Andørja

This article is about the former municipality in Troms county, Norway. For the island in Ibestad, Norway, see Andørja (island).
Andørja Municipality
Andørja herred
Former municipality
Andørja viewed from Harstad
Andørja viewed from Harstad
Troms within Norway
Troms within Norway
Andørja within Troms
Andørja within Troms
Coordinates: 68°48′53″N 17°17′41″E / 68.81472°N 17.29472°E / 68.81472; 17.29472
CountryNorway
CountyTroms
DistrictCentral Hålogaland
Established1 July 1926; 97 years ago (1926-07-01)
 • Preceded byIbestad Municipality
Disestablished1 January 1964; 60 years ago (1964-01-01)
 • Succeeded byIbestad Municipality
Administrative centreEngenes
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total135 km2 (52 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,330
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1916[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

Andørja is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The 135-square-kilometre (52 sq mi) municipality existed from 1926 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in the northeastern half of the present-day Ibestad Municipality. It encompassed the entire island of Andørja plus a number of other small islands and skerries surrounding it. The administrative centre was located at Engenes where the Andørja Church was also located.[2]

History

The municipality of Andørja was established on 1 July 1926 when the large Ibestad Municipality was separated into four municipalities: Ibestad (population: 1,768), Andørja (population: 1,420), Astafjord (population: 1,018), and Gratangen (population: 1,967). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipalities of Andørja (population: 1,330) and Ibestad (population: 1,821) were merged with the part of neighboring Skånland Municipality that was located on the island of Rolla (population: 134) to form the new, larger Ibestad Municipality.[3]

Name

The municipality is named after the island of Andørja (Old Norse: Andyrja). The meaning of the name is not certain, but one theory is that the first element and which means "against". The last element is yrja which means "gravel" or "rocks", possibly referring to the waves from the sea hitting against the rocky shores.[4][5]

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.[6]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Andørja was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council was as follows:

Andørja herredsstyre 1960–1963 [7]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 15
Total number of members:17
Andørja herredsstyre 1956–1959 [8]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 17
Total number of members:17
Andørja herredsstyre 1952–1955 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:16
Andørja herredsstyre 1948–1951 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:16
Andørja herredsstyre 1945–1947 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 16
Total number of members:16
Andørja herredsstyre 1938–1941* [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 10
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (28 February 2018). "Andørja - tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (28 February 2018). "Andørja - øy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1911). Norske gaardnavne: Tromsø amt (in Norwegian) (17 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 49.
  6. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

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