Bremnes
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Bremnes is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1916 until 1963, when it was merged into the new municipality of Bømlo which is now part of Vestland county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Svortland, where Bremnes Church is located. The Script error: No such module "convert". municipality covered the northern and western half of the island of Bømlo as well as the many small, surrounding islets.[1]
History
The municipality of Bremnes was established on 1 July 1916 when the old municipality of Finnås was split into the three new municipalities: Moster (population: 1,316), Bømlo (population: 1,217), and Bremnes (population: 3,411). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the three municipalities of Moster (population: 1,834), Bømlo (population: 1,463), and Bremnes (population: 4,829) were merged into a new, larger Bømlo Municipality.[2]
Name
The municipality is named Bremnes (Template:Langx). The first element is Template:Wikt-lang which means "surf" or "the surface of the sea". It is a name that is common in Western Norway, referring to places that are highly exposed to the sea. The last element is Template:Wikt-lang which means "headland".[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.[4]
Municipal council
The municipal council Script error: No such module "Lang". of Bremnes was made up of 23 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
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| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 2 | |
| Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 8 | |
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5 | |
| Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". | 6 | |
| Total number of members: | 23 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1 | |
| Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3 | |
| Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 7 | |
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5 | |
| Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". | 7 | |
| Total number of members: | 23 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1 | |
| Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3 | |
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 6 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3 | |
| Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". | 7 | |
| Total number of members: | 20 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1 | |
| Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5 | |
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5 | |
| Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". | 7 | |
| Total number of members: | 20 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 8 | |
| Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". | 12 | |
| Total number of members: | 20 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Farmers' Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5 | |
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 7 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties Script error: No such module "Lang". | 2 | |
| Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". | 6 | |
| Total number of members: | 20 | |
| 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
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External links
- Bremnes Bygdebøker (local history book) Held at the University of Minnesota Libraries (wilson.lib.umn.edu)
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