Vefsn Municipality

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Vefsn (Template:Langx) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mosjøen (population: 9,843). Some of the notable villages in Vefsn include Drevvassbygda, Elsfjord, and Husvik.

The Template:Convert municipality is the 41st largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Vefsn is the 91st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,469. The municipality's population density is Template:Convert and its population has increased by 1.4% 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>

History

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Part of the city park in Mosjøen, Vefsn municipality.

The municipality of Vefsn was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1862, the vast eastern district (population: 921) was separated from Vefsn Municipality to become the new Hattfjelldal Municipality. This left Vefsn Municipality with 5,051 residents. In 1876, the town of Mosjøen (population: 379) was separated from Vefsn Municipality to become a separate town-municipality. This left Vefsn Municipality with 4,672 residents.<ref name="Dag">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1927, Vefsn Municipality was split into three: the small northern district (population: 964) became the new Drevja Municipality and the large southern district (population: 1,746) became the new Grane Municipality. After the split, Vefsn Municipality had 3,119 residents remaining. In 1939, a small area of Vefsn Municipality (population: 45) was transferred to neighboring town of Mosjøen.<ref name="Dag" />

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, Vefsn Municipality (population: 5,358) was merged with the neighboring town of Mosjøen (population: 4,628) and the neighboring Drevja Municipality (population: 1,001) and Elsfjord Municipality (population: 920) to form a new, larger Vefsn Municipality. On 1 January 1995, the mainland areas of the neighboring Alstahaug Municipality (population: 70) were transferred to Vefsn Municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

Name

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The post office was named VEFSEN in 1859.

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the river Vefsna (Template:Langx) which flows through the municipality into the Vefsnfjorden (Template:Langx). The meaning of the river name is unknown, but it possibly comes from the old word Template:Wikt-lang which means "to wrap" or "to wind around".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Vefsen. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Vefsn.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 13 September 1974. The official blazon is "Sable, a rooster argent armed gules" (Template:Langx). This means the arms have a black field (background) and the charge is a rooster. The rooster 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 rooster is also armed which means its claws, beak, and comb are colored red. The rooster is a symbol for watchfulness and alertness. The arms were designed by Arthur Gustavsson.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="FW">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The coat of arms was originally adopted by the municipality of Mosjøen on 25 March 1960. In 1962, Mosjøen was merged with Vefsn Municipality, Drevja Municipality, and Elsfjord Municipality to form a new, larger Vefsn Municipality. After the merger, the old arms of Mosjøen were chosen for the new municipality. Since the arms officially became obsolete after the merger, they were re-granted in 1974.<ref name="FW" />

Churches

The Church of Norway has three parishes ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) within Vefsn Municipality. It is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

Churches in Vefsn

lang}})	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Dolstad	Dolstad Church	Mosjøen	1735
Drevja	Drevja Church	Nilsskogen	1883
Elsfjord	Elsfjord Church	Elsfjord	1955

Government

Vefsn 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 council

The municipal council ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) of Vefsn is made up of 29 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

Mayors

The mayor (Template:Langx) of Vefsn 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:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Div col

• 1838–1842: Christian Quale
• 1842–1844: Kristoffer Ingebrigtsen
• 1844–1862: Ola Olsson
• 1863–1864: Peter Holst
• 1865–1866: Ola Olsson
• 1867–1870: Anders Persson
• 1871–1876: John Ottesen
• 1877–1878: Even Sund
• 1889–1894: Peter Holst
• 1895–1896: Nils M. Kulstad
• 1897–1898: Even Sund
• 1899–1901: Per Flaa (LL)
• 1902–1904: Nils Kulstad (V)
• 1905-1905: Christian Møinichen Havig (V)
• 1905-1905: Per Flaa (LL)
• 1905–1913: Ole Klemmentsen (V)
• 1914–1916: Mikkel Alsgaard (V)
• 1917–1918: Nils Skandfer
• 1919-1920: Sølfest Hagen
• 1920–1925: Nils Mjaavatn
• 1926–1928: Anders Svare (V)
• 1929–1940: Per M. Stordal (Ap)
• 1943–1945: Anders Svare
• 1946-1946: Kåre Vangen
• 1946–1947: Arne Aalbotsjord (Ap)
• 1948–1954: Anders Granås
• 1954–1955: Arne Aalbotsjord (Ap)
• 1956-1959: Kåre Vangen
• 1960-1961: Arne Aalbotsjord (Ap)
• 1962-1966: Einar Jensen (Ap)
• 1966–1975: Arne Aalbotsjord (Ap)
• 1976–1979: Eugen Almås (Ap)
• 1980-1989: Peder Hyttebakk (Ap)
• 1990-1993: Roy Skogsholm (Ap)
• 1993-1998: Knut Petter Torgersen (Ap)
• 1998-2000: Britt Jonassen (Ap)
• 2000-2019: Jann-Arne Løvdahl (Ap)
• 2019–2023: Berit Hundåla (Sp)
• 2023–present: Rune Krutå (Ap)

Geography

The administrative centre of Vefsn is the town of Mosjøen which is situated along the innermost part of the Vefsnfjorden. Outside Mosjøen, the large municipality of Vefsn is dominated by spruce forests, mountains, lakes, agriculture, and the Vefsna river. The municipality is served by Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad.

The highest point in the municipality is the Template:Convert tall mountain Geittinden.<ref name="elev" /> The mountain Lukttinden is located in the northern part of the municipality. There are many large lakes in Vefsn including Drevvatnet, Finnknevatnet, Fustvatnet, Hundålvatnet, Luktvatnet, Mjåvatnet, and Ømmervatnet. The Lomsdal–Visten National Park is partially located in Vefsn.

Birdlife

The bird watcher that visits Vefsn soon realizes that it will take more than a day to cover all the interesting habitats and birding areas. Here you will find areas of virtually untouched coniferous woodlands, both inland and along the coast. The Skjørlegda nature reserve is a good example of woodland protection. Here you will find a virtually untouched coniferous forest covering the Eiterå valley. The valley stretches inland to a higher mountainous habitat that is also worth checking.

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  Luktinden (mountain) in autumn

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  The road along Vefsnfjord

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  Drevje valley (Drevjedalen), Vefsn

Farms of Vefsn

Historically, the land of Vefsn was divided up into named farms. These farms were used in census and tax records and are useful for genealogical research.

Farm maps

Note that each map has a maximum number of listings it can display, so the map has been divided into parts consistent with the enumeration districts (Template:Langx) in the 1920 census. This map will include one farm name per farm number; other farm names or subdivision numbers may exist.

The municipalities of Mosjøen, Elsfjord, and Drevja were incorporated into Vefsn in 1962, and are not included in these maps. Tellingskrets 5, Granli; 6 Øvre Svenningdal, and 7 Austervefsen og Feplingdal, are now part of other municipalities, primarily Grane.

Names and numbers

Following are the farms in the Vefsn Municipality, as they are listed in O. Rygh's series Norske_Gaardnavne (Template:Lit), the Nordland volume of which was published in 1905.

See also: Digital version of Norske Gaardnavne - Nordland Template:In lang

The farm numbers are used in some census records, and numbers that are near each other indicate that those farms are geographically proximate. Handwritten Norwegian sources, particularly those prior to 1800, may use variants on these names. For recorded variants before 1723, see the digital version of O. Rygh. Note that the 1920 census records mapped above may not match O. Rygh.

Farm names were often used as part of Norwegian names, in addition to the person's given name and patronymic or inherited surname. Some families retained the farm name, or toponymic, as a surname when they emigrated, so in those cases tracing a surname may tell you specifically where in Norway the family was from. This tradition began to change in the mid to late 19th century, and inherited surnames were codified into law in 1923.

Farm Name	Farm Number
Juviken	1
Grønviken	2
Søttaren	3
Øren	4
Kleven	5
Sørgaarden	6, 1
Hundaala, 1	6, 7
Hundaala, 2	7
Høinesdalen	8
Digermulen	9
Demmeldalen	10
Hundaalvatnet	11
Bjørnvolden	12
Sørvasdale	13
Vikdalen	14
Øien	15
Rotneset	15, 5
Kvandalen	16
Tveraaen	17
Kjærstad	18
Helvik	18, 2
Rosvold	19
Aufles	20
Grøva	21
Kvalfors	22
Forsjorden	23
Øksendalen	24
Steinlien	25
Eiteraaen øvre	26
Eiteraaen nedre	27
Eiteraaen vestre	28
Eiteraaholmen	29
Tverelvmoen	30
Skjørlægden	31
Eiteraafjeldet	32
Ravnaaen	33
Turmoen	34
Faldmoen	35
Spelremmen	36
Laksfors, 1	37
Laksfors, 2	38
Laksforshoved	39
Spelen	40
Valryggen	41
Finsaasen	42
Glugvaselven	43
Haustreisdalen, 1	44
Haustreisdalen, 2	45
Nygaarden	46
Glugvatnet	47
Grane	48
Almdalen	49
Svenningdalen nedre	50
Baafjeldmoen	51
Stavasdalen	52
Baafjelddalen	53
Svenningdalen øvre	54
Hjortskarmoen, 1	55
Kapskarmoen	56
Hjortskarmoen, 2	57
Holmvasdalen	58
Bjørkaasen	59
Kjerringvatnet	60
Kapfjeldlien	61
Storkjønlien	62
Tomasvatnet	63
Bjorkjønlien	64
Kvanlien	65
Tøimskarlien	66
Bustadmoen	67
Simskaret	68
Fiplingkroken	69
Fiplingdalen, 1	70
Fiplingdalen, 2	71
Forshaugen	72
Jerpaasen	73
Hallingen	74
Fagerlien	75
Klovimoen	76
Bjorbækmoen	77
Stillelvaasen	78
Svartvatnet	79
Stabforsmoen	80
Stormoen	81
Baafjeldmoen østre	82
Fjeldbækmoen	83
Herringbotnet	84
Lien	84, 1
Nergaarden	84, 2
Kalvmoen	85
Skjaamoen	86
Kjønnaasen	87
Kjemsaasen	88
Killeraasen	89
Reinfjeldet	90
Lian	90, 1
Nordaasen	91
Klubben	91, 3
Langvatnet	92
Aasen	93
Ravatnet	94
Ravasbakken	94, 1
Fokstad	94, 3
Nordstad	94, 4
Alsgaarden	95
Bjørnaaen øvre	96
Einremmen	96, 3
Bjørnaalien	97
Skogsaasen	98
Bjørnaaen nedre	99
Mosaasen	100
Skog, 1	101
Kringleøren	101, 2
Øvstenget	101, 6
Skog, 2	102
Mo	103
Husbrekken	103, 2
Myrbakken	103, 3
Nyrud	103, 5
Dolstad	104
Hals	105
Halsøen	105, 2
Andaas	106
Remmen	107
Hagfors	108
Moldremmen	109
Marken øvre	110
Gamarken	111
Røsdalen	112
Midtmarken indre	113
Midtmarken ytre	114
Jakobgaardshaugen	114, 2
Marken nedre	115
Aalbosjorden	116
Fjeldstad	116, 2
Kulstad	117
Aasen	117, 1
Baathølen	117, 2
Myren	117, 3
Dalenget	117, 4
Staurremmen	117, 8
Fustskotremmen, 1	117, 9
Trangdalen	117, 10
Fustskotremmen, 2	117, 11
Finbrauten	117, 12
Kulstadsjøen	117, 16
Rynes	118
Bøen	118, 4
Aaremmen	119
Katuglehaugen	120
Veset	121
Forsmoen indre	122
Jomfruremmen	123
Haukland	124
Gløsen	124, 3
Volden	125
Bjørknes	126
Risnes	127
Myrnes	128
Aanes	129
Svartaasen	130
Steffenremmen	131
Herring mellem	132
Nilsmoen	133
Almdalen	134
Østerherring øvre	135
Østerherring nedre	136
Stien	137
Lillesmedseng øvre	138
Lillesmedseng nedre	139
Storsmedseng	140
Lynghaugen	140, 2
Strøm	141
Jordbæksletten	142
Breivik	143
Aspnes	144
Aakviken	145
Langmoen, 1	146
Langmoen, 2	147
Engaasen	148
Rokaasen	149
Granaasen	150
Hellefjeld ytre	151
Storremmen	151, 1
Utgaarden	151, 2
Husremmen	151, 3
Hellefjeld mellem	152
Hellefjeld øvre	153
Guldmoen	154
Høglien	155
Groftremmen	156
Skjetviken	157
Sovarneset	158
Mjaavatnet, 1	159
Gofahaugen	159, 1
Mjaavatnet, 2	160
Strømsnes	161
Tuvneset	162
Troldaasuren	163
Ømmervashoved	164
Næverveien med Kaldaahaugen	165
Hatten	166
Angermoen	167
Stordalen	168
Bjørkremmen	169
Sandbugten	170
Almlien	171
Ømmervasbugten	172
Perjorden	173
Blaafjeldet	174
Blaafjelddalen	175
Steinhaugen	176
Smalboremmen	177
Rognryggen	178
Vashoved	179
Tømmermyrmoen	180
Myrmoen	181
Bratlien	182
Kummerneset	183
Kummermoen	184
Breimoen	185
Baatstrand	186
Trømoen	186, 1
Trøen	186, 2
Øigaarden	186, 3
Almaasen	187
Lamoen	188
Granmoen	189
Strøm	190
Moen	190, 1
Myren	190, 2
Nystad	190, 6
Forsmoen ytre	191
Bratbakken	192
Bergsnev	193
Nyland indre	194
Stuvland	195
Drevland	196
Utnes	197
Holand	198
Myrmoen	198, 3
Lindset	199
Fornesviken	199, 4
Søfting	200
Skaland	201
Staulan	201, 1

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Vefsn include:

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Silje Reinåmo, 2008

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Anette Sagen, 2012

• Thorolf Holmboe (1866 in Vefsn –1935), a painter, illustrator, and designer
• Nils Mjaavatn (1883 in Vefsn – 1951), a farmer, teacher, and politician
• David Monrad Johansen (1888 in Vefsn – 1974), a composer
• Aage Grundstad (1923 in Vefsn – 2012), an award-winning accordion player<ref name="Obit">Template:Cite news</ref>
• Erling Bauck (1924 in Mosjøen – 2004), a Norwegian resistance member and writer
• Kjell Eliassen (born 1929 in Vefsn), a diplomat
• Trond Øyen (1929 in Mosjøen – 1999), a Norwegian violinist
• Baard Owe (1936 in Mosjøen – 2017), an actor, moved to Denmark in 1956<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: 0654070

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• Inga Juuso (1945 in Mosjøen – 2014), a yoiker, Sami singer and actress<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: 2296521

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• Odd Eriksen (born 1955; worked in Mosjøen), a politician also known for stopping an Algerian hijacker from crashing a Kato Air-flight in 2004.
• Frode Fjellheim (born 1959 in Mussere), a yoiker and musician on piano and synthesizer
• Finn Guttormsen (born 1968 in Mosjøen), a Jazz musician on upright bass
• Aleksander L. Nordaas (born 1982 in Mosjøen), a screenwriter and film director<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: 2063500

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• Sandra Lyng (born 1987 in Mosjøen), a Norwegian singer

Sport

• Johan Lind (born 1942 in Mosjøen), a speed skater who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics
• Bent Inge Johnsen (born 1972 in Mosjøen), a former footballer with 284 club caps and assistant manager
• Anette Sagen (born 1985 in Mosjøen), a Norwegian former ski jumper
• Thomas Drage (born 1992 in Mosjøen), a football player with over 220 club caps
• Eirin Maria Kvandal (born 2001), a Norwegian ski jumper

See also

• Nazi concentration camps in Norway

External links

• Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway Template:In lang
• mosjoen.com - local portal for Mosjøen and Vefsn (in Norwegian)
• Local history and genealogy Template:In lang
• Andås nature reserve with mixed forest Template:In lang
• Skjørlægda nature reserve preserving an intact valley ecosystem Template:In lang

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