Solund

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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of the municipality of Solund
Solund (Norway)
Solund
Solund
Basic data
Commune number : 4636
Province  (county) : Vestland
Administrative headquarters: Hardbakke
Coordinates : 61 ° 6 ′  N , 4 ° 54 ′  E Coordinates: 61 ° 6 ′  N , 4 ° 54 ′  E
Surface: 228.21 km²
Residents: 802  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 4 inhabitants per km²
Language form : Nynorsk
traffic
Street: 606
Next international airport : Bergen Airport
politics
Mayor : Gunn Åmdal Mongstad  ( Sp ) (2015)
Location in the province of Vestland
Location of the municipality in the province of Vestland
Aerial view of the islands
Drive through the Steinsund

Solund is a Norwegian municipality in the province of Vestland .

geography

Solund is the westernmost island municipality in Norway. In the province of Sogn og Fjordane , which merged with Hordaland to form Vestland on January 1, 2020 , Solund was the only municipality that consisted only of islands.

The two largest islands are Sula and Ytre Sula . Other islands are Losna , Steinsundøy , Nesøy , Ospa , Rånøy , Færøy , Lågøy and Hågøyna . The westernmost point of Norway is Holmebåen on the tiny Utvær Islands, which are almost uninhabited. The lighthouse Utvær fyr is located on one of these cliffs .

In the north Solund borders on the municipality of Askvoll , in the east on Fjaler and Hyllestad , in the south on Gulen and the opening of the Sognefjord and in the west on the open North Sea .

history

In 1858 Utvær commune emerged from the two sub- parishes of Solund and Husøy, which were separated from the parish of Gulen . The population at that time was 1,384 people. At the beginning of 1888 the Krakken homestead was added in the extreme northeast of Sula from the municipality of Hyllestad with 17 people, as well as eight farms in the north from the municipality of Hersvikbygda with a total of 317 people. On July 1, 1890, the community changed its name to Sulen . The spelling was changed to Solund on November 16, 1923 by royal decree .

The old Norwegian name Sólund originally referred to the island of Sula. The meaning of this name is unknown. In old Norwegian times the sea between Norway and Scotland was called Sólundirhaf , which means Sea of ​​Solund .

At the beginning of 1964 the island of Losna moved from Gulen to Solund.

The coat of arms comes from modern times and was awarded on February 16, 1990. It was created based on the coat of arms of the medieval noble family von Losna.

population

With 802 inhabitants, Solund is one of the most populous municipalities in Norway. Most of these people live on the main islands of Sula and Ytre Sula , scattered over villages and small settlements:

Population after settlement
local community population
Hardbakke 246 inhabitants
Storøy / Dalesund 139 inhabitants
Nesefjord 89 inhabitants
Kolgrov / Trovåg 62 inhabitants
Hjønnevåg 59 inhabitants
Beach / Oddekalv 53 inhabitants
Færøy / Leknessund 52 inhabitants
Hersvikbygda 42 inhabitants
Austrefjord / Dumbefjord 26 inhabitants
Indrevær / Utvær 11 inhabitants
Krakhella 6 residents
Losnegard 4 residents
The Ospa Sound
Population development
year number
1769 855
1951 1,802
1960 1,695
1970 1,376
1980 1,211
1990 1,144
2000 959
2010 878

Administration and politics

Hardbakke, the administrative center

The administrative center is the village of Hardbakke on Sula.

Solund's local council, the Kommunestyre , consists of 15 members who are elected for four years. For the period 2011–2015:

The mayor for 2011–2015 is Ole Gunnar Krakhellen; he belongs to the Høyre party.

religion

The Norwegian Church has a parish in Solund. The parish has three churches. It belongs to the deanery of Nordhordland in the Bjørgvin diocese .

Churches in Solund
Surname place Construction year
Hersvik kirke Hersvikbygda 1892
Husøy church Kolgrov 1896
Solund kirke Hardbakke 1869

economy

Rock formation in the north of the municipality

Fishing is the main industry in Solund. 21 employees work at the Solund Verft shipyard . The island world of Solund is a popular destination for holidaymakers, boat tourists and sport fishermen.

Attractions

Utvær
Utvær lighthouse

Gåsvær

Gåsvær is one of the outermost islands in north Solund. It is exposed far to the west in the sea between the Lågøyfjord and the mouth of the Gåsværosen stream. Fish banks are located directly in front of the island . Gåsvær can probably look back on a long trading tradition. In 1767 the island had its own inn. The older part of the characteristic main house dates from the 18th century. Another part was built from the wood of a failed sailing ship.

Utvær

Utvær is Norway's westernmost fixed point. The island no longer has permanent residents, but two people are on duty in the lighthouse. The island can be reached by boat. An on-demand transport service is available from Kolgrov all year round. In summer, there is a scheduled operation from Hardbakke, Eivindvik and Korssund.

The provincial government designated the island group and the sea around Utvær as a nature reserve. This does not apply to Utvær itself and the immediately surrounding waters. The monument protection authority Riksantikvaren suggested that the lighthouse be classified as a monument.

In the Middle Ages there was a chapel in the south of the settlement. The first written evidence of this appeared in a work by Bjørgynar Kalveskinn from 1320. The chapel received income from donations and fishing fees. In the 17th century the chapel had 15 cows and 27 sheep that were loaned out. In the later 17th century it was robbed by Scottish pirates.

The chapel was made of wood and had a floor area of ​​approximately 7.5 mx 6.3 m. There was room for around 120 parishioners. The bell from 1641 is in the Heibergske Samlingar in Kaupanger . Four services were held each year. The priests crossed over by boat from Eivindvik. When the weather was bad, he was often stranded on islands closer to the mainland. In 1718 the chapel was moved to Husøy Island. When the Straumen church was inaugurated at the end of the 19th century , the chapel was demolished.

The lighthouse burned down as a result of an Allied air raid in February 1945. 1948–1952 it was rebuilt. The new building has a different shape than its predecessor. The balcony above was previously located one floor below.

Arboretum

In the coastal arboretum in Hardbakke, mainly native trees and plants are featured. The collection of rhododendrons is worth seeing in summer. From the arboretum, a 5 km long footpath over varied terrain offers varied views of the outer Sognefjord. Another marked hiking trail leads up to Mount Ravnenipa.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning
  2. ↑ a b Jukvam, Dag: Historisk oversikt over endringer i commune and fylkesinndelingen. (PDF) Statistics Norway, accessed June 9, 2015 (Norwegian).
  3. ↑ Rygh, Oluf: Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt . 12th edition. WC Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri, Kristiania 1919, p. 215–217 ( uio.no [accessed June 9, 2015]).
  4. ↑ Solund - Kommunevåpen - coat of arms - crest of Solund. In: Heraldry of the World. Accessed August 9, 2020 (English).
  5. ↑ Norwegian Population Statistics , accessed June 10, 2015
  6. ↑ Members of the local councils, by party / electoral lists and municipality ( Norwegian ) Statistics Norway. 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ Solund Verft website , accessed on June 13, 2015
  8. ↑ a b c d e Solund in Norway. GoNorway.no, accessed June 13, 2015 .

Web links

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