" />
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, several major municipal changes took place. First, the Husvær island area of Alstahaug (population: 461) was transferred from Alstahaug Municipality to Herøy Municipality. On the same day, the following areas were merged to form the new, larger Alstahaug Municipality:<ref name="DJ" />
- most of Tjøtta Municipality, except the Skogsholmen area (population: 1,477)
- all of Sandnessjøen Municipality (population: 3,856)
- all of Alstahaug Municipality (population: 970)
On 1 January 1971, the Skålværet islands (population: 32) were transferred from Vega Municipality to Alstahaug Municipality. On 1 January 1995, the mainland areas of Alstahaug Municipality (population: 70) were transferred to Vefsn Municipality.<ref name="DJ">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
NameEdit
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Alstahaug farm (Template:Langx) since the first Alstahaug Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the island {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (now Alsta). The linguist Magnus Olsen believed this old island name means "eel grounds" and it was an old taboo word for the sea. The last element is Template:Wikt-lang which means "hill" or "mound".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="snl">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
Coat of armsEdit
The coat of arms was granted on 8 August 1986. The official blazon is "Argent, a fess engrailed azure" (Template:Langx). This means the arms have a field (background) that has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The charge is a fess (bar) with engrailed edges running horizontally through the arms. The design symbolizes the Seven Sisters (Template:Langx), a row of mountains in the area, mirrored in the clear waters of the fjord. The arms were designed by Jarle E. Henriksen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ChurchesEdit
The Church of Norway has three parishes ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) within Alstahaug Municipality. It is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
| lang}}) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
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| Alstahaug | Alstahaug Church | Alstahaug | 12th century |
| Sandnessjøen | Sandnessjøen Church | Sandnessjøen | 1882 |
| Tjøtta | Skålvær Church | Skålværet | 1851 |
| Tjøtta Church | Tjøtta | 1867 |
HistoryEdit
At Alstahaug, on the southern end of the island of Alsta, lies the medieval Alstahaug Church, where the poet and minister Petter Dass worked around 1700. Tjøtta, an island south of Alsta, is the place where the famous Viking Hárek of Tjøtta resided in the 11th century.
NatureEdit
BirdlifeEdit
Lying just south of the Arctic Circle in an area that is known as Outer Helgeland, Alstahaug offers the visiting bird watcher a chance to do some birding in spectacular scenery, be it coastal or inland where The Seven Sisters mountain chain marks the boundary between the habitats. One of the better areas to birdwatch is the island of Tjøtta. Here you will find the small nature reserve Ostjønna.
GeographyEdit
Alstahaug is a municipality consisting entirely of islands. Most residents live on the main islands of Alsta and Tjøtta, and Alstahaug stretches from the Skålværet island group in the west, to the Vefsnfjorden in the east, and to Mindlandet island to the south. Leirfjord Municipality, Vefsn Municipality, and Vevelstad Municipality all lie to the east of Alstahaug; Dønna Municipality lies to the north; Herøy Municipality lies to the west; and Vega Municipality lies to the south. The highest point in the municipality is the Template:Convert tall mountain Botnkrona, one of the De syv søstre mountains on the island of Alsta.<ref name="elev" />
ClimateEdit
The official weather station is located at Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka, on Alsta island. Alstahaug has a temperate oceanic climate (marine west coast climate). The record high was recorded July 2019, and the all-time low was recorded February 2010. The warmest high recorded in the municipality is Template:Convert recorded July 2019 at Tjøtta island. The November record high Template:Convert set 6 November 2003 is warmest November temperature recorded in Nordland. Template:Weather box
GovernmentEdit
Alstahaug Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Helgeland District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.
Municipal councilEdit
The municipal council ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) of Alstahaug is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party. Template:Div col Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Div col end
MayorsEdit
The mayor (Template:Langx) of Alstahaug is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position (incomplete list):<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Div col
- 1883-1884: Peder H.W. Johansen<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1885-1888: Mr. Bergh<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1888-1896: Edvard Jensen<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1897-1899: M. Fisknes<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1899-1901: Vigand Tuxen-Holst<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1902-1907: K.K. Gjelle<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1912-1912: Jens Steiro (Bp)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1912-1915: Johan Pedersen<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1915-1920: Martin Aakerøy<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1920-1925: Eldor Ebbesen Brasøy<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1925-1939: Jens Steiro (Bp)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1939-1941: Alfred Storheil<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1941-1942: Anders Stokka<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1943-1944: Ole Jensen<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1945-1945: Alfred Storheil<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1946-1947: Johannes Almlid<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1947-1955: Jarle Storheil (Sp)<ref name="JS">Template:Stortingetbio</ref>
- 1955-1959: Ingvart Johansen<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1959-1968: Jarle Storheil (Sp)<ref name="JS" />
- 1968-1974: Torvald Kibsgaard (Ap)
- 1975-1983: Andreas Grimsø (H)<ref name="AG">Template:Stortingetbio</ref>
- 1984-1993: Gunnar Breimo (Ap)<ref name="GB">Template:Stortingetbio</ref>
- 1993-1999: Bill Rønning (Ap)
- 1999-2003: Bjarne Myhre (H)
- 2003-2004: Håkon Mørk (Sp)
- 2004-2007: Magne Greger (Ap)
- 2007-2011: Stig Sørra (H)
- 2011-2019: Bård Anders Langø (Ap)
- 2019–present: Peder Talseth (Sp)
Notable peopleEdit
- Peder Krabbe Gaarder (1814 in Alstahaug – 1883), a jurist and political theorist
- Adam Arndtsen (1829 in Alstahaug – 1919), a professor and physicist
- Torolf Prytz (1858 in Alstahaug – 1938), an architect, goldsmith, and politician
- Einar Hole Moxnes (1921 in Alstahaug – 2006), a politician and Mayor of Åfjord Municipality from 1955 to 1966
- Tone Thiis Schjetne (1928–2015), a sculptor who lived in Sandnessjøen
- Gunnar Breimo (born 1939 in Alstahaug), a politician and Mayor of Alstahaug from 1983 to 1993
- Odd Eriksen (1955–2023), a member of the Cabinet of Norway, recipient of the Polaris Award, and one of two who stopped a plane hijacking in 2004
- Arve Moen Bergset (born 1972 in Sandnessjøen), a traditional folk singer, hardanger fiddler, and classical violinist
- Stian Theting (born 1976 in Sandnessjøen), a footballer with over 500 club caps
- Rebekka Karijord (born 1976 in Sandnessjøen), a Stockholm-based musician and composer<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: 2311486
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- Sander Rølvåg (born 1990 in Sandnessjøen), a Norwegian curler
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway Template:In lang
- sandnessjoen.com – Local portal for Sandnessjøen and Alstahaug (in Norwegian)
- Picture: Beach south of Sandnessjøen
- Summer picture with the mountains in the background
- Skeilia nature reserve Template:In lang
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