Hadsel
Hadsel Municipality
Hadsel kommune | |
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 View of Stokmarknes during the winter | |
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 Nordland within Norway | |
 Hadsel within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°32′06″N 14°49′30″E / 68.53500°N 14.82500°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Vesterålen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Stokmarknes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Kjell-Børge Freiberg (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 566.62 km2 (218.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 550.73 km2 (212.64 sq mi) |
| • Water | 15.88 km2 (6.13 sq mi) 2.8% |
| • Rank | #192 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 8,184 |
| • Rank | #130 in Norway |
| • Density | 14.9/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +1.7% |
| Demonym | Hadselværing[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1866[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Hadsel (Northern Sami: Válafierda) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stokmarknes. Other villages in Hadsel include Fiskebøl, Gjerstad, Grønning, Grytting, Hanøyvika, Hennes, Kaljord, Melbu, Sanden, and Sandnes.
The municipality is the southernmost municipality in the Vesterålen region. It is spread over several main islands: Hadseløya, Børøya, Hinnøya, Langøya, and Austvågøya. About 70% of the population live on Hadseløya island. Hadseløya island is connected to Langøya by the Hadsel Bridge and Børøy Bridge. Also, the Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen, is located nearby. It is the busiest small aircraft airport in Norway, serving 100,000 passengers annually (1997).
The 567-square-kilometre (219 sq mi) municipality is the 192nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hadsel is the 130th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,184. The municipality's population density is 14.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (39/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.7% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]
The municipality is surrounded by several other municipalities: Sortland lies to the north, Bø to the west, Vågan to the south, and Lødingen to the east.
Part of the municipality is called Innlandet [the inland], consisting of the villages Kaljord, Hennes, Kvitnes, Kvantoelv and Fiskfjord.[6]
Economy: In Spring 2022, a company started mining of cryptocurrency at the company's facility in Stokmarknes; later that year the municipality decideded to cancel the business permit, and informed the company; as of Q1 2023, the business can continue its operation; an estimate has been made about how much electrical power the facility uses: around 40% of the power consumed (in the municipality), from the electric grid.[7]
History
[edit]Hadsel was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The northern district of Hadsel was separated in 1841 to form the new Sortland Municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the Indre Eidsfjord district of Hadsel (population: 1,360) was transferred to Sortland municipality.[8]
Name
[edit]The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hadsel farm (Old Norse: Hǫfðasegl) since the first Hadsel Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of hǫfði which means "high and steep cliff" or "head". The last element is segl which means "sail". (A cliff near the farm has been compared in form to a sail.)[9]
Coat of arms
[edit]The coat of arms was granted on 11 March 1976. The official blazon is "Azure, four annulets Or, two and two" (Norwegian: I blått fire gull ringer - 2,2). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is four rings (two over two). The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The blue color in the field symbolizes the importance of sea for this island municipality. The four rings represent the four main islands of that make up Hadsel: Hadseløya, Austvågøya, Hinnøya, and Langøya. The arms were designed by Øystein Bottolfsen.[10][11][12]
Churches
[edit]
The Church of Norway has three parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Hadsel. It is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
| Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hadsel | Hadsel Church | Hadseløya | 1824 |
| Innlandet Church | Hennes | 1992 | |
| Melbu | Melbu Church | Melbu | 1938 |
| Sand Church | Sanden | 1914 | |
| Ytre Eidsfjord | Grønning Church | Grønning | 1968 |
Geography
[edit]The municipality is located upon four main islands in the Vesterålen archipelago: Hinnøya, Langøya, Hadseløya, and Austvågøya, plus the small islands of Børøya and Brottøya. The mountain Higravstinden on the border with Vågan is one of the tallest mountains in the region.
Climate
[edit]Hadsel has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc). The warmest temperature recorded is 29 °C (84 °F) in July 2014. The coldest temperature recorded is −14.4 °C (6.1 °F) in March 2019. Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen in Hadsel has recorded temperature since June 1972. Data for extremes available since 2004, there might be warmer or colder temperatures recorded before 2004.
| Climate data for Stokmarknes Airport Skagen 1991-2020 (3 m, precipitation 1961-90, extremes 2004-2023) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10 (50) |
8.4 (47.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29 (84) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
29 (84.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1 (34) |
1 (34) |
2 (36) |
6 (43) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
16 (61) |
15 (59) |
12 (54) |
7 (45) |
4 (39) |
3 (37) |
8 (46) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.0 (41.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
−2 (28) |
−3 (27) |
0 (32) |
4 (39) |
7 (45) |
10 (50) |
9 (48) |
7 (45) |
3 (37) |
1 (34) |
−1 (30) |
3 (37) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.9 (7.0) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−13 (9) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 110 (4.3) |
95 (3.7) |
83 (3.3) |
69 (2.7) |
49 (1.9) |
50 (2.0) |
65 (2.6) |
68 (2.7) |
107 (4.2) |
155 (6.1) |
123 (4.8) |
126 (5.0) |
1,100 (43.3) |
| Source 1: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[13] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: weatheronline climate robot[14] | |||||||||||||
Government
[edit]All municipalities in Norway are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[15] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Midtre Hålogaland District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.
Municipal council
[edit]The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Hadsel is made up of 25 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 1 | |
| Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 1 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
| Industry and Business Party (Industri‑ og Næringspartiet) | 1 | |
| Red Party (Rødt) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
| Melbu Area Cooperative List (Melbu og omegn samarbeidsliste) | 5 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
Mayors
[edit]The mayors of Hadsel (incomplete list):[35]
- 1872–1878: Sofus Arctander
- (unknown period): Carl Martin Ellingsen
- 1919-1928: K. L. Leknes (V)
- 1928-1931: Håvard Hanssen
- 1934-1937: O. Fjellstad (Ap)
- 1945-1945: Olav Dahl
- 1959-1967: Edmund Fjærvoll (KrF)
- 1968-1971: Bjarne Bendiksen (Ap)
- 1972-1972: Egil Karlsen (V)
- 1972-1973: Trygve Pettersen (Ap)
- 1974-1975: Elnar Bårdsen (Ap)
- 1975-1979: John Kristiansen (H)
- 1979-1985: Dag Jostein Fjærvoll (KrF)
- 1985-1987: Ingegjerd Solum (Ap)
- 1987-1999: Hugo Olsen (Ap)
- 1999-2003: Ørjan Robertsen (Ap)
- 2003-2007: Reidar Johnsen (Sp)
- 2007-2015: Kjell-Børge Freiberg (FrP)
- 2015-2019: Siv Dagny Aasvik (Ap)
- 2019–2020: Kurt Eirik Jenssen (Sp)
- 2020-2023: Aina Johanne Nilsen (Sp)
- 2023–present: Kjell-Børge Freiberg (H)
Notable people
[edit]- Øyvinn Øi (1901 in Hadsel – 1940), a Norwegian military officer killed at the outbreak of WWII
- Asbjørn Herteig (1919 in Hadsel – 2006), an archeologist who was the first curator at the Bryggen Museum
- Maren-Sofie Røstvig (1920 in Melbu – 2014), a Norwegian literary historian
- Henry Valen (1924 in Hadsel – 2007), a Norwegian political scientist and academic
- Lars Andreas Larssen (1935 in Melbu – 2014), a Norwegian stage, film, and television actor [36]
- Oddbjørn Knutsen (1953 in Hadsel – 2019), a Norwegian political scientist and academic
- Kjell-Børge Freiberg (born 1971 In Hadsel), a Norwegian politician, government minister, and mayor of Hadsel from 2007 to 2015
References
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- ^ "eKlima Web Portal". Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004.
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- ^ "Kommunestyrevalget 1991" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1993. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunestyrevalget 1987" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1988. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunestyrevalget 1983" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1984. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1975" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1977. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1972" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1973. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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- ^ Lars Andreas Larssen at IMDb. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
Nordland travel guide from Wikivoyage- Pictures from Hadsel
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