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25-465: The municipality was established on 1 January 1895 when all of Ulstein located south of the Vartdalsfjorden was separated from the rest of that municipality to form a new municipality which was called Vartdalsstrand . The new municipality had an initial population of 736. The name was officially shortened to Vartdal in 1918. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to

50-416: A lading place or a market town prior to export. This incentive ensured that local trading went through local merchants, a technique which was so effective in limiting smuggling that customs revenues increased from less than 30% of the total tax revenues in 1600 to more than 50% of the total taxes by 1700. During the last half of the 20th century, the distinction between the different types of municipalities

75-522: Is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Møre og Romsdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Ulstein is made up of 25 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show

100-508: Is just outside Ulsteinvik, and there are many residents there. There are also several small populated islands surrounding the main island of Hareidlandet: Eika , Vattøya, and Hatløya. Ulstein Municipality is 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

125-486: Is located on a small island in the northwestern part of Ulstein Municipality. The 97-square-kilometre (37 sq mi) municipality is the 330th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ulstein is the 124th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,797. The municipality's population density is 92.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (240/sq mi) and its population has increased by 11% over

150-621: Is part of the Sunnmøre region . The commercial and administrative centre of Ulstein is the town of Ulsteinvik . The municipality occupies the western half of the island of Hareidlandet , as well as about 30 smaller islands, four of which are populated. Ulstein is connected to the mainland of Norway by the Eiksund Bridge (to the island of Eika ) and then the Eiksund Tunnel to the neighboring municipality of Ørsta . The Grasøyane Lighthouse

175-449: Is used. The arms show a bar that is described as wolf - toothed , which makes the bar a canting since the municipality is named after the Ulva river (a name which sounds like the word for wolf ( Norwegian : ulv ). The blue colour represents the sea and the gold represents wheat . The arms were designed by Jarle Skuseth after an idea by Asbjørn Waage. The municipal flag has the same design as

200-580: The Constitution of Norway , required that every parish ( Norwegian : prestegjeld ) form a formannsskapsdistrikt (municipality) on 1 January 1838. In this way, the parishes of the state Church of Norway became worldly, administrative districts as well. (Although some parishes were divided into two or three municipalities.) In total, 396 formannsskapsdistrikts were created under this law, and different types of formannskapsdistrikts were created, also: The introduction of self government in rural districts

225-590: The drydocks of Ulstein Verft. Formannskapsdistrikt Formannskapsdistrikt ( Urban East Norwegian: [ˈfɔ̂rmɑnskɑːpsdɪˌstrɪkt] ) is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837. The formannskaps law, which fulfilled an express requirement of

250-512: The coat of arms. The Church of Norway has one parish ( sokn ) within the municipality of Ulstein. It is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Møre . There are several villages throughout the municipality. The largest is the town of Ulsteinvik and others include the villages of Haddal , Flø, Eiksund , Ringstad, Sundgot , Hasund, Varleite. The island of Dimnøya

275-518: The current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Nynorsk : ordførar ) of Ulstein: The Headquarters of the Ulstein Group , Rolls-Royce Marine, and Kleven Verft are located in Ulstein. The maritime industry is renowned for its creativity in the ship industry, which currently employs more than 1,000 people in Ulstein. Ulstein is known as a central community in

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300-449: The island of Eika , the village of Eiksund , and the surrounding area (population: 222) were transferred from Herøy Municipality to Ulstein Municipality. The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Ulstein farm ( Old Norse : Ulfsteinn ) since the first Ulstein Church was built there. The first element is ulfr which means " wolf " (possibly an old name for

325-419: The land registration law superseded the formannsskapsdistrikt by introduction of a new designation, the municipality ( Norwegian : herred ). Two forms of municipality were created: "rural municipality" and "city" (or " market town "). Each district was to elect a body of selectmen of no less than 12 and no more than 48 members. This body selected a quarter of their members as a committee, which together with

350-419: The local magistrate, established taxes to be levied and improvements to be performed in the district. The local chairman also represented the municipality at the county level. Almost one century later in 1936, a local self-government district law was enacted which created 682 rural municipalities ( landkommuner ) and 65 city municipalities ( bykommuner ) in Norway. Among the city municipalities, 43 had

375-408: The local river Ulva or referring to the male name Ulfr ). The last element is steinn which means " stone mountain ", probably referring to a small mountain (now called Ulsteinhetta ) which is located behind the farm. Before 1879, the name was written Ulfsten or Ulfsteen , then between 1879 and 1888 it was spelled Ulvsten , and since 1889 it has been spelled Ulstein . The coat of arms

400-531: The maritime cluster that has been created within the Sunnmøre region, Norway . Large shipyards and ship design companies are situated in Ulsteinvik. Technological innovation has played an import role in the recent history of the town. For example, the Ulstein Group has designed a new hull shape with an inverted bow called the Ulstein Group 's X-Bow , examples of which are regularly docked in Ulsteinvik, outside

425-457: The name of the municipality was spelled Vartdalsstranden . On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Vartdal . While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, unemployment , social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads . During its existence, this municipality

450-485: The old name for a local river. The name of the river comes from the word verpa , or its past tense form varp , which means "to cast" or "to throw" a fishing net. The last element is dalr which means " valley " or "dale". Historically, the municipal name was Vartdalsstranden . The suffix -stranden is the definite singular form of the Old Norse word strǫnd which means " beach " or " shore ". Historically,

475-504: The previous 10-year period. The municipality of Ulstein (originally spelled Ulfsteen ) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). It originally included most of the island of Hareidlandet (except the Eiksund area) and the Vartdal area southeast of the Vartdalsfjorden on the mainland. On 1 January 1895, the area southeast of the Vartdalsfjorden

500-523: The status of market town ( kjøpstad ) and 22 were recognized harbors for export/import ( ladested ). Norway included a subordinate category to the market town, the "small seaport" ( lossested or ladested ), which was a port or harbor with a monopoly to import and export goods and materials in both the port and for a surrounding outlying district. Typically, these were locations for exporting timber and importing grain and goods. Local farm goods and timber sales were all required to pass through merchants at either

525-491: The work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964, Vartdal was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Hjørundfjord and Ørsta to form the new, larger Ørsta. Prior to the merger, Vartdal had a population of 1,315. The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Vartdal farm ( Old Norse : Varpdalr or Verpdalr ) since the first Vartdal Church was built there. The first element comes from

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550-440: Was a major political change. The Norwegian farm culture ( bondekultur ) that emerged came to serve as a symbol of nationalistic resistance to the forced union with Sweden . The legislation of 1837 gave both the towns and the rural areas the same institutions: a minor change for the town, but a major advance for the rural communities. The significance of this legislation is hailed by a nationalistic historian, Ernst Sars : In 1853,

575-492: 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 (Herredsstyre) of Vartdal was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: Ulstein Ulstein is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county , Norway . It

600-401: Was granted on 30 May 1986. The official blazon is " Azure , a fess indented Or " ( Norwegian : På blå grunn ein gull bjelke laga med ulvetannsnitt ). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a fess (horizontal bar) with indented edges. The fess has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold

625-440: Was separated from Ulstein Municipality to become the new municipality of Vartdalsstranden . This left Ulstein with 2,996 residents. Then on 1 January 1917, the eastern half of the island of Hareidlandet was separated from Ulstein to form the new Hareid Municipality . This left 2,336 residents in Ulstein. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964,

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