Kvalsund Municipality

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Kvalsund (Template:Langx and Template:Langx) is a former municipality in Finnmark county in Norway. The area is now part of Hammerfest Municipality. The municipality existed from 1869 until its dissolution in 2020. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kvalsund. Other villages in the municipality included Áisaroaivi, Kokelv, Oldernes, Oldervik, Revsneshamn, Skaidi.

At the time of its dissolution on 1 January 2020, the Script error: No such module "convert". municipality was the 37th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Kvalsund was also the 394th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 988. The municipality's population density was Script error: No such module "convert". and its population had decreased by 5.4% over the previous 10-year period.[1][2]

The Kvalsund Bridge (Script error: No such module "Lang".) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Kvalsundet strait from the mainland to the island of Kvaløya.

In 2015, the media said that for four years an application has been filed for establishing Norway's largest copper mine, depending on a permit for creating a zone in Repparfjorden for depositing waste from the mine.[3]

General information

The municipality of Kvalsund was established on 1 July 1869 when it was separated from the Hammerfest landdistrikt (the rural municipality surrounding the town of Hammerfest). Initially, Kvalsund had 514 residents. On 1 January 1963, the Kokelv area in southern Måsøy Municipality (population: 34) was transferred to Kvalsund.[4]

On 1 January 2020, Kvalsund Municipality was merged into the neighboring Hammerfest Municipality, a decision that the people of the two municipalities had agreed to in 2017.[5]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Kvalsundet strait (Template:Langx). The first element comes from the name of the island Kvaløya. The island's name comes form the Old Norse word Template:Wikt-lang which means "whale". The last element is Template:Wikt-lang which means "strait" or "sound". The Sámi name also translates to "whale strait" (Template:Wikt-lang means "whale" and Script error: No such module "Lang". means strait).[6]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 27 March 1987. The official blazon is "Azure, three salmon argent in pall heads to center" (Template:Langx). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is three salmon arranged in pall with their heads facing the centre. The salmon have a tincture of argent which means they are commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field and the salmon were chosen to represent fishing in various forms: as a traditional way of living and source of income, as modern fish farming, and as a recreational activity in the area. The arms were designed by Ingunn Bjerkås.[7][8][9] Template:See also2

Churches

The Church of Norway had two parishes (Script error: No such module "Lang".) within Kvalsund Municipality. It was part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

Churches in Kvalsund Municipality
Parish (Script error: No such module "Lang".) Church name Location of the church Year built
Kvalsund Kvalsund Church Kvalsund 1936
Sennalandet Chapel Áisaroaivi 1961
Kokelv Kokelv Church Kokelv 1960

Culture

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Nicolas Nielsen and Kristin Mikkelsdatter photographed in Kvalsund by ethnographer Roland Bonaparte in 1884

Aboriginal culture

Until a few hundred years ago, the Coast Sámi culture was completely dominant in Kvalsund. Norwegian and Kven immigration soon made the area multicultural. During Norwegianization much of the traditional culture was lost. Kokelv is the village that has most successfully preserved elements of Sámi culture, and today has a Coast Sámi museum. The gakti of the Kvalsund region is easily recognizable by dots and jags on the collars (for men) and sleeves (for women).

Fægstock

The municipality hosts an annual rock festival known as Fægstock, which takes place in Fægfjord (Template:Langx, meaning "twilight fiord").

Government

While it existed, Kvalsund 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.[10] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council Script error: No such module "Lang". of Kvalsund 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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Kvalsund kommunestyre 2015–2019 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 7
  Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 4
Total number of members:15
Note: On 1 January 2020, Kvalsund Municipality became part of Hammerfest Municipality.
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Kvalsund kommunestyre 2011–2015 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 10
  Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
Total number of members:15
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Kvalsund kommunestyre 2007–2011 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 6
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
 Kvalsund Social Democratic List Script error: No such module "Lang".2
 Kvalsund and surroundings Script error: No such module "Lang".3
Total number of members:19
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Kvalsund kommunestyre 2003–2007 [11]  
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
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
 Kvalsund Social Democratic List Script error: No such module "Lang".3
 Kvalsund and surroundings Script error: No such module "Lang".2
Total number of members:19
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Kvalsund kommunestyre 1999–2003 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 8
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
 Kvalsund Social Democratic List Script error: No such module "Lang".5
 Kvalsund and surroundings Script error: No such module "Lang".2
Total number of members:19
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Kvalsund kommunestyre 1995–1999 [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 8
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 7
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
Total number of members:19
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Kvalsund kommunestyre 1991–1995 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 8
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
Total number of members:17
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Kvalsund kommunestyre 1987–1991 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 9
  Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
Total number of members:17
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Kvalsund kommunestyre 1983–1987 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 12
  Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
Total number of members:17
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Kvalsund kommunestyre 1979–1983 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 10
  Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
Total number of members:17
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Kvalsund kommunestyre 1975–1979 [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 9
  Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
Total number of members:17
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Kvalsund kommunestyre 1971–1975 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 12
  Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
Total number of members:17
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Kvalsund kommunestyre 1967–1971 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 14
  Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
Total number of members:17
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Kvalsund kommunestyre 1963–1967 [21]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 14
  Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
Total number of members:17
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Kvalsund herredsstyre 1959–1963 [22]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 12
  Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
Total number of members:17
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Kvalsund herredsstyre 1955–1959 [23]  
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
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
Total number of members:15
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Kvalsund herredsstyre 1951–1955 [24]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 8
  Farmers' Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
Total number of members:12
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Kvalsund herredsstyre 1947–1951 [25]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 8
  Communist Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
Total number of members:12
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Kvalsund herredsstyre 1945–1947 [26]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 8
  Communist Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
Total number of members:12
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Kvalsund herredsstyre 1937–1941* [27]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 7
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
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

The mayor (Template:Langx) of Kvalsund Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:[28]

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  • 1869–1870: A. Holmgren
  • 1871–1878: Andreas Nørager Buck
  • 1879–1882: Peder Nilsen
  • 1883–1885: Mathis Abrahamsen
  • 1886–1888: Andreas Nørager Buck
  • 1889–1892: Martin Nilsen
  • 1893–1895: Andreas Nørager Buck
  • 1896–1898: Martin Nilsen
  • 1899–1901: Karl Svendsen
  • 1902–1913: Martin Nilsen
  • 1914–1916: Karl Mölbach Buck
  • 1917–1919: Johannes Olsen
  • 1920–1931: Håkon Pedersen
  • 1932–1934: Edvard Skjeldnes
  • 1935–1935: S. Indrebø
  • 1936–1937: H. Schrøder
  • 1945–1947: Arne Bjørnå
  • 1948–1955: Ole Mathiasen
  • 1956–1959: Hans Arne Arnesen
  • 1960–1967: Erling Nilsen
  • 1968–1974: Henning Bårdsen
  • 1974–1983: Ernst Hokland
  • 1984–1991: Egil Johansen
  • 1992–1995: Svein-Erik Torbergsen
  • 1995–1999: Ragnar Olsen (Ap)
  • 1999–2003: Geir Nesse
  • 2003–2007: Ragnar Olsen (Ap)
  • 2007–2011: Tor Arvid Myrseth (LL)
  • 2011–2015: Ragnar Olsen (Ap)
  • 2015–2019: Terje Wikstrøm (Ap)

Geography

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View of the Kvalsund Bridge

The municipality was mostly located on the mainland, but parts of the municipality were also located on the islands of Kvaløya and Seiland. The Seilandsjøkelen glacier was partially located in Kvalsund, and at Script error: No such module "convert". in height, it was the highest point in the municipality.[29] Lakes in the municipality included Bjørnstadvatnet and Doggejávri.

Settlements

The main village in the municipality was called Kvalsund in Norwegian and Script error: No such module "Lang". in Sámi. Historically, that village was called Finnbyen, a name meaning simply "Coast Sámi settlement". Most villages in the municipality had two names: one in Norwegian and one in Sami. Other villages in the municipality included Skáidi ("meeting-place of rivers" in Sámi); Script error: No such module "Lang". ("troll beach"); Neverfjord/Script error: No such module "Lang".; and Kokelv/Script error: No such module "Lang".. Regarding the latter toponyms, the Neverfjord translates to "tinder fjord" and Návvuotna to "cowshed fjord"; while Kokelv is "boiling river" in Norwegian and Script error: No such module "Lang". means "rushing river" in the Sámi language.

Birdlife

The municipality of Kvalsund had several localities that had a rich and varied bird fauna. One of these was Repparfjordbotn with its large colony of Arctic terns and its autumn numbers of goosander.

Climate

Kvalsund has continental subarctic climate. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfc".[30] Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

See also

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References

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