Askful

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	Askful
Basic data
Commune number :	4645
Province  (county) :	Vestland
Administrative headquarters:	Askful
Coordinates :	61 ° 24 '  N , 5 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 61 ° 24 '  N , 5 ° 15'  E
Surface:	326.2 km²
Residents:	3,011  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density :	9 inhabitants per km²
Language form :	Nynorsk
Website:	askvoll.kommune.no
politics
Mayor :	Ole André Klausen  ( H ) (2019)
Location in the province of Vestland

Askful ^{? / i} is amunicipalityinSunnfjordinVestlandProvince inNorway. It is located directly on theAtlantic. The municipality has an area of ​​326 km² and 3011 inhabitants (as of February 27, 2020). The municipality is administered from Askvoll. The highest point is the Bleia with a height of 1304 meters.

geography

View from the Fristadfjellet over the town of Askvoll to the Asvika Bay and the Vilnesfjorden

Askvoll harbor

Geographical location

Askvoll is located in the western Norwegian province of Vestland , which was formed on January 1, 2020 from the previous provinces of Sogn og Fjordane and Hordaland . Askvoll is in the former province of Sogn og Fjordane. The municipality extends over an area of ​​326 km² with a north-south extension of 24.7 km and an east-west extension of 52.7 km. In the west the Værlandet represent the border and in the east it is bounded by the municipality of Sunnfjord . In between there is a low mountain ridge rising partly steeply from the sea, the highest point of which is the summit of Blægja with 1304  moh. represents. In the south, the municipality is bounded by a long fjord, which is divided into Bue , Vilnes and Dalsfjorden . The Stav and Førdefjorden border in the north .

Municipal structure

The municipality Askvoll consists of numerous individual and scattered settlements and four larger settlements ( Tettstader ):

• Askvoll (main town)
• Holmedal
• Stongfjorden
• Herland (on Atløy )

Neighboring communities

Askvoll borders Sunnfjord to the east. With no direct land connections, Askvoll borders in the north in the Førdefjord with the municipality of Kinn and in the south with the municipality of Fjaler , whose land area is south of the Dalsfjord .

history

etymology

The name of the main town Askvoll and the resulting municipality name are derived from a farm of the same name ( Old Norse Askvǫllr ) because the church of today's town, Askvoll kyrkje , was built there. The word is made up of the syllable "ask" (German: ash ) and full (German: meadow ).

History of the commune

The municipality Askvoll was on 1 January 1838 as the formannskapsdistrikt founded. Originally the parish was identical to the parish Askvoll ( Prestegjeld ) with the sub-parishes Askvoll, Vilnes, Øn, and Hyllestad. In 1862 the two southernmost sub-parishes, Øn and Hyllestad (residents: 2475), were split off from Askvoll and combined with the sub-parish Bø from Lavik commune to form the new commune of Hyllestad . The population of Askvoll fell from around 5500 to 3065.

On January 1, 1888, several farms around the town of Hersvikbygda , in the northern part of the island of Sula , as well as farms on other, smaller islands with a total population of 317 people were dissolved by the municipality of Askvoll and added to the municipality of Utvær . On January 1, 1964, parts of the dissolved municipalities of Vevring (407 residents) and Bru (92 residents), which were located south of the Førdefjord, were incorporated into the municipality of Askvoll. As a result, the number of inhabitants rose to 3585. On January 1, 1990, Askvoll and Fjaler carried out a land swap : The towns of Vårdal, Holmedal , Rivedal and parts of Hestad (total population 731) came to Askvoll, in return the towns of Fure, Folkestad and Våge (total population 482 ) to Fjaler.

religion

Vilnes Church

The majority of Askvoll's residents belong to the Church of Norway . The responsible parish is Askvoll parish, which belongs to the Sunnfjord provost ( Bjørgvin diocese ) and has been identical to the boundaries of Askvoll municipality since January 1, 2006, after being merged with the parishes of Holmedal and Vilnes.

Churches in Askvoll

Parish (Sokn)	Surname	place	Construction year
Askful	Askful kyrkje	Askful	1863
	Bulandet Bedehuskapell	Musøya in Bulandet	1905
	Holmedal kyrkje	Holmedal	1868
	Kvammen Kapell	Combs	1977
	Stongfjorden Bedehuskapell	Stongfjorden	1908
	Vilnes kyrkje	Vilnes ( Atløy )	1674
	Værlandet Bedehuskapell	Værlandet	1960

politics

     

A total of 21 seats

• SV : 2
• Ap : 2
• Sp : 6
• V : 4
• H : 7

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of 21 members who are elected for four years and has been composed as follows since the 2019 municipal council election:

mayor

The mayor (ordførar) of a municipality in Norway is a representative of the strongest party in the local council, elected to lead the local parliament. Ole André Klausen, member of the Høgre, was elected mayor for the current term of office from 2019 to 2023 .

coat of arms

Blazon : "In green a pierced silver Byzantine cross ."

The motif is supposed to remind of the more than 1000 years old and almost four meter high stone cross from Korssund. Korssund used to belong to the Askvoll municipality, but in 1990 it was added to the Fjaler municipality . The coat of arms has been in use since January 5, 1990. The blazon reads (in Norwegian):

«På green botn i sølv ein utskrådd gjennombora kross (Korssundkrossen)»

"On a green ground in silver an exposed (with outwardly widening ends) pierced cross (Korssundkreuz)."

Culture and sights

Museums

• Veteranbåtlaget M / S Stangfjord - museum ship
• Bulandet Temapark - theme park specializing in the region's fishing and war history, as well as the coastal landscape and culture.

Buildings

Geita lighthouse in spring 2011

• Ingolf Arnarson Statue - Oversized statue of Ingólfur Arnarson on a pedestal near the town of Rivedal on the Dalsfjord
• Geita lighthouse ( Norwegian : Geita fyr ) - lighthouse on the island of Geita , in operation since 1897

Natural monuments

The mountain Alden (also known as the "Norwegian horse"), which is located on the island of the same name , is a landmark of the municipality. It rises very steeply, sometimes rising almost vertically to 481  moh. from the sea and is visible around 100 km from the sea in clear weather.

Sports

There are numerous opportunities to do sports in the community. The well-developed network of trails is suitable for cycling , horse riding and hiking . Due to the numerous wrecks and the mostly very clear water near the coast and in the fjords, there are also very good conditions for scuba diving . Canoeing and fishing are also popular water sports .

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Ferry at the ferry quay in Askvoll

The Stigabergtunnel on the Fv609

The municipality is located a few kilometers west of the E39 and can be reached from there via Fylkesvei 609 , which also runs in an extensive loop through a large part of the municipality. Several larger and smaller spur roads branch off from this main traffic route, including the Fylkesveien Fv608, Fv366, Fv363, Fv362 and Fv361. The municipality's two largest islands, Værlandet and Atløy, are connected to the main town of Askvoll by a regular ferry service. Another ferry line connects Askvoll with Furu, a place in the municipality of Fjaler .

Established businesses

• Helle Knivfabrikk (knife manufacturer), founded in 1932
• Bulandet Fiskeindustri (fish factory),
• Sigurd Løkeland Hermetikkfabrikk (manufacturer of canned shrimp )

education

There are four primary schools with a total of around 300 students in the municipality of Askvoll:

• Askful skule
• Atløy skule
• Bulandet skule
• Gjelsvik skule

With the exception of the Atløy skule (1st to 7th grade), students are taught from 1st to 10th grade in all schools. There is also a private Montessori school in Holmedal .

Sons and daughters of the commune

• Ingólfur Arnarson , discoverer
• Hans Arentz , district judge
• Anders Askevold , landscape painter
• Nikolaus Gjelsvik, lawyer
• Johannes Harbitz, seaman
• Jorunn Ringstad, politician
• Tore Storehaug (* 1992), politician

literature

• Kåre Flokenes, Bård Titlestad: Stadnamn i Askvoll. Erling Skjalgssonselskapet, 1999, ISBN 82-91640-08-4 .
• Arvid A. Follevåg: Askvoll - Kommunesenteret ved Sunnfjordleia. Askvoll so-called, 2006, ISBN 82-991605-9-6 .
• Abraham Loftheim, Svein Åge Knudsen: Askvoll bygdebok. Askvoll soemd, 1971, ISBN 82-90106-02-5 .
• Gaute Losnegård: Dalsfjordboka - from Gaularfjellet to Bulandet. Skald AS 1999, ISBN 82-7959-007-2 .
• Gaute Losnegård: Havfolk and fjordfolk - allmennsoge for Askvoll. Askvoll Kommune, 2009, ISBN 978-82-93016-00-7 .
• Gaute Losnegård: Havfolk og fjordfolk - allmennsoge for Askvoll B. 2. Askvoll municipality, 2011, ISBN 978-82-93016-01-4 .

Web links

Commons : Askvoll  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ask full in the Fylkesleksikonet of the NRK

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning
2. ↑ ^{a b} Topographic map of Norway (excerpt with Askvoll) , ut.no, accessed on February 16, 2015.
3. ↑ Askvoll , nrk.no, accessed on February 16, 2015 (Norwegian)
4. ↑ Store norske leksikon : Askvoll , accessed on February 16, 2015 (Norwegian)
5. ↑ ^{a b} Dag Jukvam: Historisk oversikt over endringer i commune and fylkesinndelingen. (PDF) Statistics Norway, 1999, accessed February 16, 2015 (Norwegian). 
6. ↑ Ordførarar i Askvoll frå 1837 , nrk.no, accessed on February 16, 2015 (Norwegian).
7. ↑ ^{a b} Ordførar i Askvoll. Askvoll Kommune, accessed March 19, 2020 (Norwegian). 
8. ↑ Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen. Heraldry of the World, accessed February 16, 2015 (Norwegian). 
9. ↑ “Korsundkrossen” - communevåpenet. Askvoll Kommune, October 17, 2019, accessed on March 19, 2020 (Norwegian). 
10. ↑ Bulandet Temapark. Visit Fjordkysten, accessed March 19, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Ingolf Arnarson, Rivedal , fjordkysten.no, accessed on February 16, 2015 (German)
12. ↑ ^{a b c d} Askvoll , gonorway.com, accessed on February 16, 2015 (English)
13. ↑ Alden Wanderwege , fjordkysten.no, accessed on February 16, 2015 (German)
14. ↑ Grunnskule i Askvoll. Askvoll Kommune, accessed March 19, 2020 (Norwegian). 
15. ↑ Om skulen. Holmedal Montessoriskule, accessed March 19, 2020 (Norwegian).