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12-432: The fjord (and the historic Astafjord Municipality ) were named after the old Ånstad farm ( Old Norse : Arnastaðafjǫrðr ). The first element of the old name comes from the male name Arna or "Arne", the second element staða means "home" or " farm ", and the last element fjǫrðr is identical with the word for " fjord ". Thus, the name literally means the "fjord by Arne's farm". Another possible explanation for

24-529: Is a former municipality in Troms county , Norway . The 310.1-square-kilometre (119.7 sq mi) municipality existed from 1926 until its dissolution in 1964. The area now makes up the eastern part of Tjeldsund Municipality , surrounding the Grovfjorden . The administrative center of the former municipality was the village of Grov where Astafjord Church is located. The Astafjorden ( strait ) flowed along

36-548: Is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Hålogaland Court of Appeal . The mayor ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Astafjord was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position: The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Astafjord

48-577: The Astafjorden strait which was named after the old Ånstad farm ( Old Norse : Arnastaðafjǫrðr ). The first element of the old name comes from the male name Arna or "Arne", the second element staða means "home" or " farm ", and the last element fjǫrðr is identical with the word for " fjord ". Thus, the name literally means the "fjord by Arne's farm". The Church of Norway did not have any churches within Astafjord Municipality. At

60-512: The article wizard to submit a draft for review, or request a new article . Search for " Staða " in existing articles. Look for pages within Misplaced Pages that link to this title . Other reasons this message may be displayed: If a page was recently created here, it may not be visible yet because of a delay in updating the database; wait a few minutes or try the purge function . Titles on Misplaced Pages are case sensitive except for

72-464: The 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964, Astafjord (population: 1,120) was merged with the part of Skånland Municipality on the mainland (population: 2,246) to create a new larger Skånland Municipality (the rest of the old Skånland on the island of Rolla joined Ibestad Municipality ). The municipality was named after

84-451: The northern part of the municipality and it was the namesake for the municipality. Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 310.1-square-kilometre (119.7 sq mi) municipality was the 277th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Astafjord Municipality was the 595th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,126. The municipality's population density

96-410: The old parish was created as Ibestad Municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt law). Astafjord Municipality was established on 1 July 1926 when the large Ibestad Municipality was separated into four municipalities: Ibestad Municipality (population: 1,768), Andørja Municipality (population: 1,420), Astafjord Municipality (population: 1,018), and Gratangen Municipality (population: 1,967). During

108-586: The origin of the name of the Astafjord in Troms might be that it was named after Queen Asta, mother of King "Hellige" Olav in the 11th century who allegedly brought Christianity to Norway. This article about a location in Troms is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a fjord in Norway is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Astafjord Municipality Astafjord

120-785: The time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Skånland Church prestegjeld within the Trondenes prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland . The highest point in the municipality is the 1,305.9-metre (4,284 ft) tall mountain Skittendalstinden. While it existed, Astafjord 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

132-414: Was 3.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.3/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 2.3% over the previous 10-year period. Historically, Astafjord was a prestegjeld that encompassed a large part of southern Troms county, including the present-day municipalities of Bardu , Gratangen , Ibestad , Lavangen , Salangen , and most of Tjeldsund . When municipalities were created in Norway in 1838,

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144-1097: 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 . sta%C3%B0a#Old Norse Look for Staða on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Staða in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use

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