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{{short description|Former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway}}
'''Hafslo''' is a village in the municipality of [[Luster, Norway|Luster]], [[Norway]]. Its population (2005) is 270.
{{About|the former municipality in Sogn, Norway|the village in Luster, Norway|Hafslo (village)}}
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'''Hafslo''' is a [[Former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in the old [[Sogn og Fjordane]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The {{convert|538|km2|adj=on}}<ref name="NLF">{{Cite book |last=Helland |first=Amund |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5D1BAAAAYAAJ |title=Norges land og folk: Nordre Bergenhus amt |publisher=H. Aschehoug & Company |year=1901 |volume=XIV |location=Kristiania, Norway |page=58 |language=Norwegian |chapter=Hafslo herred |access-date=2019-09-28 |issue=3}}</ref> municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. It is located in the present-day [[Luster Municipality]] (in [[Vestland]] county) in the traditional district of [[Sogn]]. The former municipality included the villages of Kinsedalen, [[Ornes, Sogn og Fjordane|Ornes]], and Kroken on the east side of the [[Lustrafjorden]]. It also included the villages of [[Solvorn]], [[Hafslo (village)|Hafslo]], [[Joranger]], and the whole [[Veitastrond]] valley on the west side of the Lustrafjorden. The municipality surrounded the lakes [[Hafslovatnet]] and [[Veitastrondvatnet]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality was the village of [[Hafslo (village)|Hafslo]], where [[Hafslo Church]] was located.
The surrounding area used to constitute a municipality of its own, but it became a part of Luster on January 1, 1963. Before the merger Hafslo municipality had a population of 2.384;


==History==
Most of the people in Hafslo are very curious.
Hafslo was established as a [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1963, the municipality of Hafslo (population: 2,384) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of [[Luster, Norway|Luster]] (population: 2,674) and [[Jostedal]] (population: 796) to form the new, larger municipality of Luster.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>


===Name===
Famous people from Hafslo include the cute Eli Høyheim
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Hafslo (village)|Hafslo]]'' farm ({{lang-non|Hafrsló}}) since the first [[Hafslo Church]] was built there. The first element is the old male name {{wikt-lang|non|Hafr}}, the name is identical with the word {{wikt-lang|non|hafr}} which means "male goat". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|ló}} which means "[[Clearing (forest)|clearing]]" or "[[meadow]]", probably due to the excellent farming areas nearby.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lN1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt |date=1919 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=12 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=40–41 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>


==Government==
[[Category:Villages in Norway]]
During its existence, this municipality was governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] was [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |access-date=2023-01-01 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=no |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref>
[[Category:Former municipalities of Norway]]


===Mayors===
{{SognFjordane-geo-stub}}
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] of Hafslo:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-01-07 |title=Ordførarar i Luster |url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/3406373.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=NRK Fylkesliksikon |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1838-1839: Ola Trondsen Lid
*1840-1859: Einar Joranger
*1860-1860: Samuel M. Bugge
*1861-1861: C. Aars
*1862-1862: Ola I. Fet
*1863-1877: Samuel M. Bugge
*1878-1881: Einar Joranger
*1882-1885: Samuel M. Bugge
*1886-1895: Ola I. Hillestad
*1896-1898: Anders J. Tørvi
*1899-1904: Erik Nitter Walaker
*1905-1907: Samuel O. Moe
*1908-1910: Erik Nitter Walaker
*1911-1919: Ola I. Joranger
*1920-1922: Wilken Nitter Walaker
*1923-1928: Ivar O. Hillestad
*1929-1931: Torstein Molland
*1932-1937: J.W. Fraas
*1938-1942: Torstein Molland
*1942-1944: Amund Bremer
*1945-1945: Torstein Molland
*1946-1947: Ola Sjøtun
*1948-1961: Einar Kjos
*1961-1963: Hans H. Sjøtun
{{div col end}}


===Municipal council===
[[no:Hafslo]]
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Heradsstyre)}} of Hafslo was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The [[Political party|party]] breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
{{div col|colwidth=33em|style=column-count:2}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hafslo
|herad = yes
|start = 1960
|end = 1963
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|nynorsk = yes
|Total = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet = 7
|Høyre = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Senterpartiet = 5
|Venstre = 3
|Local_Lists = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hafslo
|herad = yes
|start = 1956
|end = 1959
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|nynorsk = yes
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet = 7
|Høyre = 3
|Senterpartiet = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Venstre = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hafslo
|herad = yes
|start = 1952
|end = 1955
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|nynorsk = yes
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 9
|Høyre = 5
|Senterpartiet = 8
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hafslo
|herad = yes
|start = 1948
|end = 1951
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|nynorsk = yes
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 4
|AFS = 5
|Senterpartiet = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 6
|Local_Lists = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hafslo
|herad = yes
|start = 1945
|end = 1947
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|nynorsk = yes
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 4
|AFS = 9
|Venstre = 2
|Local_Lists = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hafslo
|herad = yes
|start = 1938
|end = 1941*
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-11 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|nynorsk = yes
|Total = 28
|Høyre = 1
|Senterpartiet = 7
|Venstre = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 4
|Arbeiderpartiet = 6
|AFS = 1
|Local_Lists = 5
|}}
{{div col end}}

==Media gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Hafslovatnet Norway.jpg|The Hafslo village area in the central part of the municipality
File:Urnes ornes lustrafjorden sognefjord norway.jpg|The Ornes area in eastern Hafslo municipality
File:Veitastrondsvatnet og Jostedalsbreen (0395).jpg|The Veitastrondsvatnet lake and the Jostedalsbreen glacier (northern end of the municipality
File:Hafslo kirke, Sogn og Fjordane - Riksantikvaren-T284 01 0602.jpg|Hafslo Church
</gallery>

==Notable people==
* [[Sylfest Lomheim]] (born 1945), a Norwegian [[linguist]]
* [[Jens Sterri]] (born 1923), a [[civil servant]]
* [[Kjellfred Weum]] (born 1940), a [[hurdler]]

==See also==
*[[List of former municipalities of Norway]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Luster}}

{{Vestland}}
{{Authority control}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

[[Category:Luster, Norway]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Norway]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Norway]]
[[Category:1963 disestablishments in Norway]]

Latest revision as of 22:24, 19 March 2024

This article is about the former municipality in Sogn, Norway. For the village in Luster, Norway, see Hafslo (village).
Hafslo Municipality
Hafslo herad
Former municipality
View of Hafslo
View of Hafslo
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway
Hafslo within Sogn og Fjordane
Hafslo within Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates: 61°18′39″N 07°11′08″E / 61.31083°N 7.18556°E / 61.31083; 7.18556
CountryNorway
CountySogn og Fjordane
DistrictSogn
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1963
 • Succeeded byLuster Municipality
Administrative centreHafslo
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total583 km2 (225 sq mi)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total2,384
 • Density4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
DemonymHafslobygding[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1425[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Hafslo is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 538-square-kilometre (208 sq mi)[3] municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. It is located in the present-day Luster Municipality (in Vestland county) in the traditional district of Sogn. The former municipality included the villages of Kinsedalen, Ornes, and Kroken on the east side of the Lustrafjorden. It also included the villages of Solvorn, Hafslo, Joranger, and the whole Veitastrond valley on the west side of the Lustrafjorden. The municipality surrounded the lakes Hafslovatnet and Veitastrondvatnet. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Hafslo, where Hafslo Church was located.

History

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Hafslo was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the municipality of Hafslo (population: 2,384) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Luster (population: 2,674) and Jostedal (population: 796) to form the new, larger municipality of Luster.[4]

Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hafslo farm (Old Norse: Hafrsló) since the first Hafslo Church was built there. The first element is the old male name Hafr, the name is identical with the word hafr which means "male goat". The last element is ló which means "clearing" or "meadow", probably due to the excellent farming areas nearby.[5]

Government

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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.[6]

Mayors

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The mayors of Hafslo:[7]

  • 1838-1839: Ola Trondsen Lid
  • 1840-1859: Einar Joranger
  • 1860-1860: Samuel M. Bugge
  • 1861-1861: C. Aars
  • 1862-1862: Ola I. Fet
  • 1863-1877: Samuel M. Bugge
  • 1878-1881: Einar Joranger
  • 1882-1885: Samuel M. Bugge
  • 1886-1895: Ola I. Hillestad
  • 1896-1898: Anders J. Tørvi
  • 1899-1904: Erik Nitter Walaker
  • 1905-1907: Samuel O. Moe
  • 1908-1910: Erik Nitter Walaker
  • 1911-1919: Ola I. Joranger
  • 1920-1922: Wilken Nitter Walaker
  • 1923-1928: Ivar O. Hillestad
  • 1929-1931: Torstein Molland
  • 1932-1937: J.W. Fraas
  • 1938-1942: Torstein Molland
  • 1942-1944: Amund Bremer
  • 1945-1945: Torstein Molland
  • 1946-1947: Ola Sjøtun
  • 1948-1961: Einar Kjos
  • 1961-1963: Hans H. Sjøtun

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Hafslo was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Hafslo heradsstyre 1960–1963 [8]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:21
Hafslo heradsstyre 1956–1959 [9]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:21
Hafslo heradsstyre 1952–1955 [10]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 5
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 8
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 6
Total number of members:28
Hafslo heradsstyre 1948–1951 [11]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 1
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 2
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 6
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:28
Hafslo heradsstyre 1945–1947 [12]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) 9
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:28
Hafslo heradsstyre 1938–1941* [13]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 5
Total number of members:28
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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  • The Hafslo village area in the central part of the municipality
    The Hafslo village area in the central part of the municipality
  • The Ornes area in eastern Hafslo municipality
    The Ornes area in eastern Hafslo municipality
  • The Veitastrondsvatnet lake and the Jostedalsbreen glacier (northern end of the municipality
    The Veitastrondsvatnet lake and the Jostedalsbreen glacier (northern end of the municipality
  • Hafslo Church
    Hafslo Church

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  3. ^ Helland, Amund (1901). "Hafslo herred". Norges land og folk: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian). Vol. XIV. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 58. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  5. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1919). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 40–41.
  6. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Ordførarar i Luster". NRK Fylkesliksikon (in Norwegian). 7 January 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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  • Luster travel guide from Wikivoyage


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