Tysfjord (municipality)

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Ferry for European route 6 across the Tysfjord

Tysfjord ( Lule Divtasvuodna ) was an existing from 1869 to the end of 2019 municipality in the province of Nordland in Northern Norway , which at the same fjord was. The administrative center was Kjøpsvik . As part of the local government reform in Norway , Tysfjord was split up on January 1, 2020: the northeast part came together with Ballangen to Narvik , the southwest part to Hamarøy .

geography

1925 inhabitants lived on a municipal area of ​​1463.84 km² (as of January 1, 2019). The municipality number was 1850. Neighboring municipalities were Ballangen, Hamarøy and Lødingen . In the east the area bordered Sweden.

Districts

Places in Sami / Norwegian:

  • Gásluokta / Kjøpsvik
  • Ájluokta / Drag
  • Ájládde / Hellandsberg
  • Soahkeluokta / Bjørkvik
  • Stuorgiedde / Storjord
  • Måsske / Musken
  • Tjierrekluokta / North Bukt
  • Vuodnabahta / Hellmobotn
  • Hierggenjárgga / Korsnes
  • Jågåsijdda / Storå

history

In Leiknes, south of Korsnes , there are finds of 55 animal figures that are estimated to be between 8000 and 9000 years old.

Tysfjord Municipality was established in 1869 when Lødingen Municipality was split up. In 1964 part of the municipality was transferred to the southern municipality of Hamarøy . As part of the state-wide municipal reform, the municipality was dissolved at the end of 2019 and the southern part was transferred to Hamarøy on January 1, 2020, the northern part to Narvik .

In 2016, Tysfjord was in the media focus because of over 150 cases of sexual abuse in the community over decades.

economy

For a long time, fishing in the Tysfjord was important to the municipality's economy . In the course of time, the breeding of salmon and cod became more important. In agriculture, sheep breeding was of greater importance. In 2014, 27 percent of jobs were in industry, including in a cement factory in Kjøpsvik.

coat of arms

Tysfjord coat of arms

Description : In silver, a lobster growing out of the base of the shield .

Attractions

Orcas can be seen in the Tysfjord from late October to mid-January.

  • Two orcas in the Tysfjord

  • Orca in the Tysfjord at dusk

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Navn på nye kommuner. February 19, 2019, accessed January 21, 2020 (Norwegian).
  2. ↑ Silke Bigalke Stockholm: An entire village is under suspicion . In: sueddeutsche.de . November 29, 2017, ISSN  0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed February 26, 2019]).
  3. ↑ Geir Thorsnæs: Tysfjord - tidligere commune . In: Store norske leksikon . January 22, 2020 ( snl.no [accessed May 15, 2020]).

Coordinates: 68 ° 5 ′ 38 ″  N , 16 ° 21 ′ 12 ″  E