Bru, Sogn og Fjordane
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Bru is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The Script error: No such module "convert". municipality existed from 1923 until 1964 and it included several islands including Svanøya, Askrova, and Stavøya as well as parts of the mainland including the Solheimsdalen valley, east of the village of Norddalsfjord. It is now part of the present-day Kinn Municipality which is in Vestland county in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative center of Bru was the village of Stavang.[1]
History
The parish of Bru was established as a municipality on 1 January 1923 when the large municipality of Kinn was divided into three: Kinn (population: 2,508) in the west, Bru (population: 1,560) in the centre, and Eikefjord (population: 929) in the east.[2]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Bru municipality ceased to exist and its lands were divided.[2]
- All of Bru located north of the Førdefjorden (population: 1,155) was merged with the town of Florø (population: 2,040), Kinn Municipality (population: 3,567), Eikefjord Municipality (population: 919), the Husefest and Breivik areas of Bremanger Municipality (population: 9), and the Steindal area of Vevring Municipality (population: 25) were combined to form the new municipality of Flora.
- All of Bru located south of the Førdefjorden (population: 92) was merged with Askvoll Municipality (population: 3,086) and the parts of Vevring Municipality located south of the Førdefjorden (population: 407).
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the island Brulandet, now called Svanøya, (Template:Langx) since the first Bru Church was built on the island (the church site was mved off the island to the mainland village of Stavang in 1872). The old name of the island is identical to the plural genitive case of the word Template:Wikt-lang which means "bridge".[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]
Mayors
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- 1923-1925: Bjarne Svanøe
- 1925-1926: Nikolai Haave
- 1926–1937: Per Hjertenes
- 1938–1940: Per Straumsnes
- 1945–1945: Per Straumsnes
- 1946-1947: Per Hjertenes
- 1948-1955: Tor Grønnevik
- 1956–1964: Anton Holm
Municipal council
The municipal council Script error: No such module "Lang". of Bru was made up of 17 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". | 5 | |
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 6 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties Script error: No such module "Lang". | 4 | |
| Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 17 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 6 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties Script error: No such module "Lang". | 7 | |
| Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". | 4 | |
| Total number of members: | 17 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5 | |
| Farmers' Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1 | |
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties Script error: No such module "Lang". | 2 | |
| Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 8 | |
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 7 | |
| Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". | 9 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 6 | |
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| 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
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