Strandebarm

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Strandebarm is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The original municipality was large, spanning both sides of the central part of the Hardangerfjorden. It also included the island of Varaldsøy. Over time, the municipality was divided and by the time of its dissolution in 1965, it was Script error: No such module "convert".. The municipality included land in the present-day municipalities of Ullensvang, Kvam, and Kvinnherad. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Bru, where Strandebarm Church is located.^[1]

One of the larger industries in the municipality was shipbuilding, centered at the village of Omastranda, where the company Fjellstrand A.S. is headquartered.

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Hardangerfjord at Strandebarm

The Norwegian writer Hans E. Kinck lived in Strandebarm for many years, and is said to have used the village as setting and inspiration for his novel Script error: No such module "Lang". ("The New Vicar").

History

The parish of Strandebarm was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1863, most (but not all) of Strandebarm located on the eastern shore of the Hardangerfjorden (population: 1,663) was separated from Strandebarm to constitute the new municipality of Jondal. This left Strandebarm with 2,200 residents. Then on 1 January 1902, the southern district (population: 848) was separated to become the new municipality of Varaldsøy, leaving Strandebarm with a population of 1,661.^[2]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Strandebarm municipality ceased to exist. The district of Kysnesstranda (population: 100) on the east side of the fjord was incorporated into Jondal Municipality. The rest of Strandebarm (population: 1,545) was incorporated into Kvam Municipality to the north.^[2]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the local Strandebarmsbukta bay (Template:Langx). The first element is the genitive case of Template:Wikt-lang which means "beach" or "shore". The last element is Template:Wikt-lang which means "rim", here referring to the area along the bay.^[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 Strandebarm was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: