Fjelberg

Fjelberg kommune
Former Municipality

Halsnøya island and surroundings
Fjelberg kommune

Location in Hordaland county

Coordinates: 59°44′47″N 05°41′45″E / 59.74639°N 5.69583°E / 59.74639; 5.69583Coordinates: 59°44′47″N 05°41′45″E / 59.74639°N 5.69583°E / 59.74639; 5.69583
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Sunnhordland
Municipality ID NO-1213
Adm. Center Fjelbergøya
Area[1]
  Total 79.5 km2 (30.7 sq mi)
Population (1965)
  Total 2,308
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created as Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Merged into Kvinnherad in 1965

Fjelberg is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1965 when it was dissolved. In 1965, the municipality covered 79.8 square kilometres (30.8 sq mi), mostly islands and a small area on the mainland. It encompassed part of the present day municipalities of Kvinnherad and Vindafjord, primarily the islands of Fjelbergøya, Borgundøya, and Halsnøya, as well as some surrounding areas on the mainland. The administrative centre of the municipality was the small village located on the island of Fjelbergøya where Fjelberg Church is located.[1]

History

The parish of Fjældberg was established as a formannskapsdistrikt on 1 January 1838. According to the 1835 census the parish had a population of 2,986 at the time.[2] In 1855, the neighboring municipality of Eid was incorporated into Fjelberg, increasing its population to 4,794.

In 1865, the parish of Vikebygd (population: 1,062) in the southwestern part of the municipality was separated from Fjelberg and merged with a part of neighboring Finnås municipality to create the new municipality Sveen. On 1 January 1898, the southern part of the island of Huglo (population: 117) was transferred from Fjelberg to the neighboring municipality of Stord. On 1 July 1916, the southern (mainland) part of Fjelberg (population: 1,715) was split off to form the new municipality of Ølen, leaving Fjelberg with 1,926 inhabitants.

On 1 January 1965, as part of the nationwide merging of municipalities as suggested by the Schei Committee, Fjelberg municipality was dissolved. Fjelberg municipality was merged with neighboring Kvinnherad municipality, parts of Skånevik municipality, and most of Varaldsøy municipality to form the new (much larger) municipality of Kvinnherad. Prior to the merger, Fjelberg had a population of 2,308, and after the merger, the new municipality had nearly 10,000 residents.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Fjelberg" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  2. Registreringssentral for historiske data. "Hjemmehørende folkemengde Hordaland 1801-1960" (in Norwegian). University of Tromsø.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.


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