Hopen Municipality
Hopen herad
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Møre og Romsdal within Norway
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Hopen within Møre og Romsdal
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| Coordinates: 63°27′48″N 08°00′50″E / 63.46333°N 8.01389°E / 63.46333; 8.01389 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1915 |
| • Preceded by | Edøy Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1960 |
| • Succeeded by | Smøla Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hopen |
| Area
(upon dissolution)
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| • Total | 50 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Population
(1960)
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| • Total | 1,550 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Hopaværing[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1575[2] |
Hopen is a former municipalityinMøre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 50-square-kilometre (19 sq mi) municipality existed from 1915 until its dissolution in 1960. It covered the northeastern part of the island of Smøla, plus the small islands to the north such as Veiholmen, Hammarøya, and Haugøya. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Hopen where the Hopen Church is located.[3]
The municipality of Hopen was established on 1 January 1915 when the large municipality of Edøy was split into three to form the new municipalities of Edøy (population: 973), Hopen (population: 1,050), and Brattvær (population: 1,452). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1960, the 1915 partition was reversed, reuniting the municipalities of Brattvær, Edøy, and Hopen as the new municipality of Smøla. Before the merger, Hopen had a population of 1,550.[4]
The municipality is named after the old Hopen farm (Old Norse: Hópr) since the first Hopen Church was built there. The name comes from the word hópr which means "a small mostly enclosed bay", likely referring to a bay between two the main island of Smøla and the small island of Hopaøya.[3][5]
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.[6]
The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Hopen was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 10 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 5 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 17 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 16 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 16 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 7 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 6 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 9 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) | 2 | |
| 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. | ||
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