Gaular

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Gaular is a former municipality in the Norwegian province of Sogn og Fjordane (became part of Vestland in 2020 ). Its administrative seat was Sande i Sunnfjord . As part of the local government reform in Norway, Gaular was transferred to the newly formed municipality of Sunnfjord .

3027 inhabitants lived in an area of ​​582 km² (as of January 1, 2019). The municipality number was 1430. The last mayor was Mathias Råheim ( Høyre ).

geography

In the north it bordered on Askvoll and Førde , in the east on Balestrand , in the south on Høyanger and in the west on Fjaler . The Gaularvassdraget moved as a watercourse from Gaularfjellet / Jostedalsbreen through the municipality and ran through the Osfossen waterfall into the Dalsfjord. In the center of Gaular were the lakes Viksdalsvatnet and Haukedalsvatnet. In the valleys of the municipality the area was forested, the highest elevation was the Geitebotsfjell with 1359  moh. Most recently, around a third of the population lived in close proximity to the fjord and around two thirds in the valley area around the Gaula River . Larger settlements are Bygstad and Sande i Sunnfjord. As in almost all municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane Nynorsk , the official language form was the rarer of the two written languages. The inhabitants were called Gaulværing .

The European route 39 ran through the former municipality, linking Gaular to Førde and the Nordfjord in the north and Bergen in the south. Via the Riksvei 610/57 there was a connection to Fjaler to the west. The Riksvei 13 served for the connection with Balestrand. The 114 kilometer long Gaularfjellet road is part of the Norwegian landscape routes and led through the municipality. Førde lufthamn, Bringeland Airport was in the north of the municipality.

history

The boundaries of the municipalities were last changed in 1990 before the dissolution. Parts of the north side of the Dalsfjorden from Fjaler to Gaular were incorporated. Before that, the borders had remained unchanged since 1838. Until 1910 the commune was called Indre Holmedal , only then was it changed to the more traditional name Gaular.

Until its dissolution on December 31, 2019, Gaular belonged to the former province of Sogn og Fjordane . As part of the regional reform in Norway, Sogn og Fjordane was transferred to the newly created province of Vestland on January 1, 2020 , so that the entire area of ​​the municipality is now in Vestland. As part of the nationwide municipal reform, Gaular, Førde , Jølster and Naustdal were merged to form the new municipality of Sunnfjord on January 1, 2020. Since the municipalities involved could not agree on a name for the new municipality, this was determined by the municipal ministry.

There are archaeological finds in the commune that indicate settlement from the Stone Age .

economy

The community was dominated by agriculture. The keeping of cattle and sheep was of great importance . The river Gaula, in which several salmon stairs are built, was also important for the salmon fishery . Industrial production was of little importance to the Gaular economy. At the time the municipality was dissolved, there were eight power plants in the municipality.

coat of arms

Gaular Coat of Arms

The municipality's coat of arms should represent the Gaula River, which flows through the municipality. It was officially confirmed in 1992.

Personalities

  • Anne Viken (* 1979), veterinarian, journalist and writer

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Aleksander Åsnes: No står titals rådhus tomme. In: NRK. January 6, 2020, accessed March 4, 2020 (Norwegian Nynorsk).
  2. ↑ Innbyggjarnamn. Retrieved March 4, 2020 (Norwegian).
  3. ↑ Nasjonale Turistveger: Gaularfjellet. Retrieved March 4, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Forde Bringeland Lufthamn - Flyplass in Bygstad, Sunnfjord. In: Fjordkysten. Retrieved March 4, 2020 (Bokmål in Norwegian).
  5. ↑ Dag Juvkam: Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen. (PDF) Statistisk sentralbyrå , 1999, p. 56 , accessed on March 4, 2020 (Norwegian).
  6. ↑ Indre Holmedal . In: Nordre Bergenhus Folkeblad . Kinn August 4, 1910, p. 1 (Norwegian, nb.no ).
  7. ↑ Navn på nye kommuner. February 19, 2019, accessed January 10, 2020 (Norwegian).
  8. ↑ Solveig Svarstad: Ingen fekk viljen sin då Sanner bestemte. In: NRK. December 19, 2017, Retrieved March 4, 2020 (Nynorsk in Norwegian).
  9. ↑ Gaularvassdraget - NVE. In: nve.no. Reguleringsmyndigheten for energi, January 28, 2009, accessed March 4, 2020 (Norwegian).

Coordinates: 61 ° 20 ′ 2 ″  N , 5 ° 47 ′ 20 ″  E