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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of the municipality of Stad
Stad (Norway)
City
City
Basic data
Commune number : 4649
Province  (county) : Vestland
Administrative headquarters: Nordfjordeid
Coordinates : 61 ° 55 '  N , 6 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 61 ° 55 '  N , 6 ° 2'  E
Surface: 752.78 km²
Residents: 9,457  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 13 inhabitants per km²
Language form : Nynorsk
Website:
politics
Mayor : Alfred Bjørlo  ( V ) (2019)
Location in the province of Vestland
Location of the municipality in the province of Vestland

Stad is a municipality in the western Norwegian province ( Fylke ) Vestland . It was created as part of the local government reform in Norway on January 1, 2020 from the merger of Eid and Selje . In addition, the area around the village of Bryggja from the former municipality of Vågsøy became part of Stad.

geography

Stad is located on the Eids and Nordfjord on the west coast of Norway, along which there are higher elevations. The Stadlandet peninsula in the west of the municipality belongs to Stad . It lies at a height of about 500  moh. and drops steeply on the coast. Lake Hornindalsvatnet , which is the deepest lake in Europe, is located in the municipality . It reaches a depth of 514 meters. To the south of the lake is the mountain Glitregga, with a height of 1297.4  moh. , which is the highest elevation in the municipality.

Over half of the municipality's inhabitants live in the localities of Nordfjordeid and Mogrenda . The population density is highest on the north side of the Eidsfjord and in the Eidsdal valley. As in almost all municipalities in Vestland Nynorsk , the official language form is the rarer of the two Norwegian written languages.

Riksvei 15 runs through the municipality and connects the area to Stryn and thus via Fylkesvei 60 to European route 39 . Among other things, this provides the connection to Ålesund . There is a ferry connection to the city of Bergen to the south .

history

The municipality of Stad was created on January 1, 2020 as part of the state-wide municipal reform, after the local parliaments of Eid and Selje voted in favor and the national parliament of Storting decided to do so. In November 2017, the Storting finally decided that the village of Bryggja from what was then Vågsøy municipality should also become part of Stad. The rest of Vågsøy became part of the newly established Kinn municipality . At the same time, as part of the regional reform, the new province of Vestland was created in which Stad is now located. The two predecessor municipalities Selje and Eid belonged to the then Sogn og Fjordane province until December 31, 2019 .

There are several finds from the Stone , Bronze and Iron Ages in the community area . On the island of Selja there is a ruin of a Benedictine monastery . In 1913 a stone cross was erected in Dragseidet, which is supposed to commemorate Olav I. Tryggvason . At the tip of the Stadland peninsula there are remains of a fortification used by the German occupation during World War II . Between 21 and 32 Russian prisoners of war probably lost their lives during the construction work there.

economy

Agriculture played an important role in both of the preceding municipalities , with livestock farming being the main focus . In the former municipality of Selje, fish farming and fishing are more important. The Harpefossen Skisenter is located in Stad .

coat of arms

The municipality's coat of arms is a combination of the motifs on the coats of arms of the municipalities of Selje and Eid, St. Sunniva and a Norwegian fjord horse .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning
  2. ↑ Kommunal-og moderniseringsdepartementet: Nye kommune- og fylkesnummer fra 2020. October 27, 2017, accessed on March 29, 2020 (Norwegian).
  3. ↑ Yngve Tolaas: Bryggja, Eid og blir Selje Stad commune. November 28, 2017, Retrieved March 30, 2020 (Norwegian Nynorsk).
  4. ↑ Høyeste fjelltopp i hver commune. Kartverket, September 1, 2015, accessed on March 29, 2020 (Norwegian Bokmål).
  5. ↑ Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar and fylkeskommunar (målvedtaksforskrifta) - Lovdata. In: Lovdata. Retrieved March 29, 2020 (Norwegian).
  6. ↑ Aleksander Åsnes: No har Selje og Eid slått seg saman. January 26, 2017, accessed March 30, 2020 (Norwegian Nynorsk).
  7. ↑ Vedtak om grensejustering mellom kommunane Vågsøy og Eid / Selje, Sogn og Fjordane - Lovdata. Lovdata, November 28, 2017, accessed March 30, 2020 (Norwegian).
  8. ↑ Selja Monastery | Visit Nordfjord. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Hovden på Stad | krigsminne. In: nordfjord.no. Retrieved March 29, 2020 (Norwegian).
  10. ^ Rom til minne om russiske krigsfangar. Fylkesarkivet, accessed March 29, 2020 (Norwegian).
  11. ↑ Geir Thorsnæs, Svein Askheim: Eid - tidligere commune . In: Store norske leksikon . January 23, 2020 ( snl.no [accessed March 29, 2020]).
  12. ↑ Svein Askheim, Geir Thorsnæs: Selje - tidligere commune . In: Store norske leksikon . January 8, 2020 ( snl.no [accessed March 29, 2020]).
  13. ↑ Finn oss - Harpefossen. Harpefossen Skisenter, accessed on March 29, 2020 (Bokmål in Norwegian).
  14. ↑ Stad im Store norske leksikon , accessed on April 1, 2020