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1 History  


1.1  Name  






2 Government  


2.1  Mayors  




2.2  Municipal council  






3 See also  




4 References  




5 External links  













Bru, Sogn og Fjordane






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Coordinates: 61°32′05″N 05°10′56″E / 61.53472°N 5.18222°E / 61.53472; 5.18222
  
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Bru Municipality
Bru herad
Former municipality
Stavang Church in Bru
Stavang Church in Bru
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway
Bru within Sogn og Fjordane
Bru within Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates: 61°32′05″N 05°10′56″E / 61.53472°N 5.18222°E / 61.53472; 5.18222
CountryNorway
CountySogn og Fjordane
DistrictSunnfjord
Established1 Jan 1923
 • Preceded byKinn Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byFlora Municipality
Administrative centreStavang
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total382 km2 (147 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,247
 • Density3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1436[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

Bru is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 382-square-kilometre (147 sq mi) municipality existed from 1923 until 1964 and it included several islands including Svanøya, Askrova, and Stavøya as well as parts of the mainland including the Solheimsdalen valley, east of the village of Norddalsfjord. It is now part of the present-day Kinn Municipality which is in Vestland county in the traditional districtofSunnfjord. The administrative center of Bru was the village of Stavang.[2]

History[edit]

View of Svanøy in the 1850s

The parishofBru was established as a municipality on 1 January 1923 when the large municipality of Kinn was divided into three: Kinn (population: 2,508) in the west, Bru (population: 1,560) in the centre, and Eikefjord (population: 929) in the east.[3]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Bru municipality ceased to exist and its lands were divided.[3]

Name[edit]

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the island Brulandet, now called Svanøya, (Old Norse: Brúa) since the first Bru Church was built on the island (the church site was mved off the island to the mainland village of Stavang in 1872). The old name of the island is identical to the plural genitive case of the word brú which means "bridge".[4]

Government[edit]

During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal councilofdirectly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[5]

Mayors[edit]

The mayors of Bru:[6]

  • 1923-1925: Bjarne Svanøe
  • 1925-1926: Nikolai Haave
  • 1926–1937: Per Hjertenes
  • 1938–1940: Per Straumsnes
  • 1945–1945: Per Straumsnes
  • 1946-1947: Per Hjertenes
  • 1948-1955: Tor Grønnevik
  • 1956–1964: Anton Holm

    • Municipal council[edit]

    The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Bru was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

    Bru heradsstyre 1960–1963 [7]  
    Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
    representatives
      Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
      Liberal Party (Venstre) 6
      Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 4
      Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
    Total number of members:17
    Bru heradsstyre 1956–1959 [8]  
    Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
    representatives
      Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
      Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 7
      Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
    Total number of members:17
    Bru heradsstyre 1952–1955 [9]  
    Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
    representatives
      Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
      Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 1
      Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
      Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 2
      Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 5
    Total number of members:16
    Bru heradsstyre 1948–1951 [10]  
    Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
    representatives
      Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 8
      Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
      Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 5
    Total number of members:16
    Bru heradsstyre 1945–1947 [11]  
    Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
    representatives
      Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 7
      Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 9
    Total number of members:16
    Bru heradsstyre 1938–1941* [12]  
    Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
    representatives
      Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
      Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
      Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 5
    Total number of members:16
    Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  • ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (27 September 2019). "Bru - sogn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  • ^ a b Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  • ^ Rygh, Oluf (1919). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 364 and 371.
  • ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  • ^ "Ordførarar i Flora". NRK Fylkesliksikon (in Norwegian). 25 March 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  • ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  • ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  • ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  • ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  • ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  • ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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