Arna Municipality
Arna kommune
Former municipality
View from Ådnanipa towards Indre Arna
View from Ådnanipa towards Indre Arna
Hordaland within Norway
Hordaland within Norway
Arna within Hordaland
Arna within Hordaland
Coordinates: 60°25′03″N 05°28′15″E / 60.41750°N 5.47083°E / 60.41750; 5.47083
CountryNorway
CountyHordaland
DistrictMidhordland
Established1 Jan 1964
 • Preceded byHaus Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1972
 • Succeeded byBergen Municipality
Administrative centreIndre Arna
Government
 • Mayor (1967-1971)Arne Ekeland (Ap)
Area
 (upon dissolution)[1]
 • Total102.44 km2 (39.55 sq mi)
Population
 (1971)
 • Total11,476
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1250[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Arna is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1964 until 1972. It encompassed the northeastern part of the Bergen Peninsula, along the Sørfjorden, bordering the city of Bergen across the mountains to the west. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Indre Arna. The municipality stretched from the village of Ytre Arna to Trengereid along the coast and then inland about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the Espeland area.[1] Today, the area of the former municipality makes up the borough of Arna in the city of Bergen.

History

On 1 January 1964, the historic municipality of Haus was split into two parts. The part on the island of Osterøy became part of the new municipality of Osterøy. The rest of Haus, located on the Bergen Peninsula became the municipality of Arna. The municipality was short-lived due to its proximity to the growing city of Bergen. On 1 January 1972, Arna was merged into the city of Bergen (along with the other neighboring municipalities of Fana, Laksevåg, and Åsane). Upon its dissolution in 1972, Arna had 11,766 residents.[3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Arne farm (Old Norse: Arnar). The name is the indefinite genitive case plural form of arinn which means "hearth" or "platform" or "cliff at the bottom of the sea". The name was likely an old name for near Arnavågen bay, a shallow bay that flows out into a deep fjord.[4]

Government

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.[5]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Arna was made up of 37 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Arna kommunestyre 1968–1971 [6]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 19
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 6
Total number of members:37
Arna kommunestyre 1964–1967 [7]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 20
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 6
Total number of members:37

Mayors

The mayors (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Arna:[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Arna" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  4. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1910). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 308.
  5. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Kommunevalgene 1967" (PDF). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1967. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1963. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Ordførere i Arna, 1964-1971" (in Norwegian). Bergen byarkiv. Retrieved 12 September 2014.



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