Kyrkjebø

Kyrkjebø is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane (now Vestland) county, Norway. The 681-square-kilometre (263 sq mi) municipality existed from 1858 until 1964 when it became part of the new municipality of Høyanger. Prior to its dissolution, the municipality of Kyrkjebø included land on the north and south side of the Sognefjorden. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kyrkjebø, where the main Kyrkjebø Church is located.[1]

This article is about the former municipality in Sogn, Norway. For the village in Høyanger, Norway, see Kyrkjebø (village).
Kyrkjebø herad

Kirkebø or Klævold (historic)
Former municipality
Sogn og Fjordane within
Norway
Kyrkjebø within Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates: 61°09′49″N 05°53′59″E
CountryNorway
CountySogn og Fjordane
DistrictSogn
Established1 Jan 1858
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
Administrative centreKyrkjebø
Area
 • Total681 km2 (263 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1964)
 • Total4,742
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1416
Preceded byLavik in 1858
Succeeded byHøyanger in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

Name

The municipality was originally named after the old Klævold farm (Old Norse: Kleppavǫllr). The first element comes from the Old Norse word kleppr meaning "hill" and the second element is identical to the Old Norse word vǫllr meaning "level ground". Therefore, the meaning could be a hill in the middle of level ground.[2]

The municipality was later named after the old Kirkebø farm, since Kyrkjebø Church was located there. The first element of the name is identical with the name for "church", and the second element of the name is identical with the word for "farm". It was named this because it was the farm where the church was located. From 1890 until 1917 the name was spelled Kirkebø (using the Bokmål spelling) and then in 1917 it was changed to Kyrkjebø (using the Nynorsk spelling).[1]

History

The parish of Klævold was established as a municipality in 1858 when it was separated from the municipality of Lavik. At the time of its creation, it had a population of 1,645. On 1 January 1875, a border adjustment took place, moving part of Klævold with 90 inhabitants to the neighboring municipality of Lavik og Brekke. On 1 July 1890, the name was changed from Klævold to Kirkebø, and then in 1917 it was changed again to Kyrkjebø. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Kyrkjebø (population: 4,742) was merged with the neighboring municipality of Lavik (population: 894) and the unpopulated Nybø and Nygjerdet part of Vik Municipality to become a part of the newly created municipality of Høyanger.[3]

Government

Municipal council

The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Kyrkjebø was made up of 29 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Kyrkjebø Heradsstyre 1960–1963 [4]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)15
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)8
Total number of members:29
Kyrkjebø Heradsstyre 1956–1959 [5]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)15
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)8
Total number of members:29
Kyrkjebø Heradsstyre 1952–1955 [6]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)15
 Conservative Party (Høgre)2
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:28
Kyrkjebø Heradsstyre 1948–1951 [7]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)13
 Conservative Party (Høgre)2
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)5
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:28
Kyrkjebø Heradsstyre 1945–1947 [8]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)16
 Conservative Party (Høgre)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)2
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:24
Kyrkjebø Heradsstyre 1938–1941* [9]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)16
 Conservative Party (Høgre)1
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)2
Total number of members:24

Notable residents

See also

References
  1. Thorsnæs, Geir; Askheim, Svein, eds. (2015-06-09). "Kyrkjebø". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  2. Rygh, Oluf (1919). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 177–178.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  5. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
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