Kinsarvik (municipality) explained

Kinsarvik
Herad:yes
Former:yes
Former Name:Kinservik herred
Idnumber:1231
County:Hordaland
District:Hardanger
Capital:Kinsarvik
Established:1 Jan 1838
Preceded:none
Disestablished:1 Jan 1869
Succeeded:Ullensvang Municipality
Established2:1 Jan 1913
Preceded2:Ullensvang Municipality
Disestablished2:1 Jan 1964
Succeeded2:Ullensvang Municipality
Area Total Km2:382
Population As Of:1963
Population Total:1585
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:60.3744°N 6.72°W

Kinsarvik is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kinsarvik where Kinsarvik Church is located. The municipality of Kinsarvik existed two different times: from 1838 until 1869 and then again from 1913 until 1964. The municipality centered on the inner part of the Hardangerfjorden, and (originally) surrounded all of the Sørfjorden. The original Kinsarvik encompassed all of the present day municipalities of Ullensvang (except for Røldal) and a small part of Voss. Upon its final dissolution in 1964, it covered an area of .[1]

History

The large parish of Kinsarvik (spelled Kinzervig at that time) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The parish of Kinsarvik was centered at Kinsarvik Church and it had one parish annex: Ullensvang. In 1869, Ullensvang became the main parish, and Kinsarvik became an annex to Ullensvang (and the municipality then changed its name to Ullensvang).[2]

On 1 July 1913, the municipality of Ullensvang was split into three separate municipalities. The northwestern part became Kinsarvik (population: 1,736), the central part was Ullensvang (population: 1,941) and the southern part became Odda (population: 3,077). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Kinsarvik municipality was dissolved. The Lussand-Kvanndal area north of the Hardangerfjorden (population: 72) was transferred to Granvin Municipality. The remainder of Kinsarvik (population: 1,513) was merged into Ullensvang Municipality once again.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Kinsarvik farm (Norse, Old: Kinsarvík) since the first Kinsarvik Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the old river name Kinns (now called Kinso). That name comes from the word which means "steep hillside". The last element is which means "bay" or "cove".[3] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Kinservik. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Kinsarvik.[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: (Heradsstyre) of Kinsarvik is made up of 13 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 . Kinsarvik. – kommune . 2014-06-02 . no.
  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 . 457 . no . Oluf Rygh.

  4. 1917 . Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m . . no . Kristiania, Norge . Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri . 1057–1065.
  5. Encyclopedia: kommunestyre . . . 2023-01-01 . 2022-09-20 . Hansen . Tore . no . Vabo . Signy Irene.