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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of the municipality of Alstahaug
Alstahaug (Norway)
Alstahaug
Alstahaug
Basic data
Commune number : 1820
Province  (county) : North country
Administrative headquarters: Sandnessjøen
Coordinates : 66 ° 1 ′  N , 12 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 66 ° 1 ′  N , 12 ° 36 ′  E
Surface: 188.12 km²
Residents: 7,447  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 40 inhabitants per km²
Language form : neutral
Website:
politics
Mayor : Peter Talseth  ( Sp ) (2019)
Location in the province of Nordland
Location of the municipality in the province of Nordland

Alstahaug is a municipality in the Norwegian province of Nordland . The largest town and administrative center is the city of Sandnessjøen . The municipality consists of the main island of Alsten and around 920 other islands.

history

The “Petter Dass Museum” in Alstahaug

Settlement since the Iron Age can be proven archaeologically . The Tjøtta estate in the municipality was home to Øyvind Skaldespiller , the last significant skald in Norway. Hårek von Tjøtta took over the farm, which together with the seat of Torolv Kveldulvssons , Sandnes Gård, was the power center of Hålogaland in the 10th century and during the Middle Ages. Tjøtta Manor, one of the largest in Northern Norway, became church property in 1350, became a crown property after the Reformation and in 1632 came into the possession of the bailiff of Helgeland Peter Jakobsson Falck and his descendants.

Petter Dass was pastor in Alstahaug from 1689 until his death in 1707 . From 1805 to 1828 Alstahaug was the first bishopric in Northern Norway.

coat of arms

The municipality coat of arms consists of a silver background with a blue thorn bar . The bar symbolizes the mountain formation The Seven Sisters , which is reflected in the sea.

Attractions

  • Petter Dass Museum , built between 2004 and 2007 according to plans by the Snøhetta architectural office .
  • Alstahaug Church

Web links

Commons : Alstahaug  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Alstahaug  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning
  2. ↑ Kommunevåpen. (pdf) Alstahaug Municipality, accessed on July 26, 2020 (Norwegian).