Hordabø Municipality Explained

Hordabø
Herad:yes
Former:yes
Former Name:Bø herred
Idnumber:1260
County:Hordaland
District:Nordhordland
Capital:Bøvågen
Established:1 July 1924
Preceded:Manger Municipality
Disestablished:1 Jan 1964
Succeeded:Radøy Municipality
Area Total Km2:40
Population As Of:1964
Population Total:1679
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:60.6975°N 4.9278°W

Hordabø is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 40km2 municipality, which existed from 1924 until 1964, was located on the northern part of the island of Radøy in the present-day Alver Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Bøvågen, where Hordabø Church is located.[1]

History

On 1 July 1924, the old Manger Municipality was split into three separate municipalities: in the northern part, (a much smaller) Manger in the central part, and Sæbø in the southern part. The municipality, which was known as at that time, had a population of 1,938. On 13 March 1925 the name was changed by royal resolution from to Hordabø.[2]

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.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm (Norse, Old: Bœr) since the first Bø Church was built there. The name comes from the word which means "farm" or "farmhouse".[3] Historically, the name of the municipality was . On 13 March 1925, a royal resolution changed the name of the municipality to Hordabø. The prefix Norwegian: Horda- was added to distinguish this "Bø" from several other municipalities with the same name. The prefix comes from the word which is the Old Norse name for the people from Hordaland.[4]

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.[5]

Municipal council

The municipal council Norwegian: (Kommunestyre) of Hordabø was made up of 19 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Hordabø . 2014-04-08 . Norwegian.
  2. Book: Jukvam, Dag . 1999 . Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen . . no . 9788253746845.
  3. Book: Rygh, Oluf . Oluf Rygh

    . Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt . 1910 . W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri . 11 . Kristiania, Norge . 391 . no . Oluf Rygh.

  4. 1925 . Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1925. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m . . no . Oslo, Norway . Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri . 69.
  5. Encyclopedia: kommunestyre . . . 2023-01-01 . 2022-09-20 . Hansen . Tore . no . Vabo . Signy Irene.