Hordabø Municipality
Hordabø herad
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| Bø herred (historic name) | |
Hordaland within Norway
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Hordabø within Hordaland
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| Coordinates: 60°41′51″N 04°55′40″E / 60.69750°N 4.92778°E / 60.69750; 4.92778 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Established | 1 July 1924 |
| • Preceded by | Manger Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Radøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Bøvågen |
| Area
(upon dissolution)
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| • Total | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Population
(1964)
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| • Total | 1,679 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1260[1] |
Hordabø is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 40-square-kilometre (15 sq mi) 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.[2]
On 1 July 1924, the old Manger Municipality was split into three separate municipalities: Bø in the northern part, (a much smaller) Manger in the central part, and Sæbø in the southern part. The municipality, which was known as Bø at that time, had a population of 1,938. On 13 March 1925 the name was changed by royal resolution from BøtoHordabø.[3]
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.[3]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Bø farm (Old Norse: Bœr) since the first Bø Church was built there. The name comes from the word bœr which means "farm" or "farmhouse".[4] Historically, the name of the municipality was Bø. On 13 March 1925, a royal resolution changed the name of the municipality to Hordabø. The prefix Horda- was added to distinguish this『Bø』from several other municipalities with the same name. The prefix comes from the word hǫrðar which is the Old Norse name for the people from Hordaland.[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 (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:
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 14 | |
| Total number of members: | 19 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 2 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 12 | |
| Total number of members: | 19 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 10 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 10 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 13 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) | 1 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 1 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 10 | |
| 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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