Hisøy Municipality

Hisøy Municipality
Hisøy kommune
Former municipality
His herred  (historic name)
Hisø herred  (historic name)
View of Kolbjørnsvik
View of Kolbjørnsvik
Flag of Hisøy Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Hisøy Municipality
Coat of arms
Aust-Agder within Norway
Aust-Agder within Norway
Hisøy within Aust-Agder
Hisøy within Aust-Agder
Coordinates: 58°25′44″N 08°44′37″E / 58.42889°N 8.74361°E / 58.42889; 8.74361
CountryNorway
CountyAust-Agder
DistrictØstre Agder
Established1 Jan 1881
 • Preceded byØiestad Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1992
 • Succeeded byArendal Municipality
Administrative centreKolbjørnsvik
Government
 • Mayor (1990–1991)Liv Marit Moland Olsen (Ap)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
 • Rank#445 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
99 m (325 ft)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total
4,026
 • Rank#239 in Norway
 • Density410.8/km2 (1,064/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +4.6%
DemonymHisøyfolk[2]
Official language
[3]
 • Norwegian formBokmål[4]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0922[5]
Data from Statistics Norway

Hisøy is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county, Norway. The 9.8-square-kilometre (3.8 sq mi) municipality existed from 1881 until its dissolution in 1992. The area is now part of Arendal Municipality in the traditional district of Østre Agder in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Kolbjørnsvik on the island of Hisøy.[6]

Prior to its dissolution in 1992, the 9.8-square-kilometre (3.8 sq mi) municipality was the 445th largest by area out of the 448 municipalities in Norway, making it the third smallest municipality in the whole nation and the smallest in Aust-Agder county. Hisøy Municipality was the 239th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 4,026. The municipality's population density was 410.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,064/sq mi) and its population had increased by 4.6% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]

General information

The municipality of Hisø (later spelled Hisøy) was established on 1 January 1881 when Øiestad Municipality was divided into two: the eastern island district (population: 2,652) became the new Hisø Municipality and the western district (population: 4,474) continued as a smaller Øiestad Municipality.[9]

On 1 January 1992, Hisøy Municipality was dissolved and the following areas were merged to form an enlarged Arendal Municipality:[9]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish and island) is named Hisøy (or historically Hisø) after the old His farm (Old Norse: Hís) since the first Hisøy Church was built there. The meaning of the first element of the name is uncertain. It could come from the word hís which means "the cut" (possibly referring to how the river Nidelva turns near the island). Another The last element is øy which means "island".[6][10]

Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Hisø. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to His.[11] On 19 July 1930, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Hisøy.[12]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms for Hisøy municipality was granted on 12 December 1986 and it was in use until 31 December 1991 when the municipality ceased to exist. The official blazon is "Gules, two lighthouses argent issuant from the base" (Norwegian: I rødt to oppvoksende sølv fyrtårn). This means the arms have a red field (background) and the charge is two twin lighthouses. The lighthouses have a tincture of argent which means they are commonly colored white, but if the arms are made out of metal, then silver is used. The lighthouses were chosen to represent the two local lighthouses: Store Torungen Lighthouse and Lille Torungen Lighthouse which mark the waters around the island of Hisøy and the entrance to the harbour for the town of Arendal. The arms were designed by Thorleif Bredesen.[13][14][15]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Hisøy Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Hisøy prestegjeld and the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder.[8]

Churches in Hisøy Municipality
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
HisøyHisøy ChurchHis1849

Geography

The municipality encompassed the islands of Hisøy, Gjervoldsøy, Havsøya, Ærøya, Store Torungen, Lille Torungen, and several other small, unpopulated islands. The highest point in the municipality was the 99-metre (325 ft) tall mountain located on the northwestern shore of the island, just southwest of the village of Kolbjørnsvik.[1] Arendal Municipality was located to the north, Tromøy Municipality was located to the east, the Skagerrak was to the southeast, Grimstad Municipality was located to the southwest, and Øyestad Municipality was located to the west.

Government

While it existed, Hisøy Municipality was 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 was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[16] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Nedenes District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Hisøy Municipality was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Hisøy kommunestyre 1987–1991 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:17
Note: On 1 January 1992, Hisøy Municipality became part of Arendal Municipality.
Hisøy kommunestyre 1983–1987 [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:17
Hisøy kommunestyre 1979–1983 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:17
Hisøy kommunestyre 1975–1979 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:17
Hisøy kommunestyre 1971–1975 [21]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:17
Hisøy kommunestyre 1967–1971 [22]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:17
Hisøy kommunestyre 1963–1967 [23]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:17
Hisøy herredsstyre 1959–1963 [24]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:17
Hisøy herredsstyre 1955–1959 [25]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:17
Hisøy herredsstyre 1951–1955 [26]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:16
Hisøy herredsstyre 1947–1951 [27]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 6
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) 4
Total number of members:16
Hisøy herredsstyre 1945–1947 [28]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 6
Total number of members:16
Hisøy herredsstyre 1937–1941* [29]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
  Joint list of the Conservative Party (Høyre) and the Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 8
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.

Mayors

The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Hisøy Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:[30][31]

  • 1881–1886: Søren P. Nielsen
  • 1887–1891: Ommund Christensen
  • 1892–1893: S. Røer
  • 1894–1895: M.B. Nielsen
  • 1896–1897: Niels Bakke
  • 1897–1898: Isaac Kløcker
  • 1899–1901: Harald Kallevig
  • 1902–1904: J. Sverdrup
  • 1905–1913: G. Moland
  • 1914–1917: O. Aarstøl
  • 1917–1919: Anton Gundersen
  • 1920–1940: Jørgen P. Jensen
  • 1945–1945: Jørgen P. Jensen
  • 1945–1945: Alf Dannevig
  • 1946–1946: K. Seljås
  • 1946–1947: I. Olsen
  • 1948–1960: Alf Dannevig
  • 1960–1963: Helge Bjørnholm
  • 1964–1967: Gunnar Dannevig
  • 1968–1975: Arthur J. Knutsen
  • 1975–1975: Johan Guldal
  • 1976–1983: Frithjof Holst-Pedersen (H)
  • 1984–1987: Bjørn Altenborg (H)
  • 1988–1989: Kåre Thorsen (V)
  • 1990–1991: Liv Marit Moland Olsen (Ap)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Kart over Norge: Hisøy" (in Norwegian). Kartverket.
  2. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  4. ↑ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
  5. ↑ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
  6. 1 2 Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (26 November 2024). "Hisøy (tidligere kommune)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  8. 1 2 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 1951). Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 (PDF). Norges Offisielle Statistikk (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co.
  9. 1 2 Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  10. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian) (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 104.
  11. ↑ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 1057–1065. 1917.
  12. ↑ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1930. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 520. 1930.
  13. ↑ "Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Hisøy, Arendal, Aust-Agder (Norway)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "Godkjenning av våpen og flagg". Lovdata.no (in Norwegian). Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet. 12 December 1986. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  16. ↑ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "Kommunestyrevalget 1987" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1988. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  18. ↑ "Kommunestyrevalget 1983" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1984. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  19. ↑ "Kommunestyrevalget 1979" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1979. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  20. ↑ "Kommunevalgene 1975" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1977. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  21. ↑ "Kommunevalgene 1972" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1973. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  22. ↑ "Kommunevalgene 1967" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1967. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  23. ↑ "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  24. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  25. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  26. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  27. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  28. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  29. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  30. ↑ "Ordførere på Hisøy 1881 – 1991" (in Norwegian). Hisøy Historielag. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  31. ↑ Fiva, Jon H; Sørensen, Rune J.; Vøllo, Reidar, eds. (2024). "Local Candidate Dataset" (PDF).

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