Ibestad

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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of the Ibestad municipality
Ibestad (Norway)
Ibestad
Ibestad
Basic data
Commune number : 5413
Province  (county) : Troms and Finnmark
Administrative headquarters: Hamnvik
Coordinates : 68 ° 47 '  N , 17 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 68 ° 47 '  N , 17 ° 11'  E
Surface: 241.07 km²
Residents: 1,361  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 6 inhabitants per km²
Language form : Bokmål
Website:
politics
Mayor : Dag Brustind  ( H ) (2011)
Located in the province of Troms and Finnmark
Location of the municipality in the province of Troms og Finnmark

Ibestad is a municipality in the Norwegian Fylke Troms og Finnmark . The municipality has 1,361 inhabitants (as of February 27, 2020). The administrative seat is in Hamnvik .

geography

The municipality consists of the two inhabited, mountainous and rugged islands Rolla and Andørja , which have been connected to each other by the 3.4 km long Ibestadtunnel since 2000 . The tunnel runs from Hamnvik on Rolla Island to Sørvika on the southern tip of Andørja. In the northeast of Andørja the municipality is connected to the mainland by the Mjøsundbrua . Furthermore, some smaller and uninhabited islands belong to the area of ​​the municipality.

On the more southerly island of Rolla there are two lakes, Skipsvatnet and Sandvatnet, which are stretched parallel to each other in a north-south direction between the two elevations Lesselitinden and Drangen. The island of Andørja surrounds the Straumbotn fjord arm , and several elevations extend around the bay. The highest point in the entire municipality is the Langlidtinden in the northeast of Andørja with a height of 1275.9  moh.

The inhabitants are concentrated on the coastal area of ​​the two islands, the population has been declining for decades. The inhabitants of the municipality are called Ibestadværing . As in many municipalities in Troms og Finnmark , the official written language is Bokmål , i.e. the more widespread of the two Norwegian language forms.

history

Ibestad commune was founded in 1837, but at that time it comprised much larger areas and reached as far as the Swedish border. Today the region is divided into the municipalities of Ibestad, Gratangen , Lavangen , Salangen , Bardu and Tjeldsund . In the meantime, the municipality consisted only of a part of the island of Rolla, but in 1964 the remaining part and the island of Andørja were again incorporated into Ibestad.

Until December 31, 2019, Ibestad belonged to the then province of Troms . As part of the regional reform in Norway, this was transferred to the newly created province of Troms og Finnmark on January 1, 2020.

economy

Fishing and agriculture are among the municipality's main economic sectors . The fishing boats registered in the municipality are used both in closer waters and further away. Several fish farms are operated in Ibestad.

In 2019, 468 of the 596 people worked in Ibestad itself, a smaller proportion were employed in surrounding municipalities such as Harstad and Tromsø .

Surname

The name of the community is made up of the two components "Ivar" and "stad", the first standing for the male name Ivar .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning
  2. Flere store vegprosjekt planlegges i Ibestad. Statens vegvesen, accessed on August 7, 2020 (Norwegian Bokmål).
  3. ^ Ibestad commune. In: norgeskart.no. Kartverket, accessed August 7, 2020 (Norwegian).
  4. Høyeste fjelltopp i hver commune. September 1, 2015, accessed on August 7, 2020 (Norwegian Bokmål).
  5. a b c Geir Thorsnæs: Ibestad . In: Store norske leksikon . July 20, 2020 (Norwegian, snl.no [accessed August 7, 2020]).
  6. Høyeste fjelltopp i hver commune. In: Kartverket. September 1, 2015, accessed on August 7, 2020 (Norwegian Bokmål).
  7. Forskrift om målvedtak i Kommunar og fylkeskommunar (målvedtaksforskrifta). In: Lovdata. January 6, 2020, accessed August 7, 2020 (Norwegian).
  8. Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet: Nye kommune- og fylkesnummer fra 2020. In: regjeringen.no. October 27, 2017, accessed August 7, 2020 (Norwegian).
  9. Pendlingsstrømmer. Statistics Norway, accessed August 7, 2020 (Norwegian).
  10. ^ Ibestad. In: Norsk Stadnamnleksikon. Retrieved August 7, 2020 (Norwegian Nynorsk).