Herdla is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county in Norway . The municipality existed from 1871 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed a large group of about 2,000 islands and skerries covering about 115-square-kilometre (44 sq mi) of land area, to the northwest of the city of Bergen in what is now parts of Øygarden , Alver , and Askøy municipalities in Vestland county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the small island-village of Herdla . The municipality included the northern third of the island of Holsnøy , the northern third of the island of Askøy , and the islands of Misje , Turøy , Toftøy , Rongøy , Blomøy , Ona , Bognøy , and many smaller surrounding islands.
12-474: On 1 January 1871, the western island district of the municipality of Manger was separated to form the new municipality of Herlø (an old spelling that was changed to Herdla in 1917). Initially, the municipality had 2,484 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . In January 1964, the municipality of Herdla was dissolved and its land
24-401: A population of 1,426. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964, the municipality was dissolved and a merged with the following places to form the new Radøy Municipality . The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Manger farm ( Old Norse : Mángr ) since the first Manger Church
36-584: The 19th century because it had too little space for the congregation. During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany , the tower and the roofs were removed because of the belief that the British Royal Air Force used the church to navigate attacks on the west coast of Norway. The church was restored during 1910, 1935, and 1950. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor
48-414: The fact that the island on which the farm is located is separated from Askøya by the narrow Herdlesundet strait. Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Herlø . On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Herdla . Herdla Church ( Herdla kirke ) dates back to 1863. The stone structure has 600 seats. The original church was demolished in
60-454: The islands in the west of Manger (population: 986) was separated to form the new municipality of Hjelme . This left Manger with a population of 4,453. On 1 July 1924, all that was left of Manger was divided into three separate municipalities: the northern part became the new municipality of Bø , the southern part became the new municipality of Sæbø , and the remainder in the center was a much smaller Manger municipality. After this, Manger had
72-417: Was Kommuneinndelingskomiteen av 1946 (The 1946 Committee on Municipal Division). Its more commonly used name derives from the committee leader, Nikolai Schei , who was County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane at the time. The committee concluded its work in 1962. By that time, it had published an eighteen-volume work called Kommuneinndelingskomitéens endelige tilråding om kommunedelingen . The findings of
84-440: Was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Herdla was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: Manger (municipality) Manger is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway . The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. It
96-438: Was built there. The first element comes from the word már which means " seagull ". The last element is angr which means " bay " or " inlet ". Thus the name means "seagull bay". 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. The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Manger
108-409: Was just the central part of Radøy island. The administrative centre was the village of Manger where Manger Church is located. The parish of Manger was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1871, the northwestern island district (population: 2,484) was separated to form the new municipality of Herdla . Then on 1 January 1910, the rest of
120-459: Was located in what is now Alver Municipality in Vestland county. Upon its dissolution in 1964, Manger encompassed 34 square kilometres (13 sq mi). The municipality originally included almost all of the island of Radøy , the northern part of the island of Holsnøy , and all the islands of northern Øygarden . Over time, the municipality was reduced in size several times, so that by 1964, it
132-504: Was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four-year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: Schei Committee The Schei Committee ( Norwegian : Schei-komitéen ) was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post- World War II . It convened in 1946, and its formal name
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#1732851387393144-421: Was split up as follows: The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Herlø farm ( Old Norse : Herðla ) since the first Herdla Church was built there. The meaning of the name is uncertain. One possibility is that it is derived from hǫrðar which is the old name for a person from medieval Hordaland . Another possibility is that it means "to split" or "to divorce", likely referring to
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