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Lurøy

Lurøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lurøy, located on the island of Lurøya. Other villages in Lurøy include Aldra, Haugland, Konsvikosen, Lovund, Sleneset / Solværøyene, Stokkvågen, and Tonnes.

Lurøy Municipality
Lurøy kommune
Lurø herred  (historic name)
View of Tonnes in northern Lurøy
Nordland within Norway
Lurøy within Nordland
Coordinates: 66°25′55″N 12°51′18″E / 66.43194°N 12.85500°E / 66.43194; 12.85500
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictHelgeland
Established1 Jan 1838
Administrative centreLurøy
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Håkon Lund (H)
Area
 • Total265.19 km2 (102.39 sq mi)
 • Land258.13 km2 (99.66 sq mi)
 • Water7.06 km2 (2.73 sq mi)  2.7%
 • Rank#275 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total1,852
 • Rank#286 in Norway
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
 −3.3%
DemonymLurøyværing[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1834[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

The municipality is located on the coast just south of the Arctic circle, on the western edge of the Saltfjellet mountain range. The Lurøygården (Lurøy Farm) on the island of Lurøya is a more-than-200-year-old renaissance garden with old plants, a pool, and a nearly 20-metre (66 ft) high Copper Beech.

The 265-square-kilometre (102 sq mi) municipality is the 275th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lurøy is the 286th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,852. The municipality's population density is 7.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 3.3% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

General information edit

 
View of the island Lovund

Lurøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1872, the far western island district (population: 289) was separated from Lurøy to become the new municipality of Træna. This left Lurøy with 1,554 residents. The borders of Lurøy have not changed since that time.[6]

Name edit

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the island of Lurøya (Old Norse: Lúðrøy) since the first Lurøy Church was built there. The first element is lúðr which means "hollowed log" (here probably referring to the form of the mountain of the island). The last element is øy which means "island".[7] Historically, the name of the municiaplity was spelled Lurø. On 6 January 1908, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Lurøy.[8]

Coat of arms edit

The coat of arms was granted on 22 August 1986. The official blazon is "Or, a navigation cairn sable" (Norwegian: I gull en svart sjøvarde). This means the arms have a field (background) that has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The charge is black navigational cairn. This was chosen to symbolize the local dependence on fishing and sailing in this island municipality. The arms were designed by Olga Nilsen after a proposal by Dagmar Vilfridadottir Olaisen.[9][10][11]

Churches edit

The Church of Norway has two parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Lurøy. It is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

Churches in Lurøy
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Aldersund Aldersund Church Haugland 1971
Lurøy Lovund Church Lovund 1960
Lurøy Church Lurøya 1812
Moflag Church Moflaget 1921

Geography and climate edit

Lurøy is located on the western coast of Helgeland. The small strip of mainland Lurøy runs from Tonnes in the north along Norwegian County Road 17 to Stokkvågen along the Sjona fjord in the south. The rest of the municipality is located on 1,375 islands located to the west of the mainland. The major islands include Aldra, Lurøya, Onøya, Stigen, Solvær, and Lovund. There are also two islands in the northern part of Lurøya that are divided between Lurøy and neighboring Rødøy Municipality: Nesøya and Hestmona.[12]

The populated islands are reached by car ferry from Stokkvågen on the mainland. The ferry reaches Onøy (which has a bridge to Lurøya), Solvær and Lovund 5 times per day.

Climate edit

Norwegian Meteorological Institute has operated weather stations on Solvær islands since 1939. Data shows a marine west coast climate (oceanic climate) with very mild winters for the high latitude. Spring and summer are the driest seasons, while December is the wettest month. The all-time high was recorded in July 2018, and the all-time low is from February 1966. The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below 0 °C (32.0 °F)) in spring is 20 April[13] and average date for first freeze in autumn is 5 November[14] giving a frost-free season of 198 days (1981-2010 average for Solvær).

Climate data for Solvær 1991-2020 (10 m, precipitation days 1961-90, extremes 1954-2022)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1)
9.4
(48.9)
10.5
(50.9)
17.5
(63.5)
25.5
(77.9)
29.1
(84.4)
30.7
(87.3)
28
(82)
23.2
(73.8)
19.1
(66.4)
15.1
(59.2)
10.1
(50.2)
30.7
(87.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)
0.6
(33.1)
1.5
(34.7)
4.3
(39.7)
7.5
(45.5)
10.7
(51.3)
13.2
(55.8)
13.4
(56.1)
11
(52)
7.1
(44.8)
4.2
(39.6)
2.4
(36.3)
6.4
(43.6)
Record low °C (°F) −14.5
(5.9)
−16
(3)
−10.2
(13.6)
−6.4
(20.5)
−2.5
(27.5)
0.3
(32.5)
4.4
(39.9)
3.9
(39.0)
0.5
(32.9)
−5.2
(22.6)
−8
(18)
−13.5
(7.7)
−16
(3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 119
(4.7)
107
(4.2)
94
(3.7)
71
(2.8)
78
(3.1)
69
(2.7)
86
(3.4)
101
(4.0)
132
(5.2)
115
(4.5)
117
(4.6)
142
(5.6)
1,231
(48.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16 14 14 13 11 11 14 14 18 20 17 18 180
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[15]

Government edit

All municipalities in Norway are 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.[16] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Helgeland District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

Municipal council edit

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Lurøy is made up of 19 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Lurøy kommunestyre 2023–2027 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
Total number of members:19
Lurøy kommunestyre 2019–2023 [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
Total number of members:19
Lurøy kommunestyre 2015–2019 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
 Lovund Cross-Party List (Lovund Tverrpolitiske Liste)1
Total number of members:19
Lurøy kommunestyre 2011–2015 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
 Lovund Cross-Party List (Lovund Tverrpolitiske Liste)2
Total number of members:19
Lurøy kommunestyre 2007–2011 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 Lovund cross-party list (Lovund tverrpolitiske liste)1
Total number of members:19
Lurøy kommunestyre 2003–2007 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 Lovund cross-party list (Lovund Tverrpolitiske Liste)2
Total number of members:19
Lurøy kommunestyre 1999–2003 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Joint list of the Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) and the Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 8
Total number of members:19
Lurøy kommunestyre 1995–1999 [21]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
  Joint list of the Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) and the Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 10
Total number of members:23
Lurøy kommunestyre 1991–1995 [22]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:21
Lurøy kommunestyre 1987–1991 [23]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 Cross-party election list for Aas school area
(Tverrpolitisk valgliste for Aas skolekrets)
1
Total number of members:21
Lurøy kommunestyre 1983–1987 [24]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Joint list of the Centre Party (Senterpartiet) and the Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
Total number of members:21
Lurøy kommunestyre 1979–1983 [25]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
 Election list for the Lurøy interior and Aldra
(Valgliste for Lurøy innland og Aldra)
6
 Election list for the Gnog, Lurøy, Kvarøy and Sornesøy areas
(Valgliste for Gnog, Lurøy, Kvarøy og Sornesøy kretser)
5
 Election list for the Moflag area
(Valgliste for Moflag krets)
2
 Lovund local list (Lovund kretsliste)1
Total number of members:21
Lurøy kommunestyre 1975–1979 [26]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
 Election list for the Lurøy interior, Aldra, and Kvarøy
(Valgliste for Lurøy innland, Aldra, og Kvarøy)
9
 Election list for the Onøy, Lurøy, Kvarøy and Sornesøy areas
(Valgliste for Onøy, Lurøy, Kvarøy og Sornesøy kretser)
6
 Election list for the Moflag and North Solvær areas
(Valgliste for Moflag og Nord-Solvær krets)
4
 Lovund local list (Lovund kretsliste)2
Total number of members:21
Lurøy kommunestyre 1971–1975 [27]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 21
Total number of members:21
Lurøy kommunestyre 1967–1971 [28]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 17
Total number of members:21
Lurøy kommunestyre 1963–1967 [29]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:21
Lurøy herredsstyre 1959–1963 [30]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 14
Total number of members:21
Lurøy herredsstyre 1955–1959 [31]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 7
Total number of members:21
Lurøy herredsstyre 1951–1955 [32]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:20
Lurøy herredsstyre 1947–1951 [33]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 7
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:20
Lurøy herredsstyre 1945–1947 [34]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 7
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:20
Lurøy herredsstyre 1937–1941* [35]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 8
Total number of members:20
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.

Mayors edit

The mayors of Lurøy:[36]

  • 1837-1840: Christian Eilert Rasch
  • 1840-1845: Daniel Strøm Dundas
  • 1846-1850: Carl Nicolai Bugge
  • 1850-1854: Benjamin Olsen
  • 1854-1860: Jeremias Willichsen
  • 1860-1864: John Erik Steffensen
  • 1865-1865: Paul Christian Føyn
  • 1865-1866: Jens Christian Pettersen Tønder
  • 1867-1869: John Erik Steffensen
  • 1869-1870: Cornelius Eitran
  • 1871-1875: Iver Olsen Riise
  • 1875-1881: Knut Hansen
  • 1881-1884: Anders Knutsen
  • 1885-1886: Laurits Torgersen
  • 1886-1886: Martin Israelsen
  • 1887-1896: Mathias Knutsen
  • 1896-1922: Isak Dundas
  • 1922-1941: Jakob Victor Hansen
  • 1941-1943: Fredrik Thorstein Krüger
  • 1943-1945: Peder Larsen
  • 1945-1947: Aubert Jentoft
  • 1947-1961: Torvald Brandser
  • 1961-1963: Ivar Riise
  • 1963-1971: Torleif Hansen
  • 1971-1973: Per Rise
  • 1973-1975: Egil Fjellgård
  • 1975-1978: Nils Nermark
  • 1979-1988: Johannes Bentzen (Sp)
  • 1988-2007: Steinar A. Joakimsen (Ap)
  • 2007-2011: Carl Einar Isachsen, Jr. (Sp)
  • 2011-2015: Bjørnar Skjæran (Ap)
  • 2015-2019: Carl Einar Isachsen, Jr. (Sp)
  • 2019–present: Håkon Lund (H)

Media gallery edit

Notable people edit

  • Harry Johan Olai Klippenvåg (1913 in Lurøy – 1994) a Norwegian politician, Mayor of Sør-Varanger in 1940's & 50's
  • Herluf Nygaard (1916 in Lurøy – 2001) a Norwegian military officer, active resistance fighter during WWII

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External links edit

  •   Nordland travel guide from Wikivoyage

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Luroy is a municipality in Nordland county Norway It is part of the Helgeland traditional region The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Luroy located on the island of Luroya Other villages in Luroy include Aldra Haugland Konsvikosen Lovund Sleneset Solvaeroyene Stokkvagen and Tonnes Luroy Municipality Luroy kommuneMunicipalityLuro herred historic name View of Tonnes in northern LuroyFlagCoat of armsNordland within NorwayLuroy within NordlandCoordinates 66 25 55 N 12 51 18 E 66 43194 N 12 85500 E 66 43194 12 85500CountryNorwayCountyNordlandDistrictHelgelandEstablished1 Jan 1838Administrative centreLuroyGovernment Mayor 2019 Hakon Lund H Area Total265 19 km2 102 39 sq mi Land258 13 km2 99 66 sq mi Water7 06 km2 2 73 sq mi 2 7 Rank 275 in NorwayPopulation 2023 Total1 852 Rank 286 in Norway Density7 2 km2 19 sq mi Change 10 years 3 3 DemonymLuroyvaering 1 Official language 2 Norwegian formBokmalTime zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST ISO 3166 codeNO 1834 3 WebsiteOfficial websiteData from Statistics Norway The municipality is located on the coast just south of the Arctic circle on the western edge of the Saltfjellet mountain range The Luroygarden Luroy Farm on the island of Luroya is a more than 200 year old renaissance garden with old plants a pool and a nearly 20 metre 66 ft high Copper Beech The 265 square kilometre 102 sq mi municipality is the 275th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway Luroy is the 286th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1 852 The municipality s population density is 7 2 inhabitants per square kilometre 19 sq mi and its population has decreased by 3 3 over the previous 10 year period 4 5 Contents 1 General information 1 1 Name 1 2 Coat of arms 1 3 Churches 2 Geography and climate 2 1 Climate 3 Government 3 1 Municipal council 3 2 Mayors 4 Media gallery 5 Notable people 6 References 7 External linksGeneral information edit nbsp View of the island Lovund Luroy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 see formannskapsdistrikt law On 1 January 1872 the far western island district population 289 was separated from Luroy to become the new municipality of Traena This left Luroy with 1 554 residents The borders of Luroy have not changed since that time 6 Name edit The municipality originally the parish is named after the island of Luroya Old Norse Ludroy since the first Luroy Church was built there The first element is ludr which means hollowed log here probably referring to the form of the mountain of the island The last element is oy which means island 7 Historically the name of the municiaplity was spelled Luro On 6 January 1908 a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Luroy 8 Coat of arms edit The coat of arms was granted on 22 August 1986 The official blazon is Or a navigation cairn sable Norwegian I gull en svart sjovarde This means the arms have a field background that has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow but if it is made out of metal then gold is used The charge is black navigational cairn This was chosen to symbolize the local dependence on fishing and sailing in this island municipality The arms were designed by Olga Nilsen after a proposal by Dagmar Vilfridadottir Olaisen 9 10 11 Churches edit The Church of Norway has two parishes sokn within the municipality of Luroy It is part of the Nord Helgeland prosti deanery in the Diocese of Sor Halogaland Churches in Luroy Parish sokn Church name Location of the church Year built Aldersund Aldersund Church Haugland 1971 Luroy Lovund Church Lovund 1960 Luroy Church Luroya 1812 Moflag Church Moflaget 1921Geography and climate editLuroy is located on the western coast of Helgeland The small strip of mainland Luroy runs from Tonnes in the north along Norwegian County Road 17 to Stokkvagen along the Sjona fjord in the south The rest of the municipality is located on 1 375 islands located to the west of the mainland The major islands include Aldra Luroya Onoya Stigen Solvaer and Lovund There are also two islands in the northern part of Luroya that are divided between Luroy and neighboring Rodoy Municipality Nesoya and Hestmona 12 The populated islands are reached by car ferry from Stokkvagen on the mainland The ferry reaches Onoy which has a bridge to Luroya Solvaer and Lovund 5 times per day Climate edit Norwegian Meteorological Institute has operated weather stations on Solvaer islands since 1939 Data shows a marine west coast climate oceanic climate with very mild winters for the high latitude Spring and summer are the driest seasons while December is the wettest month The all time high was recorded in July 2018 and the all time low is from February 1966 The average date for the last overnight freeze low below 0 C 32 0 F in spring is 20 April 13 and average date for first freeze in autumn is 5 November 14 giving a frost free season of 198 days 1981 2010 average for Solvaer Climate data for Solvaer 1991 2020 10 m precipitation days 1961 90 extremes 1954 2022 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high C F 10 6 51 1 9 4 48 9 10 5 50 9 17 5 63 5 25 5 77 9 29 1 84 4 30 7 87 3 28 82 23 2 73 8 19 1 66 4 15 1 59 2 10 1 50 2 30 7 87 3 Daily mean C F 1 2 34 2 0 6 33 1 1 5 34 7 4 3 39 7 7 5 45 5 10 7 51 3 13 2 55 8 13 4 56 1 11 52 7 1 44 8 4 2 39 6 2 4 36 3 6 4 43 6 Record low C F 14 5 5 9 16 3 10 2 13 6 6 4 20 5 2 5 27 5 0 3 32 5 4 4 39 9 3 9 39 0 0 5 32 9 5 2 22 6 8 18 13 5 7 7 16 3 Average precipitation mm inches 119 4 7 107 4 2 94 3 7 71 2 8 78 3 1 69 2 7 86 3 4 101 4 0 132 5 2 115 4 5 117 4 6 142 5 6 1 231 48 5 Average precipitation days 1 0 mm 16 14 14 13 11 11 14 14 18 20 17 18 180 Source Norwegian Meteorological Institute 15 Government editAll municipalities in Norway are 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 16 The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Helgeland District Court and the Halogaland Court of Appeal Municipal council edit The municipal council Kommunestyre of Luroy is made up of 19 representatives that are elected to four year terms The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party Luroy kommunestyre 2023 2027 17 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 5 Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet 2 Conservative Party Hoyre 7 Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1 Coastal Party Kystpartiet 1 Centre Party Senterpartiet 3Total number of members 19 Luroy kommunestyre 2019 2023 18 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 6 Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet 2 Conservative Party Hoyre 4 Coastal Party Kystpartiet 1 Centre Party Senterpartiet 6Total number of members 19 Luroy kommunestyre 2015 2019 19 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 6 Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet 1 Conservative Party Hoyre 2 Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1 Coastal Party Kystpartiet 2 Centre Party Senterpartiet 6 Lovund Cross Party List Lovund Tverrpolitiske Liste 1Total number of members 19 Luroy kommunestyre 2011 2015 20 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 8 Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet 1 Conservative Party Hoyre 3 Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1 Coastal Party Kystpartiet 2 Centre Party Senterpartiet 2 Lovund Cross Party List Lovund Tverrpolitiske Liste 2Total number of members 19 Luroy kommunestyre 2007 2011 19 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 7 Conservative Party Hoyre 1 Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1 Coastal Party Kystpartiet 4 Centre Party Senterpartiet 4 Liberal Party Venstre 1 Lovund cross party list Lovund tverrpolitiske liste 1Total number of members 19 Luroy kommunestyre 2003 2007 19 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 8 Conservative Party Hoyre 1 Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1 Coastal Party Kystpartiet 3 Centre Party Senterpartiet 3 Liberal Party Venstre 1 Lovund cross party list Lovund Tverrpolitiske Liste 2Total number of members 19 Luroy kommunestyre 1999 2003 19 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Conservative Party Hoyre 1 Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1 Coastal Party Kystpartiet 3 Centre Party Senterpartiet 5 Liberal Party Venstre 1 Joint list of the Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet and the Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 8Total number of members 19 Luroy kommunestyre 1995 1999 21 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Conservative Party Hoyre 2 Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1 Centre Party Senterpartiet 8 Liberal Party Venstre 2 Joint list of the Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet and the Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 10Total number of members 23 Luroy kommunestyre 1991 1995 22 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 7 Conservative Party Hoyre 3 Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1 Centre Party Senterpartiet 7 Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 2 Liberal Party Venstre 1Total number of members 21 Luroy kommunestyre 1987 1991 23 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 9 Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet 1 Conservative Party Hoyre 3 Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1 Centre Party Senterpartiet 4 Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 1 Liberal Party Venstre 1 Cross party election list for Aas school area Tverrpolitisk valgliste for Aas skolekrets 1Total number of members 21 Luroy kommunestyre 1983 1987 24 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 10 Conservative Party Hoyre 4 Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 2 Joint list of the Centre Party Senterpartiet and the Liberal Party Venstre 5Total number of members 21 Luroy kommunestyre 1979 1983 25 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Conservative Party Hoyre 4 Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 3 Election list for the Luroy interior and Aldra Valgliste for Luroy innland og Aldra 6 Election list for the Gnog Luroy Kvaroy and Sornesoy areas Valgliste for Gnog Luroy Kvaroy og Sornesoy kretser 5 Election list for the Moflag area Valgliste for Moflag krets 2 Lovund local list Lovund kretsliste 1Total number of members 21 Luroy kommunestyre 1975 1979 26 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Election list for the Luroy interior Aldra and Kvaroy Valgliste for Luroy innland Aldra og Kvaroy 9 Election list for the Onoy Luroy Kvaroy and Sornesoy areas Valgliste for Onoy Luroy Kvaroy og Sornesoy kretser 6 Election list for the Moflag and North Solvaer areas Valgliste for Moflag og Nord Solvaer krets 4 Lovund local list Lovund kretsliste 2Total number of members 21 Luroy kommunestyre 1971 1975 27 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Local List s Lokale lister 21Total number of members 21 Luroy kommunestyre 1967 1971 28 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 2 Joint List s of Non Socialist Parties Borgerlige Felleslister 2 Local List s Lokale lister 17Total number of members 21 Luroy kommunestyre 1963 1967 29 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 6 Joint List s of Non Socialist Parties Borgerlige Felleslister 2 Local List s Lokale lister 13Total number of members 21 Luroy herredsstyre 1959 1963 30 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 6 Conservative Party Hoyre 1 Local List s Lokale lister 14Total number of members 21 Luroy herredsstyre 1955 1959 31 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 8 Conservative Party Hoyre 1 Joint List s of Non Socialist Parties Borgerlige Felleslister 5 Local List s Lokale lister 7Total number of members 21 Luroy herredsstyre 1951 1955 32 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 8 Conservative Party Hoyre 2 Local List s Lokale lister 10Total number of members 20 Luroy herredsstyre 1947 1951 33 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 9 Joint List s of Non Socialist Parties Borgerlige Felleslister 7 Local List s Lokale lister 4Total number of members 20 Luroy herredsstyre 1945 1947 34 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 11 Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1 Joint List s of Non Socialist Parties Borgerlige Felleslister 7 Local List s Lokale lister 1Total number of members 20 Luroy herredsstyre 1937 1941 35 Party name in Norwegian Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 6 List of workers fishermen and small farmholders Arbeidere fiskere smabrukere liste 2 Joint List s of Non Socialist Parties Borgerlige Felleslister 4 Local List s Lokale lister 8Total number of members 20Note 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 Mayors edit The mayors of Luroy 36 1837 1840 Christian Eilert Rasch 1840 1845 Daniel Strom Dundas 1846 1850 Carl Nicolai Bugge 1850 1854 Benjamin Olsen 1854 1860 Jeremias Willichsen 1860 1864 John Erik Steffensen 1865 1865 Paul Christian Foyn 1865 1866 Jens Christian Pettersen Tonder 1867 1869 John Erik Steffensen 1869 1870 Cornelius Eitran 1871 1875 Iver Olsen Riise 1875 1881 Knut Hansen 1881 1884 Anders Knutsen 1885 1886 Laurits Torgersen 1886 1886 Martin Israelsen 1887 1896 Mathias Knutsen 1896 1922 Isak Dundas 1922 1941 Jakob Victor Hansen 1941 1943 Fredrik Thorstein Kruger 1943 1945 Peder Larsen 1945 1947 Aubert Jentoft 1947 1961 Torvald Brandser 1961 1963 Ivar Riise 1963 1971 Torleif Hansen 1971 1973 Per Rise 1973 1975 Egil Fjellgard 1975 1978 Nils Nermark 1979 1988 Johannes Bentzen Sp 1988 2007 Steinar A Joakimsen Ap 2007 2011 Carl Einar Isachsen Jr Sp 2011 2015 Bjornar Skjaeran Ap 2015 2019 Carl Einar Isachsen Jr Sp 2019 present Hakon Lund H Media gallery edit nbsp Aldersundet strait and Aldra island October 8 2005 nbsp The island Lovund with its puffin colony is located in Luroy nbsp Aldersundet October 2005Notable people editHarry Johan Olai Klippenvag 1913 in Luroy 1994 a Norwegian politician Mayor of Sor Varanger in 1940 s amp 50 s Herluf Nygaard 1916 in Luroy 2001 a Norwegian military officer active resistance fighter during WWIIReferences 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 Jukvam Dag 1999 Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune og fylkesinndelingen PDF in Norwegian Statistisk sentralbyra Rygh Oluf 1905 Norske gaardnavne Nordlands amt in Norwegian 16 ed Kristiania Norge W C Fabritius amp sonners bogtrikkeri pp 154 156 Norsk Lovtidende 2den Afdeling 1908 Samling af Love Resolutioner m m Norsk Lovtidend in Norwegian Kristiania Norge Grondahl og Sons Boktrykkeri 24 1908 Civic heraldry of Norway Norske Kommunevapen Heraldry of the World Retrieved 2 February 2023 Luroy Nordland Norway Flags of the World Retrieved 2 February 2023 Godkjenning av vapen og flagg Lovdata no in Norwegian Norges kommunal og arbeidsdepartementet 22 August 1986 Retrieved 2 February 2023 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Norwegian Oslo Statistisk sentralbyra 1948 Retrieved 2 April 2020 Kommunevalgene og Ordforervalgene 1945 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Statistisk sentralbyra 1947 Retrieved 2 April 2020 Kommunevalgene og Ordforervalgene 1937 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Statistisk sentralbyra 1938 Retrieved 2 April 2020 Roland Kare Ordforere i Luroy in Norwegian Archived from the original on 29 September 2007 Retrieved 2 March 2023 External links editMunicipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway in Norwegian nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luroy nbsp Nordland travel guide from Wikivoyage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luroy amp oldid 1192745244, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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