Nærbø Municipality

Nærbø Municipality
Nærbø herred
Former municipality
Panorama of Nærbø
Panorama of Nærbø
Rogaland within Norway
Rogaland within Norway
Nærbø within Rogaland
Nærbø within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°39′55″N 05°38′16″E / 58.66528°N 5.63778°E / 58.66528; 5.63778
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
Established1 Jan 1894
 • Preceded byHaa Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byHå Municipality
Administrative centreNærbø
Government
 • Mayor (1959–1963)Odd Skjærpe (KrF)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
65.1 km2 (25.1 sq mi)
 • Rank#566 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
237 m (778 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
3,844
 • Rank#233 in Norway
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +18.2%
DemonymNærbøbu[2]
Official language
[3]
 • Norwegian formNeutral[4]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1119[5]
Data from Statistics Norway

Nærbø is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 65.1-square-kilometre (25.1 sq mi) municipality existed from 1894 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Hå Municipality in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre was the village of Nærbø. Other villages in the municipality included Obrestad and Nærland.[6]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 65.1-square-kilometre (25.1 sq mi) municipality was the 566th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Nærbø Municipality was the 233th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,844. The municipality's population density was 59 inhabitants per square kilometre (150/sq mi) and its population had increased by 18.2% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]

General information

The municipality of Nærbø was established in 1894 when the old Haa Municipality was divided into two municipalities: the northern district (population: 1801) became the new Nærbø Municipality and the southern district (population: 1806) became the new Varhaug Municipality.[9]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.[10][11] On 1 January 1964, the following areas were merged to form the new Hå Municipality (resurrecting the name of the old municipality that was dissolved in 1894):[9]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Nærbø farm (Old Norse: Neðribœr) since the Old Nærbø Church was built there. The first element is neðri which means "lower". The last element is bœr which means "farm" or "farmstead".[12]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Nærbø Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Hå prestegjeld and the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.[8]

Churches in Nærbø Municipality
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
NærbøNærbø ChurchNærbø1834

Geography

The highest point in the municipality was the 237-metre (778 ft) tall point on the border with Time Municipality, just northwest of the hill Olsholen on the Varhaug Municipality/Time Municipality, just a short distance away.[1] Klepp Municipality was located to the north, Time Municipality was located to the northeast/east, Varhaug Municipality was located to the south, and the North Sea was to the west.

Government

While it existed, Nærbø 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.[13] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Jæren District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Nærbø Municipality was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Nærbø herredsstyre 1959–1963 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:17
Note: On 1 January 1964, Nærbø Municipality became part of Hå Municipality.
Nærbø herredsstyre 1955–1959 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 15
Total number of members:17
Nærbø herredsstyre 1951–1955 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:16
Nærbø herredsstyre 1947–1951 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 14
Total number of members:16
Nærbø herredsstyre 1945–1947 [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 14
Total number of members:16
Nærbø herredsstyre 1937–1941* [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 9
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 7
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 Nærbø Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:[20][21]

  • 1894–1897: Ingebret J. Gausland
  • 1898–1898: Peder N. Njølstad
  • 1899–1907: Sem N. Bø
  • 1908–1910: Lars O. Vigre
  • 1911–1913: Sem N. Bø
  • 1914–1931: Tobias Obrestad
  • 1931–1935: Rasmus Njølstad
  • 1935–1941: Sven Gausland[22]
  • 1941–1941: Matheus Moi[23]
  • 1941–1945: Einar Lende Njå[24]
  • 1945–1947: Sven Gausland
  • 1947–1951: Rasmus Njølstad[25]
  • 1951–1959: Hans N. Njærheim (Sp)[26]
  • 1959–1963: Odd Skjærpe (KrF)[27]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Kart over Norge" (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. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (26 November 2024). "Nærbø (tidligere kommune)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 12 April 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. ↑ Grepstad, Jon, ed. (25 March 2025). "Nikolai Schei". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Hansen, Tore; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (27 May 2024). "kommuneinndelingen i Norge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1915). Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 108–109.
  13. ↑ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  17. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  18. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  19. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  20. ↑ Grude, Joakim (1919). Amtsformandskabet i Stavanger Amt 1838-1918 (in Norwegian). Stavanger: Dreyers Grafiske Ansalt.
  21. ↑ Obrestad, Tor (1939). Hå : Nærbø-Varhaug 1837-1937 : og ymse tilfang til ei bygdebok for Hå prestegjeld (in Norwegian). Stavanger: Dreyer. pp. 63–66.
  22. ↑ "Rogaland Fylkesting". DigitaltMuseum (in Norwegian). Dalane Folkemuseum. 1935. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  23. ↑ "Ordførere og varaordførere i Østfold, Rogaland og Vest-Agder". Nationen (in Norwegian). 9 January 1941. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  24. ↑ "Flere nye ordførere og varaordførere i Rogaland". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). 29 December 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  25. ↑ "Rasmus Njølstad ordførar i Nærbø". Rogaland (in Norwegian). 17 December 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  26. ↑ "Val i Nærbø heradstyre". Stavangeren (in Norwegian). 28 December 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  27. ↑ "Odd Skjærpe ny ordførar i Nærbø". Jærbladet (in Norwegian). 22 December 1959. p. 4. Retrieved 26 April 2026.

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