Berg Municipality (Troms)

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Berg is a former municipality in Troms county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into the new Senja Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Skaland. Other villages included Finnsæter, Mefjordvær, and Senjahopen. The municipality was located on the western part of the large island of Senja.

Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the Script error: No such module "convert". municipality was the 281st largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Berg Municipality was also the 406th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 888. The municipality's population density was Script error: No such module "convert". and its population has decreased by 5.7% over the previous decade.[1][2]

The municipality was the first place in the world to utilize a hydroelectrical power station in the mining community of Hamn. When the mining industry ceased, the "electrical adventure" did as well. The buildings are still located at Hamn, now functioning as a special hotel/lodge.

The first female pastor in the Lutheran Church of Norway, Ingrid Bjerkås, worked in this parish, starting in 1961.

General information

File:Ersfjorden on Senja.jpg
View of the Ersfjorden

The parish of Berg was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1902, the southern part of Berg (population: 1,229) was separated to form the new Torsken Municipality. This left Berg with 1,002 residents. The municipal borders did not change after that time.[3]

In March 2017, the Parliament of Norway voted to merge Berg Municipality, Torsken Municipality, Lenvik Municipality, and Tranøy Municipality. The new municipality would encompass the whole island of Senja plus part of the mainland. The new Senja Municipality was established on 1 January 2020.[4][5]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Berg farm (Template:Langx) in what is now the village of Skaland. The farm is where Berg Church is located. The name is the same as the word Template:Wikt-lang which means "mountain".[6]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 2 October 1987. The official blazon is "Per bend sinister double bevilled argent and sable" (Template:Langx). This means the arms have a double bevilled division of the field running along a diagonal path (bend sinister). The field (background) below the line has a tincture of sable. The field above the line 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 arms are canting since "berg" means "mountain" in Norwegian and the arms show the profile of the three mountains of Trælen, Oksen, and Kjølva. The colors represent "winter darkness", "black sea", and "toward brighter times." The arms were designed by Rolf Tidemann.[7][8][9]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (Script error: No such module "Lang".) within Berg Municipality. It was part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

Churches in Berg Municipality
Parish (Script error: No such module "Lang".) Church name Location of the church Year built
Berg Berg Church Skaland 1955
Finnsæter Chapel Finnsæter 1982
Mefjordvær Chapel Mefjordvær 1916

Geography

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View towards Melfjorden (to the right) and Øyfjorden (to the left). The Script error: No such module "convert". tall mountain Segla is in the middle of the photo. Fjordgård village lies far down to the left.
Credit: Simo Räsänen

The municipality faced the Atlantic Ocean on the west side of the large island of Senja. The largest urban area in Berg was the village of Senjahopen. The highest point in the municipality (and on the whole island of Senja) was the Script error: No such module "convert". tall mountain Breidtinden.[10] There were three large fjords that cut into the municipality: Bergsfjorden, Ersfjorden, and Mefjorden.

Climate

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Government

While it existed, Berg Municipality was 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 was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[11] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Senja District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council Script error: No such module "Lang". of Berg Municipality was made up of 15 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

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Berg kommunestyre 2015–2019 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 6
  Progress Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
 Berg Common List Script error: No such module "Lang".6
 Berg Common List Script error: No such module "Lang".2
Total number of members:15
Note: On 1 January 2020, Berg Municipality became part of Senja Municipality.
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Berg kommunestyre 2011–2015 [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 6
  Progress Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
 Berg Common List Script error: No such module "Lang".5
 Berg Common List Script error: No such module "Lang".3
Total number of members:15
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Berg kommunestyre 2007–2011 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 6
  Progress Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Joint list of the Centre Party and a Cross-Party List Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
 Berg common list Script error: No such module "Lang".2
Total number of members:15
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Berg kommunestyre 2003–2007 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 7
  Progress Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
 Northern Berg common list Script error: No such module "Lang".7
 Cross-party list Script error: No such module "Lang".2
Total number of members:17
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Berg kommunestyre 1999–2003 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 8
 Cross-party list Script error: No such module "Lang".4
 Mefjorden local list Script error: No such module "Lang".3
 Senjahopen new local list Script error: No such module "Lang".2
Total number of members:17
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Berg kommunestyre 1995–1999 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 7
 Cross-party list Script error: No such module "Lang".4
 Senjahopen local list Script error: No such module "Lang".5
 People's list in Southern Berg Script error: No such module "Lang".1
Total number of members:17
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Berg kommunestyre 1991–1995 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 7
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
 Cross-party list Script error: No such module "Lang".3
 Senjahopen local list Script error: No such module "Lang".4
Total number of members:17
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Berg kommunestyre 1987–1991 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 11
  Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
 District list for Northern Berg Script error: No such module "Lang".1
 Senjahopen local list Script error: No such module "Lang".2
 Berg independent socialists common list Script error: No such module "Lang".1
Total number of members:17
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Berg kommunestyre 1983–1987 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 11
  Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
 District list for Northern Berg Script error: No such module "Lang".2
 Berg independent socialists common list Script error: No such module "Lang".1
Total number of members:17
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Berg kommunestyre 1979–1983 [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 7
  Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
 District list for Mefjordvær Script error: No such module "Lang".2
 Senjahopen local list Script error: No such module "Lang".3
 Independent socialist common list Script error: No such module "Lang".1
Total number of members:17
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Berg kommunestyre 1975–1979 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 8
 District list for Berg Script error: No such module "Lang".3
 District list for Mefjordvær Script error: No such module "Lang".2
 Local list for Senjehopen Script error: No such module "Lang".4
Total number of members:17
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Berg kommunestyre 1971–1975 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 8
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 9
Total number of members:17
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Berg kommunestyre 1967–1971 [21]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 12
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
Total number of members:17
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Berg kommunestyre 1963–1967 [22]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 10
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 7
Total number of members:17
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Berg herredsstyre 1959–1963 [23]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 7
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 6
Total number of members:13
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Berg herredsstyre 1955–1959 [24]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 9
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 4
Total number of members:13
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Berg herredsstyre 1951–1955 [25]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 8
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
Total number of members:12
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Berg herredsstyre 1947–1951 [26]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 12
Total number of members:12
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Berg herredsstyre 1945–1947 [27]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 12
Total number of members:12
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Berg herredsstyre 1937–1941* [28]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 7
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
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.
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Mayors

Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The mayor (Template:Langx) of Berg Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:

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  • 1902–1907: Kristian Fredriksen Finborud[29]
  • 1917–1919: Rudolf Brox[30]
  • 1928–1932: Jørgen Pedersen[31]
  • 1946–1948: Johannes Schanke (V)[32]
  • 1951–1959: Eivind Kristian Midtgård (Ap)[33]
  • 1971–1975: Inge Mikalsen (Ap)
  • 1975–1979: Nils Heiberg (LL)
  • 1979–1995: Roald Johan Nymo (Ap)
  • 1995–2007: Trond Abelsen (Ap)
  • 2007–2011: Jan Harald Jansen (Ap)
  • 2011–2015: Guttorm Nergård (V)
  • 2015–2019: Roar Jakobsen (LL)

See also

References

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