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Herøy, Møre og Romsdal

Herøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the town of Fosnavåg on the island of Bergsøya. The industrial area of Eggesbønes is located south of Fosnavåg on the same island. The Runde Environmental Centre is located in the northern part of the municipality on Runde island. Other population centres in Herøy include the villages of Leikong, Kvalsund, or Moltustranda.

Herøy Municipality
Herøy kommune
Herø herred  (historic name)
View of Fosnavåg
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Herøy within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°21′20″N 05°32′40″E / 62.35556°N 5.54444°E / 62.35556; 5.54444
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictSunnmøre
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreFosnavåg
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Tine Storøy (H)
Area
 • Total119.52 km2 (46.15 sq mi)
 • Land118.03 km2 (45.57 sq mi)
 • Water1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi)  1.3%
 • Rank#320 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total8,842
 • Rank#123 in Norway
 • Density74.9/km2 (194/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
 −0.1%
DemonymHerøyværing[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1515[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

The 120-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality is the 320th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Herøy is the 123rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,842. The municipality's population density is 74.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (194/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.1% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

General information edit

 
The main island of Bergsøy
 
Map of the main islands of Herøy

The prestegjeld (parish) of Herøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1867, the western district of Herøy was separated to become the new Sande Municipality. This left Herøy municipality with 1,999 residents. On 1 January 1873, an area of Sande (population: 362) was transferred back to Herøy. On 1 January 1889, the Eiksund area and Ekø island (population: 119) were transferred from Sande to Herøy.[6]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, three farms in the Gurskedalen valley (population: 25) were transferred from Herøy to Sande. Also on that date, the Eiksund area and the Eika island (population: 222) were transferred from Herøy to neighboring Ulstein Municipality.[6]

Name edit

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after an archipelago of small islands (Old Norse: Herøyjar). The first element is herr which means "army". The word here is referring to the idea of skipaherr which means "military fleet", referring to the many islands grouped together. The last element is øy which means "island".[7] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Herø. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Herøy.[8]

Coat of arms edit

The coat of arms was granted on 27 March 1987. The official blazon is "Azure, two ship bows argent issuant from the flanks" (Norwegian: På blå grunn to motstilte sølv skipsstamnar). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is two stems of a ship. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. This design was chosen to represent the 7th century Kvalsund boats found in the municipality. The arms were designed by Even Jarl Skoglund. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[9][10][11]

Churches edit

The Church of Norway has three parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Herøy. It is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

Churches in Herøy
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Herøy Herøy Church Fosnavåg 2003
Indre Herøy Indre Herøy Church Stokksund on Gurskøya 1916
Leikanger Leikanger Church Leikong 1807

Government edit

Herøy Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[12] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Møre og Romsdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Mayors edit

The mayors (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Herøy:[13]

  • 1837–1843: Christoffer Mathias Rønneberg
  • 1844–1845: Peter Wilhelm L'orange
  • 1846–1849: Aage Schavland
  • 1850–1851: Knut A. Brekke
  • 1852–1853: Knut R. Bjørlykke
  • 1854–1857: Aage Schavland
  • 1858–1872: Ole Thorseth
  • 1873–1876: Peter M. Jacobsen
  • 1877–1886: Ole Thorseth (H)
  • 1887–1888: Peter M. Jacobsen
  • 1889–1892: Annanias Stavøstrand (MV)
  • 1893–1894: Gustav Wiig (H)
  • 1895–1907: Severin Sundnes (H)
  • 1908–1917: Rasmus Moltu (V)
  • 1918–1919: Paul Moltu (V)
  • 1920–1922: Lars Havåg (V)
  • 1923–1931: Abel Berge (V)
  • 1932–1934: Hans P.J. Runde
  • 1935–1941: Ole Garvik (V)
  • 1942–1945: Hjalmar Jacobsen (NS)
  • 1945–1947: Ole Garvik (V)
  • 1948–1955: Ivar Nærø
  • 1956–1958: Bjarne Rekdal (Ap)
  • 1958–1959: Olav Thorseth
  • 1960–1961: Magnus Berge
  • 1962–1971: Rolf Ervik
  • 1972–1975: Knut Nærø
  • 1976–1979: Einar Leinebø
  • 1980–1987: Charles Remø (H)
  • 1988–1989: Per Rolf Sævik (KrF)
  • 1990–1995: Svein Gjelseth (Ap)
  • 1995–1999: Leif G. Igesund (KrF)
  • 1999–2003: Svein Gjelseth (Ap)
  • 2003–2019: Arnulf Goksøyr (H)
  • 2019-2023: Bjørn-Halvor Prytz (Ap)
  • 2023-present: Tine Storøy (H)[14]

Municipal council edit

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Herøy is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Herøy kommunestyre 2023–2027 [15]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 8
  Industry and Business Party (Industri‑ og Næringspartiet) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 6
 People's list (Folkelista)5
Total number of members:33
Herøy kommunestyre 2019–2023 [16]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 7
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 10
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 6
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
 People's list (Folkelista)4
Total number of members:33
Herøy kommunestyre 2015–2019 [17]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 10
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 11
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:33
Herøy kommunestyre 2011–2015 [18]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 15
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:33
Herøy kommunestyre 2007–2011 [17]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 14
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 People's list - cross-party list for village and town
(Folkelista – tverrpolitisk liste for bygd og by)
4
Total number of members:33
Herøy kommunestyre 2003–2007 [17]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 7
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 People's list - cross-party list (Folkelista - Tverrpolitisk liste)6
Total number of members:25
Herøy kommunestyre 1999–2003 [17]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 11
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 8
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 1
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:33
Herøy kommunestyre 1995–1999 [19]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 8
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 6
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
 Herøy List (Herøylista)3
Total number of members:33
Herøy kommunestyre 1991–1995 [20]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 9
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 7
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
 Herøy List (Herøylista)3
Total number of members:33
Herøy kommunestyre 1987–1991 [21]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 8
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
 Herøy List cross-party election list
(Herøylista Tverrpolitiske valliste)
5
Total number of members:33
Herøy kommunestyre 1983–1987 [22]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 10
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:33
Herøy kommunestyre 1979–1983 [23]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 10
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 9
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
Total number of members:33
Herøy kommunestyre 1975–1979 [24]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 10
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
  Liberal People's Party and Independents
(Det Nye Folkepartiet og Upolitiske)
1
 Non-party list for Moltustranda, Sandvik, Notøy, and Flåvær
(Upolitisk liste for Moltustranda, Sandvik, Notøy og Flåvær)
2
Total number of members:33
Herøy kommunestyre 1971–1975 [25]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 9
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 7
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:33
Herøy kommunestyre 1967–1971 [26]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 11
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 7
Total number of members:33
Herøy kommunestyre 1963–1967 [27]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 29
Total number of members:33
Herøy heradsstyre 1959–1963 [28]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 32
Total number of members:33
Herøy heradsstyre 1955–1959 [29]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 28
Total number of members:33
Herøy heradsstyre 1951–1955 [30]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 31
Total number of members:32
Herøy heradsstyre 1947–1951 [31]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 32
Total number of members:32
Herøy heradsstyre 1945–1947 [32]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 1
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 29
Total number of members:32
Herøy heradsstyre 1937–1941* [33]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 24
Total number of members:32
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.

Geography edit

The main population and administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Fosnavåg, located on the island of Bergsøya. The municipality is entirely composed of islands located north of the Rovdefjorden. It includes the main islands of Bergsøya, Leinøya, Nerlandsøya, Remøya, Runde, Skorpa, Flåvær, and the eastern part of Gurskøya, plus many smaller islands. The island of Runde is especially notable for its large seabird colonies (and Runde Lighthouse), while Skorpa is famous for its role as a station for the Shetland bus. The islands are connected together via a series of bridges including the Runde Bridge, Remøy Bridge, Herøy Bridge, and Nerlandsøy Bridge.

The Herøyfjorden bisects Herøy municipality. The half located south of the fjord is referred to as Inner Herøy, while the half located north of the fjord is referred to as Outer Herøy. Inner and Outer Herøy are tied together by the Herøy Bridge which connects the islands of Gurskøy and Leinøya. Along this main route of traffic is the islet Notøy and the even smaller Herøya islet, an old trading station (now museum) and the original location of the original Herøy Church.

The fishing station Flåvær is located on a group of islets and skerries in the Herøyfjord, It includes the islets Flåvær, Husholmen, Torvholmen and Varholmen. The Flåvær Lighthouse is located on Varholmen.

The Svinøy Lighthouse is located on the very small island of Svinøy, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of the island of Skorpa.

 
The island of Runde

Climate edit

Herøy has a temperate oceanic climate, with mild and windy winters, among the mildest winters in Norway. The weather station at Svinøy Lighthouse has been in operation since June 1955.

Climate data for Svinøy lighthouse 1991-2020 (38 m, precipitation 1961-90)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6)
5.2
(41.4)
5.7
(42.3)
7.6
(45.7)
10
(50)
12.4
(54.3)
15
(59)
15.9
(60.6)
14.2
(57.6)
11.1
(52.0)
8.5
(47.3)
6.6
(43.9)
9.8
(49.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.5
(40.1)
3.7
(38.7)
4.1
(39.4)
5.6
(42.1)
8
(46)
10.6
(51.1)
13.1
(55.6)
14.2
(57.6)
12.6
(54.7)
9.5
(49.1)
7
(45)
5.1
(41.2)
8.2
(46.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5)
1.8
(35.2)
2.2
(36.0)
3.9
(39.0)
6.3
(43.3)
9.2
(48.6)
11.6
(52.9)
12.6
(54.7)
10.7
(51.3)
7.6
(45.7)
5
(41)
3.1
(37.6)
6.4
(43.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 61
(2.4)
51
(2.0)
54
(2.1)
42
(1.7)
41
(1.6)
48
(1.9)
61
(2.4)
85
(3.3)
92
(3.6)
90
(3.5)
86
(3.4)
70
(2.8)
781
(30.7)
Source 1: yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute [34]
Source 2: NOAA-WMO averages 91-2020 Norway [35]

Notable people edit

  • Hans Peter L'orange (1835 in Herøy – 1907) military officer, the Commanding General in Norway, 1897 to 1903
  • Suzannah Ibsen (1836 in Herøy – 1914) the wife of playwright and poet Henrik Ibsen
  • Aage Skavlan (1847 in Herøy – 1920) a Norwegian historian and academic
  • Harald Skavlan (1854 in Herøy – 1908) a Norwegian railroad engineer
  • Johannes A. Bøe (1882 at Bøe in Herøy – 1970) a Norwegian politician; Mayor of Jevnaker, 1922 to 1925
  • Per Rolf Sævik (born 1940 in Herøy) a fisherman, ship-owner and politician; Mayor of Herøy, 1987 to 1989
  • Synnøve Eriksen (born 1963 in Herøy) a Norwegian novelist

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External links edit

  • Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
  • The Bird Island of Runde (in German)
  • Herøy Kommune (in Norwegian)

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For other places with the same name see Heroy Heroy is a municipality in More og Romsdal county Norway It is part of the Sunnmore region The administrative centre is the town of Fosnavag on the island of Bergsoya The industrial area of Eggesbones is located south of Fosnavag on the same island The Runde Environmental Centre is located in the northern part of the municipality on Runde island Other population centres in Heroy include the villages of Leikong Kvalsund or Moltustranda Heroy Municipality Heroy kommuneMunicipalityHero herred historic name View of FosnavagFlagCoat of armsMore og Romsdal within NorwayHeroy within More og RomsdalCoordinates 62 21 20 N 05 32 40 E 62 35556 N 5 54444 E 62 35556 5 54444CountryNorwayCountyMore og RomsdalDistrictSunnmoreEstablished1 Jan 1838 Created asFormannskapsdistriktAdministrative centreFosnavagGovernment Mayor 2023 Tine Storoy H Area Total119 52 km2 46 15 sq mi Land118 03 km2 45 57 sq mi Water1 50 km2 0 58 sq mi 1 3 Rank 320 in NorwayPopulation 2023 Total8 842 Rank 123 in Norway Density74 9 km2 194 sq mi Change 10 years 0 1 DemonymHeroyvaering 1 Official language 2 Norwegian formNynorskTime zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST ISO 3166 codeNO 1515 3 WebsiteOfficial websiteData from Statistics Norway The 120 square kilometre 46 sq mi municipality is the 320th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway Heroy is the 123rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8 842 The municipality s population density is 74 9 inhabitants per square kilometre 194 sq mi and its population has decreased by 0 1 over the previous 10 year period 4 5 Contents 1 General information 1 1 Name 1 2 Coat of arms 1 3 Churches 2 Government 2 1 Mayors 2 2 Municipal council 3 Geography 4 Climate 5 Notable people 6 References 7 External linksGeneral information edit nbsp The main island of Bergsoy nbsp Map of the main islands of Heroy The prestegjeld parish of Heroy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 see formannskapsdistrikt law On 1 January 1867 the western district of Heroy was separated to become the new Sande Municipality This left Heroy municipality with 1 999 residents On 1 January 1873 an area of Sande population 362 was transferred back to Heroy On 1 January 1889 the Eiksund area and Eko island population 119 were transferred from Sande to Heroy 6 During the 1960s there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee On 1 January 1964 three farms in the Gurskedalen valley population 25 were transferred from Heroy to Sande Also on that date the Eiksund area and the Eika island population 222 were transferred from Heroy to neighboring Ulstein Municipality 6 Name edit The municipality originally the parish is named after an archipelago of small islands Old Norse Heroyjar The first element is herr which means army The word here is referring to the idea of skipaherr which means military fleet referring to the many islands grouped together The last element is oy which means island 7 Historically the name of the municipality was spelled Hero On 3 November 1917 a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Heroy 8 Coat of arms edit The coat of arms was granted on 27 March 1987 The official blazon is Azure two ship bows argent issuant from the flanks Norwegian Pa bla grunn to motstilte solv skipsstamnar This means the arms have a blue field background and the charge is two stems of a ship The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white but if it is made out of metal then silver is used This design was chosen to represent the 7th century Kvalsund boats found in the municipality The arms were designed by Even Jarl Skoglund The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms 9 10 11 Churches edit The Church of Norway has three parishes sokn within the municipality of Heroy It is part of the Sore Sunnmore prosti deanery in the Diocese of More Churches in Heroy Parish sokn Church name Location of the church Year built Heroy Heroy Church Fosnavag 2003 Indre Heroy Indre Heroy Church Stokksund on Gurskoya 1916 Leikanger Leikanger Church Leikong 1807Government editHeroy Municipality is responsible for primary education through 10th grade outpatient health services senior citizen services welfare and other social services zoning economic development and municipal roads and utilities The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council 12 The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the More og Romsdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal Mayors edit The mayors Nynorsk ordforar of Heroy 13 1837 1843 Christoffer Mathias Ronneberg 1844 1845 Peter Wilhelm L orange 1846 1849 Aage Schavland 1850 1851 Knut A Brekke 1852 1853 Knut R Bjorlykke 1854 1857 Aage Schavland 1858 1872 Ole Thorseth 1873 1876 Peter M Jacobsen 1877 1886 Ole Thorseth H 1887 1888 Peter M Jacobsen 1889 1892 Annanias Stavostrand MV 1893 1894 Gustav Wiig H 1895 1907 Severin Sundnes H 1908 1917 Rasmus Moltu V 1918 1919 Paul Moltu V 1920 1922 Lars Havag V 1923 1931 Abel Berge V 1932 1934 Hans P J Runde 1935 1941 Ole Garvik V 1942 1945 Hjalmar Jacobsen NS 1945 1947 Ole Garvik V 1948 1955 Ivar Naero 1956 1958 Bjarne Rekdal Ap 1958 1959 Olav Thorseth 1960 1961 Magnus Berge 1962 1971 Rolf Ervik 1972 1975 Knut Naero 1976 1979 Einar Leinebo 1980 1987 Charles Remo H 1988 1989 Per Rolf Saevik KrF 1990 1995 Svein Gjelseth Ap 1995 1999 Leif G Igesund KrF 1999 2003 Svein Gjelseth Ap 2003 2019 Arnulf Goksoyr H 2019 2023 Bjorn Halvor Prytz Ap 2023 present Tine Storoy H 14 Municipal council edit The municipal council Kommunestyre of Heroy is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to four year terms The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party Heroy kommunestyre 2023 2027 15 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 4 Progress Party Framstegspartiet 7 Conservative Party Hogre 8 Industry and Business Party Industri og Naeringspartiet 3 Christian Democratic Party Kristeleg Folkeparti 6 People s list Folkelista 5Total number of members 33 Heroy kommunestyre 2019 2023 16 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 7 Progress Party Framstegspartiet 3 Conservative Party Hogre 10 Christian Democratic Party Kristeleg Folkeparti 6 Centre Party Senterpartiet 3 People s list Folkelista 4Total number of members 33 Heroy kommunestyre 2015 2019 17 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 10 Progress Party Framstegspartiet 3 Conservative Party Hogre 11 Christian Democratic Party Kristeleg Folkeparti 4 Liberal Party Venstre 1 Local List s Lokale lister 4Total number of members 33 Heroy kommunestyre 2011 2015 18 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 6 Progress Party Framstegspartiet 3 Conservative Party Hogre 15 Christian Democratic Party Kristeleg Folkeparti 5 Liberal Party Venstre 1 Local List s Lokale lister 3Total number of members 33 Heroy kommunestyre 2007 2011 17 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 5 Progress Party Framstegspartiet 4 Conservative Party Hogre 14 Christian Democratic Party Kristeleg Folkeparti 5 Liberal Party Venstre 1 People s list cross party list for village and town Folkelista tverrpolitisk liste for bygd og by 4Total number of members 33 Heroy kommunestyre 2003 2007 17 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 7 Progress Party Framstegspartiet 3 Conservative Party Hogre 4 Christian Democratic Party Kristeleg Folkeparti 3 Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 1 Liberal Party Venstre 1 People s list cross party list Folkelista Tverrpolitisk liste 6Total number of members 25 Heroy kommunestyre 1999 2003 17 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 11 Progress Party Framstegspartiet 3 Conservative Party Hogre 5 Christian Democratic Party Kristeleg Folkeparti 8 Centre Party Senterpartiet 1 Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 1 Liberal Party Venstre 4Total number of members 33 Heroy kommunestyre 1995 1999 19 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 8 Progress Party Framstegspartiet 2 Conservative Party Hogre 5 Christian Democratic Party Kristeleg Folkeparti 6 Centre Party Senterpartiet 3 Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 1 Liberal Party Venstre 5 Heroy List Heroylista 3Total number of members 33 Heroy kommunestyre 1991 1995 20 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 9 Progress Party Framstegspartiet 2 Conservative Party Hogre 5 Christian Democratic Party Kristeleg Folkeparti 7 Centre Party Senterpartiet 3 Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 2 Liberal Party Venstre 2 Heroy List Heroylista 3Total number of members 33 Heroy kommunestyre 1987 1991 21 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 8 Conservative Party Hogre 7 Christian Democratic Party Kristeleg Folkeparti 8 Centre Party Senterpartiet 2 Liberal Party Venstre 3 Heroy List cross party election list Heroylista Tverrpolitiske valliste 5Total number of members 33 Heroy kommunestyre 1983 1987 22 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 8 Conservative Party Hogre 8 Christian Democratic Party Kristeleg Folkeparti 10 Centre Party Senterpartiet 3 Liberal Party Venstre 4Total number of members 33 Heroy kommunestyre 1979 1983 23 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 6 Conservative Party Hogre 10 Christian Democratic Party Kristeleg Folkeparti 9 Centre Party Senterpartiet 3 Liberal Party Venstre 5Total number of members 33 Heroy kommunestyre 1975 1979 24 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 8 Conservative Party Hogre 3 Christian Democratic Party Kristeleg Folkeparti 10 Centre Party Senterpartiet 4 Liberal Party Venstre 5 Liberal People s Party and Independents Det Nye Folkepartiet og Upolitiske 1 Non party list for Moltustranda Sandvik Notoy and Flavaer Upolitisk liste for Moltustranda Sandvik Notoy og Flavaer 2Total number of members 33 Heroy kommunestyre 1971 1975 25 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 8 Conservative Party Hogre 2 Christian Democratic Party Kristeleg Folkeparti 9 Centre Party Senterpartiet 5 Liberal Party Venstre 7 Local List s Lokale lister 2Total number of members 33 Heroy kommunestyre 1967 1971 26 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 8 Conservative Party Hogre 3 Christian Democratic Party Kristeleg Folkeparti 11 Centre Party Senterpartiet 4 Liberal Party Venstre 7Total number of members 33 Heroy kommunestyre 1963 1967 27 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 4 Local List s Lokale lister 29Total number of members 33 Heroy heradsstyre 1959 1963 28 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 1 Local List s Lokale lister 32Total number of members 33 Heroy heradsstyre 1955 1959 29 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 5 Local List s Lokale lister 28Total number of members 33 Heroy heradsstyre 1951 1955 30 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 1 Local List s Lokale lister 31Total number of members 32 Heroy heradsstyre 1947 1951 31 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Local List s Lokale lister 32Total number of members 32 Heroy heradsstyre 1945 1947 32 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 1 List of workers fishermen and small farmholders Arbeidarar fiskarar smabrukarar liste 2 Local List s Lokale lister 29Total number of members 32 Heroy heradsstyre 1937 1941 33 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 5 Joint List s of Non Socialist Parties Borgarlege Felleslister 3 Local List s Lokale lister 24Total number of members 32Note 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 Geography editThe main population and administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Fosnavag located on the island of Bergsoya The municipality is entirely composed of islands located north of the Rovdefjorden It includes the main islands of Bergsoya Leinoya Nerlandsoya Remoya Runde Skorpa Flavaer and the eastern part of Gurskoya plus many smaller islands The island of Runde is especially notable for its large seabird colonies and Runde Lighthouse while Skorpa is famous for its role as a station for the Shetland bus The islands are connected together via a series of bridges including the Runde Bridge Remoy Bridge Heroy Bridge and Nerlandsoy Bridge The Heroyfjorden bisects Heroy municipality The half located south of the fjord is referred to as Inner Heroy while the half located north of the fjord is referred to as Outer Heroy Inner and Outer Heroy are tied together by the Heroy Bridge which connects the islands of Gurskoy and Leinoya Along this main route of traffic is the islet Notoy and the even smaller Heroya islet an old trading station now museum and the original location of the original Heroy Church The fishing station Flavaer is located on a group of islets and skerries in the Heroyfjord It includes the islets Flavaer Husholmen Torvholmen and Varholmen The Flavaer Lighthouse is located on Varholmen The Svinoy Lighthouse is located on the very small island of Svinoy about 12 kilometres 7 5 mi west of the island of Skorpa nbsp The island of RundeClimate editHeroy has a temperate oceanic climate with mild and windy winters among the mildest winters in Norway The weather station at Svinoy Lighthouse has been in operation since June 1955 Climate data for Svinoy lighthouse 1991 2020 38 m precipitation 1961 90 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum C F 5 9 42 6 5 2 41 4 5 7 42 3 7 6 45 7 10 50 12 4 54 3 15 59 15 9 60 6 14 2 57 6 11 1 52 0 8 5 47 3 6 6 43 9 9 8 49 7 Daily mean C F 4 5 40 1 3 7 38 7 4 1 39 4 5 6 42 1 8 46 10 6 51 1 13 1 55 6 14 2 57 6 12 6 54 7 9 5 49 1 7 45 5 1 41 2 8 2 46 7 Mean daily minimum C F 2 5 36 5 1 8 35 2 2 2 36 0 3 9 39 0 6 3 43 3 9 2 48 6 11 6 52 9 12 6 54 7 10 7 51 3 7 6 45 7 5 41 3 1 37 6 6 4 43 5 Average precipitation mm inches 61 2 4 51 2 0 54 2 1 42 1 7 41 1 6 48 1 9 61 2 4 85 3 3 92 3 6 90 3 5 86 3 4 70 2 8 781 30 7 Source 1 yr no Norwegian Meteorological Institute 34 Source 2 NOAA WMO averages 91 2020 Norway 35 Notable people editHans Peter L orange 1835 in Heroy 1907 military officer the Commanding General in Norway 1897 to 1903 Suzannah Ibsen 1836 in Heroy 1914 the wife of playwright and poet Henrik Ibsen Aage Skavlan 1847 in Heroy 1920 a Norwegian historian and academic Harald Skavlan 1854 in Heroy 1908 a Norwegian railroad engineer Johannes A Boe 1882 at Boe in Heroy 1970 a Norwegian politician Mayor of Jevnaker 1922 to 1925 Per Rolf Saevik born 1940 in Heroy a fisherman ship owner and politician Mayor of Heroy 1987 to 1989 Synnove Eriksen born 1963 in Heroy a Norwegian novelistReferences edit Navn pa steder og personer Innbyggjarnamn in Norwegian Sprakradet Forskrift om malvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar in Norwegian Lovdata no Bolstad Erik Thorsnaes Geir eds 26 January 2023 Kommunenummer Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Kunnskapsforlaget Statistisk sentralbyra Table 06913 Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year M in Norwegian Statistisk sentralbyra 09280 Area of land and fresh water km M in Norwegian a b Jukvam Dag 1999 Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune og fylkesinndelingen PDF in Norwegian Statistisk sentralbyra ISBN 9788253746845 Rygh Oluf 1908 Norske gaardnavne Romsdals amt in Norwegian 13 ed Kristiania Norge W C Fabritius amp sonners bogtrikkeri p 36 Norsk Lovtidende 2den Afdeling 1917 Samling af Love Resolutioner m m Norsk Lovtidend in Norwegian Kristiania Norge Grondahl og Sons Boktrykkeri 1057 1065 1917 Civic heraldry of Norway Norske Kommunevapen Heraldry of the World Retrieved 15 April 2023 Heroy More og Romsdal Norway Flags of the World Retrieved 15 April 2023 Godkjenning av vapen og flagg Lovdata no in Norwegian Norges kommunal og arbeidsdepartementet 27 March 1987 Retrieved 15 April 2023 Hansen Tore Vabo Signy Irene eds 20 September 2022 kommunestyre Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 14 October 2022 Rabben Bjarne 1973 Ordforarar Heroyboka Bygdesoga in Norwegian Vol II Heroy sogelag pp 75 77 Heroy far sin forste kvinnelege ordforar NRK in Norwegian 12 September 2023 Retrieved 16 January 2024 Kommunestyrevalg 2023 More og Romsdal Valgdirektoratet Retrieved 16 January 2024 Kommunestyrevalg 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Romsdal External links editMunicipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway in Norwegian The Bird Island of Runde in German Heroy Kommune in Norwegian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heroy More og Romsdal amp oldid 1208694069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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