Skudenes

Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway

Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway

Skudenes Municipality

Skudenes herred

Former municipality

Rogaland within Norway

Skudenes within Rogaland

Coordinates: 59°09′00″N 05°15′23″E﻿ / ﻿59.15000°N 5.25639°E﻿ / 59.15000; 5.25639
Country| Norway
County| Rogaland
District| Haugaland
Established| 1 Jan 1838
• Created as| Formannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished| 1 Jan 1965
• Succeeded by| Karmøy Municipality
Administrative centre| Skudeneshavn
Area

(upon dissolution)

• Total

| 68 km2 (26 sq mi)
Population

(1965)

• Total

| 3,583
• Density| 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym| Skudnesbu[1]
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code| NO-1150[2]

Data from Statistics Norway

Skudenes is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It was part of the traditional district of Haugaland. The 68-square-kilometre (26 sq mi) municipality[3] existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The administrative centre was the town of Skudeneshavn (which technically was a separate municipality). The municipality originally encompassed land that is now part of the municipalities of Bokn and Karmøy. It included the southern part of the island of Karmøy and the three islands to the east: Vestre Bokn, Austre Bokn, and Ognøya. In 1849, the three smaller islands were separated to form Bokn municipality.[4]

Today, the Skudenes area refers to the southern part of Karmøy island. In 2009, there were about 3,226 inhabitants.

## History

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Skudenes Lighthouse

The parish of Skudesnæs was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1849, the three islands of Vestre Bokn, Austre Bokn, and Ognøya (population: 1,035) were separated from Skudenes to form the municipality of Bukken. The split left Skudenes with a population of 5,044.[5]

In 1857, the port village of Skudeneshavn on the southern tip of the island of Karmøy was designated as a ladested (a port of lading). Shortly thereafter, on 10 February 1858, Skudeneshavn (population: 1,209) was separated from Skudenes municipality, constituting a municipality of its own. The split left Skudenes with a population of 5,044. On 1 January 1892 the northern part of Skudenes was split off to form the new municipality of Åkra (population: 1,962). This left Skudenes with a population of 2,732 and the size of Skudenes shrunk from 101 square kilometres (39 sq mi) to 68 square kilometres (26 sq mi).[5][3]

On 1 January 1965, there were many municipal mergers in Norway as a result of the Schei Committee's work. On that date, Skudenes municipality (population: 3,583) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Avaldsnes, Stangaland, Torvastad, and Åkra and with the towns of Kopervik and Skudeneshavn to form the new municipality of Karmøy.[5]

### Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Skudenes peninsula (Old Norse: Skútunes) at the south end of the island of Karmøy. The first element is the genitive case of skúta which means "rock wall that is sticking out", referring to the rocky islets and skerries that lie just off the shore of the peninsula. The last element is nes which means "headland".[6]

## Government

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While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[7]

### Municipal council

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The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Skudenes was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Skudenes herredsstyre 1964 [8]   Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 5
Total number of members:| 17
Skudenes herredsstyre 1960–1963 [9]   Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 4
Total number of members:| 17
Skudenes herredsstyre 1956–1959 [10]   Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 3
Total number of members:| 17
Skudenes herredsstyre 1952–1955 [11]   Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 3
Total number of members:| 16
Skudenes herredsstyre 1948–1951 [12]   Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 8
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 3
Total number of members:| 16
Skudenes herredsstyre 1945–1947 [13]   Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6
| Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) | 3
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 6
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1
Total number of members:| 16
Skudenes herredsstyre 1938–1941* [14]   Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 11
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1
Total number of members:| 16
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

## See also

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* List of former municipalities of Norway

## References

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1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
3. ^ a b Helland, Amund (1888). "Skudenes herred". XI Stavanger amt. Norges land og folk (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 302. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
4. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Skudenes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 October 2015.
5. ^ a b c Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
6. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1915). Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 383.
7. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
8. ^ "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

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* Kopervik (1866–1964, 1996)
* Jørpeland (1998)
* Sauda (1999)
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Former Municipalities in Rogaland

* Avaldsnes (1838-1965)
* Egersund (1838-1964)
* Erfjord (1914-1965)
* Finnøy (1838-2020)
* Fister (1884-1965)
* Forsand (1871-2020)
* Helleland (1838-1965)
* Heskestad (1838-1965)
* Hetland (1838-1965)
* Hjelmeland og Fister (1859-1884)
* Høle (1865-1965)
* Høyland (1838-1965)
* Håland (1838-1930)
* Imsland (1923-1965)
* Jelsa (1838-1965)
* Kopervik (1866-1964)
* Madla (1930-1965)
* Mosterøy (1884-1965)
* Nedstrand (1838-1965)
* Nærbø (1894-1964)
* Ogna (1839-1964)
* Rennesøy (1838-2020)
* Sand (1859-1965)
* Sandeid (1923-1965)
* Sjernarøy (1868-1965)
* Skjold (1838-1965)
* Skudenes (1838-1965)
* Skudeneshavn (1858-1965)
* Skåre (1881-1958)
* Sogndal (1845-1944)
* Stangaland (1909-1965)
* Torvastad (1838-1965)
* Vats (1891-1965)
* Varhaug (1894-1964)
* Vikedal (1838-1965)
* Ølen (1916-2006)
* Åkra (1892-1965)
* Årdal (1859-1965)

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