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Skjåk

Skjåk is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bismo. Most of the municipal residents live in the Billingsdalen and Ottadalen valleys along the river Otta. The local newspaper is named Fjuken.

Skjåk Municipality
Skjåk kommune
Skjaak herred  (historic name)
Skiaker herred  (historic name)
Innlandet within Norway
Skjåk within Innlandet
Coordinates: 61°56′10″N 7°57′37″E / 61.93611°N 7.96028°E / 61.93611; 7.96028
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictGudbrandsdalen
Established1 January 1866
 • Preceded byLom Municipality
Administrative centreBismo
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Edel Kveen (Sp)
Area
 • Total2,075.53 km2 (801.37 sq mi)
 • Land1,966.66 km2 (759.33 sq mi)
 • Water108.85 km2 (42.03 sq mi)  5.2%
 • Rank#33 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total2,147
 • Rank#271 in Norway
 • Density1.1/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
 −5.8%
DemonymSkjåkvær[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3433[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

The 2,076-square-kilometre (802 sq mi) municipality is the 33rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Skjåk is the 271st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,147. The municipality's population density is 1.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.8/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 5.8% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

General information edit

The municipality of Skjåk was established on 1 January 1866 when the municipality of Lom was divided and the western part of the municipality (population: 2,691) became the new municipality of Skjåk (historically spelled Skiaker). The eastern part of the municipality (population: 3,299) remained as Lom.[6]

Name edit

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Skjåk farm (Old Norse: Skeiðakr) since the first Skjåk Church was built there. The first element comes from the word skeið which means "a running track for horse racing". The last element is akr which means "field" or "acre".[7] Prior to 1889, the name was written "Skiaker", then from 1889 to 1910 it was spelled "Skiaaker". On 4 June 1910, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Skjaak, to give the name a more Norwegian and less Danish spelling due to Norwegian language reforms.[8] On 21 December 1917, a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms. Prior to this change, the name was spelled with the digraph "aa", and after this reform, the letter å was used instead (Skjåk).[9][10]

Coat of arms edit

The coat of arms was granted on 31 March 1989. The official blazon is "Azure, an acanthus quatrefoil argent" (Norwegian: På blå grunn eit sølv firblad). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is four acanthus leaves connected in the centre. 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 symbolize growth and strength. These symbols are found in many historic artifacts from around the area. The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[11][12][13]

Churches edit

The Church of Norway has two parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Skjåk. It is part of the Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

Churches in Skjåk
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Nordberg Nordberg Church Nordberg 1864
Skjåk Skjåk Church Bismo 1752

Geography edit

 
View of the "sunny side" of Skjåk

Skjåk is the westernmost municipality in the Ottadalen valley. It is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Fjord, Rauma, and Lesja, in the east and southeast by Lom, in the south by Luster and in the west by Stryn and Stranda. The municipality lies along the Otta river between the mountainous areas of Breheim and Reinheim. Bismo is the modern population center and the location of the majority of industry and shopping as well as the municipal administration.

The community is at the meeting point between Gudbrandsdalen and the mountains between the eastern parts of Norway and the west coast. The municipality lies on a historically significant traffic artery between Stryn and Nordfjord, Geiranger, and Sunnmøre and the more easterly Ottadal municipalities of Lom and Vågå. The Breheimen National Park and Reinheimen National Park are both located in the municipality.

Of the total area, 19 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi) is used for agriculture; 129 square kilometres (50 sq mi) for forestry; 75 square kilometres (29 sq mi) is covered by water (including the Breiddalsvatnet lake); and the rest is mountains and other non-arable land. Virtually the entire 23-kilometre (14 mi) long valley floor is continuously, but sparsely, built up. Skjåk serves as a point of entry to the mountain areas just west; hunting and fishing are also popular tourist activities. The municipality includes a number of large lakes including Aursjoen, Breiddalsvatnet, Grønvatnet, Langvatnet, Rauddalsvatn, and Tordsvatnet. The Breheimen mountains run through the municipality and the Holåbreen and Tystigbreen glaciers are located in those mountains.

Climate edit

Nestled in a deep valley, the populated regions of Skjåk are rain shadowed and as a result are actually one of the most arid places in Europe with annual precipitation of about 250 millimetres (10 in) per year, but it avoids a steppe climate (Köppen BSk) by being too cold (mean annual temperature of 2.75 °C [36.95 °F]), thus having a low evapotranspiration rate, and having precipitation too spread out (about 55% in summer). This gives Skjåk a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), thanks to low overall precipitation levels in summer.[14][15]

In addition, one side of the valley, solsida ("the sunny side"), has a southern exposure, whereas baksida (the "back side") gets very little sun. Agriculture has been enabled by elaborate irrigation systems for hundreds of years, so the area is green and productive rather than desert-like.

Climate data for Skjåk, Oppland, elevation: 372 m or 1,220 ft, 1961-1990 normals, extremes 1970–1987
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3)
10.2
(50.4)
12.6
(54.7)
19.7
(67.5)
24.8
(76.6)
30.3
(86.5)
30.2
(86.4)
32.2
(90.0)
22.5
(72.5)
19.3
(66.7)
14.1
(57.4)
10.6
(51.1)
32.2
(90.0)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)
5.9
(42.6)
8.2
(46.8)
13.8
(56.8)
22.1
(71.8)
25.7
(78.3)
27.5
(81.5)
25.3
(77.5)
19.3
(66.7)
14.8
(58.6)
9.7
(49.5)
8.5
(47.3)
28.6
(83.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6.0
(21.2)
−4.7
(23.5)
1.9
(35.4)
7.4
(45.3)
14.7
(58.5)
18.2
(64.8)
19.9
(67.8)
18.5
(65.3)
12.7
(54.9)
6.8
(44.2)
0.4
(32.7)
−2.6
(27.3)
7.3
(45.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.4
(15.1)
−8.2
(17.2)
−2.7
(27.1)
2.7
(36.9)
8.5
(47.3)
12.7
(54.9)
13.9
(57.0)
12.8
(55.0)
8.4
(47.1)
3.8
(38.8)
−2.9
(26.8)
−6.6
(20.1)
2.8
(36.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −13.5
(7.7)
−13.1
(8.4)
−6.8
(19.8)
−2.0
(28.4)
2.7
(36.9)
6.7
(44.1)
8.6
(47.5)
7.6
(45.7)
3.9
(39.0)
0.3
(32.5)
−6.1
(21.0)
−10.0
(14.0)
−1.8
(28.8)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −27.8
(−18.0)
−25.7
(−14.3)
−17.8
(0.0)
−10.2
(13.6)
−4.5
(23.9)
0.4
(32.7)
2.9
(37.2)
0.8
(33.4)
−3.6
(25.5)
−8.7
(16.3)
−17.7
(0.1)
−21.6
(−6.9)
−30.1
(−22.2)
Record low °C (°F) −40.0
(−40.0)
−35.7
(−32.3)
−25.5
(−13.9)
−15.9
(3.4)
−7.5
(18.5)
−2.8
(27.0)
0.5
(32.9)
−1.8
(28.8)
−8.0
(17.6)
−18.9
(−2.0)
−25.3
(−13.5)
−38.0
(−36.4)
−40.0
(−40.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20
(0.8)
12
(0.5)
12
(0.5)
5
(0.2)
15
(0.6)
28
(1.1)
43
(1.7)
35
(1.4)
30
(1.2)
32
(1.3)
23
(0.9)
24
(0.9)
279
(11.1)
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) 17
(6.7)
16
(6.3)
12
(4.7)
4
(1.6)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
2
(0.8)
9
(3.5)
17
(6.7)
25
(9.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6 3 3 2 4 6 9 8 8 7 8 7 71
Source: Meteorologisk institutt[14]

History edit

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Skjåk by country of origin in 2017[16]
Ancestry Number
  Eritrea 40
  Poland 26
  Russia 8
  Germany 3

Skjåk has historical roots back to the Viking Age and has a rich cultural heritage. An ancient route of travel between east and west went from Skjåk up through the Raudal valley and down through the Sunndal valley to Stryn on an arm of the Nordfjord. For example, in 1197, according to King Sverre's saga, Bishop Nikolaus is reported to have sent a group of baglers from Oppdal over the mountains to Stryn on Nordfjord, via Raudal.

Government edit

Skjåk 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.[17] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Vestre Innlandet District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council edit

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Skjåk is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Skjåk kommunestyre 2023–2027 [18]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
 Local list in Skjåk (Bygdalist i Skjåk)5
Total number of members:17
Skjåk kommunestyre 2019–2023 [19]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 11
 Local list in Skjåk (Bygdalist i Skjåk)2
Total number of members:17
Skjåk kommunestyre 2015–2019 [20][21]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 9
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 12
Total number of members:21
Skjåk kommunestyre 2011–2015 [22]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 8
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 10
 Local list in Skjåk (Bygdalist i Skjåk)3
Total number of members:21
Skjåk kommunestyre 2007–2011 [21]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 8
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 10
 Local list in Skjåk (Bygdalist i Skjåk)3
Total number of members:21
Skjåk kommunestyre 2003–2007 [21]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 12
 Local list in Skjåk (Bygdalist i Skjåk)3
Total number of members:21
Skjåk kommunestyre 1999–2003 [21]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 11
 Local list in Skjåk (Bygdalist i Skjåk)4
Total number of members:21
Skjåk kommunestyre 1995–1999 [23]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 14
 Local list in Skjåk (Bygdalista i Skjåk)3
Total number of members:21
Skjåk kommunestyre 1991–1995 [24]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
 Local list in Skjåk (Bygdalista i Skjåk)2
Total number of members:21
Skjåk kommunestyre 1987–1991 [25]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
 Local list for Skjåk (Bygdeliste for Skjåk)2
Total number of members:21
Skjåk kommunestyre 1983–1987 [26]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 11
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
 Local list for Skjåk (Bygdeliste for Skjåk)2
Total number of members:21
Skjåk kommunestyre 1979–1983 [27]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
 Local list for Skjåk (Bygdeliste for Skjåk)2
Total number of members:21
Skjåk kommunestyre 1975–1979 [28]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 10
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
 Local list for Skjåk (Bygdeliste for Skjåk)1
 Free voters' list (Frie Veljarar)1
Total number of members:21
Skjåk kommunestyre 1971–1975 [29]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 10
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:21
Skjåk kommunestyre 1967–1971 [30]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 10
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 5
Total number of members:21
Skjåk kommunestyre 1963–1967 [31]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 9
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 5
Total number of members:21
Skjåk heradsstyre 1959–1963 [32]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 10
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:21
Skjåk heradsstyre 1955–1959 [33]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 12
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 8
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:21
Skjåk heradsstyre 1951–1955 [34]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 10
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 10
Total number of members:20
Skjåk heradsstyre 1947–1951 [35]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 10
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 6
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 3
Total number of members:20
Skjåk heradsstyre 1945–1947 [36]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 11
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 6
Total number of members:20
Skjåk heradsstyre 1937–1941* [37]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 13
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 7
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 (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Skjåk:[38]

  • 1866–1875: Otto Ottesen
  • 1876–1877: Ola Lund
  • 1878–1881: Jon J. Kjeka
  • 1882–1883: Kristian A. Hjeltar
  • 1884–1885: Ola O. Hyrve
  • 1886–1889: Ola Lund
  • 1890–1891: Ola O. Skjåk
  • 1892–1893: Kristian A. Hjeltar
  • 1894–1897: Lars Ånstad
  • 1898–1901: Ola O. Skjåk
  • 1902–1904: Lars Ånstad
  • 1905–1907: Rasmus Haugen
  • 1908–1910: Ola O. Ånstad
  • 1911–1913: Erik Kvale
  • 1914–1916: Kolbein Skaare
  • 1917–1919: Johannes Kjeken
  • 1920–1922: Kolbein Skaare
  • 1923–1925: Olav Øygard
  • 1926–1928: Ola F. Gjeilo
  • 1929–1931: Olav Øygard
  • 1932–1934: Ola F. Gjeilo
  • 1935–1941: Ole O. Langleite (Ap)
  • 1941–1945: Gudbrand Skjaak (NS)
  • 1945–1951: Ole O. Langleite (Ap)
  • 1952–1955: Trygve Bakke (Bp)
  • 1956–1959: Ole Langleite (Ap)
  • 1960–1971: Trygve Bakke (Sp)
  • 1972–1983: Hans Krogstad (Sp)
  • 1984–1987: Åge Willy Rønningen (Ap)
  • 1988–1995: Margit Grimstad Lien (Sp)
  • 1996–2003: Hans Krogstad (Sp)
  • 2003–2007: Ola Stensgård (Sp)
  • 2007–2015: Rolv Kristen Øygard (Sp)
  • 2015–2019: Elias Sperstad (Sp)
  • 2019–present: Edel Kveen (Sp)

Notable people edit

  • Skjåk-Ola, (Norwegian Wiki) (1744 in Skjåk - 1803), a wood carver whose real name was Ola Rasmussen Skjåk
  • Tore Ørjasæter (1886 in Skjåk – 1968), an educator, literature critic, author, and poet
  • Jan-Magnus Bruheim (1914 in Skjåk – 1988), a Norwegian poet and children's writer
  • Magnhild Bruheim, (Norwegian Wiki) (born 1951 in Skjåk), an author and journalist
  • Rune Øygard (born 1959 in Skjåk), a former politician and convicted paedophile
  • Trond Bersu (born 1984 in Skjåk), a Norwegian drummer and producer

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External links edit

  • Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
  •   Innlandet travel guide from Wikivoyage
  •   Gudbrandsdalen travel guide from Wikivoyage

skjåk, municipality, innlandet, county, norway, located, traditional, district, gudbrandsdal, administrative, centre, municipality, village, bismo, most, municipal, residents, live, billingsdalen, ottadalen, valleys, along, river, otta, local, newspaper, named. Skjak is a municipality in Innlandet county Norway It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bismo Most of the municipal residents live in the Billingsdalen and Ottadalen valleys along the river Otta The local newspaper is named Fjuken Skjak Municipality Skjak kommuneMunicipalitySkjaak herred historic name Skiaker herred historic name FlagCoat of armsInnlandet within NorwaySkjak within InnlandetCoordinates 61 56 10 N 7 57 37 E 61 93611 N 7 96028 E 61 93611 7 96028CountryNorwayCountyInnlandetDistrictGudbrandsdalenEstablished1 January 1866 Preceded byLom MunicipalityAdministrative centreBismoGovernment Mayor 2019 Edel Kveen Sp Area Total2 075 53 km2 801 37 sq mi Land1 966 66 km2 759 33 sq mi Water108 85 km2 42 03 sq mi 5 2 Rank 33 in NorwayPopulation 2023 Total2 147 Rank 271 in Norway Density1 1 km2 3 sq mi Change 10 years 5 8 DemonymSkjakvaer 1 Official language 2 Norwegian formNynorskTime zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST ISO 3166 codeNO 3433 3 WebsiteOfficial websiteData from Statistics NorwayThe 2 076 square kilometre 802 sq mi municipality is the 33rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway Skjak is the 271st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2 147 The municipality s population density is 1 1 inhabitants per square kilometre 2 8 sq mi and its population has decreased by 5 8 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 2 1 Climate 3 History 4 Government 4 1 Municipal council 4 2 Mayors 5 Notable people 6 References 7 External linksGeneral information editThe municipality of Skjak was established on 1 January 1866 when the municipality of Lom was divided and the western part of the municipality population 2 691 became the new municipality of Skjak historically spelled Skiaker The eastern part of the municipality population 3 299 remained as Lom 6 Name edit The municipality originally the parish is named after the old Skjak farm Old Norse Skeidakr since the first Skjak Church was built there The first element comes from the word skeid which means a running track for horse racing The last element is akr which means field or acre 7 Prior to 1889 the name was written Skiaker then from 1889 to 1910 it was spelled Skiaaker On 4 June 1910 a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Skjaak to give the name a more Norwegian and less Danish spelling due to Norwegian language reforms 8 On 21 December 1917 a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms Prior to this change the name was spelled with the digraph aa and after this reform the letter a was used instead Skjak 9 10 Coat of arms edit The coat of arms was granted on 31 March 1989 The official blazon is Azure an acanthus quatrefoil argent Norwegian Pa bla grunn eit solv firblad This means the arms have a blue field background and the charge is four acanthus leaves connected in the centre 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 symbolize growth and strength These symbols are found in many historic artifacts from around the area The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms 11 12 13 Churches edit The Church of Norway has two parishes sokn within the municipality of Skjak It is part of the Nord Gudbrandsdal prosti deanery in the Diocese of Hamar Churches in Skjak Parish sokn Church name Location of the church Year builtNordberg Nordberg Church Nordberg 1864Skjak Skjak Church Bismo 1752Geography edit nbsp View of the sunny side of SkjakSkjak is the westernmost municipality in the Ottadalen valley It is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Fjord Rauma and Lesja in the east and southeast by Lom in the south by Luster and in the west by Stryn and Stranda The municipality lies along the Otta river between the mountainous areas of Breheim and Reinheim Bismo is the modern population center and the location of the majority of industry and shopping as well as the municipal administration The community is at the meeting point between Gudbrandsdalen and the mountains between the eastern parts of Norway and the west coast The municipality lies on a historically significant traffic artery between Stryn and Nordfjord Geiranger and Sunnmore and the more easterly Ottadal municipalities of Lom and Vaga The Breheimen National Park and Reinheimen National Park are both located in the municipality Of the total area 19 square kilometres 7 3 sq mi is used for agriculture 129 square kilometres 50 sq mi for forestry 75 square kilometres 29 sq mi is covered by water including the Breiddalsvatnet lake and the rest is mountains and other non arable land Virtually the entire 23 kilometre 14 mi long valley floor is continuously but sparsely built up Skjak serves as a point of entry to the mountain areas just west hunting and fishing are also popular tourist activities The municipality includes a number of large lakes including Aursjoen Breiddalsvatnet Gronvatnet Langvatnet Rauddalsvatn and Tordsvatnet The Breheimen mountains run through the municipality and the Holabreen and Tystigbreen glaciers are located in those mountains Climate edit Nestled in a deep valley the populated regions of Skjak are rain shadowed and as a result are actually one of the most arid places in Europe with annual precipitation of about 250 millimetres 10 in per year but it avoids a steppe climate Koppen BSk by being too cold mean annual temperature of 2 75 C 36 95 F thus having a low evapotranspiration rate and having precipitation too spread out about 55 in summer This gives Skjak a subarctic climate Koppen Dfc thanks to low overall precipitation levels in summer 14 15 In addition one side of the valley solsida the sunny side has a southern exposure whereas baksida the back side gets very little sun Agriculture has been enabled by elaborate irrigation systems for hundreds of years so the area is green and productive rather than desert like Climate data for Skjak Oppland elevation 372 m or 1 220 ft 1961 1990 normals extremes 1970 1987Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 12 4 54 3 10 2 50 4 12 6 54 7 19 7 67 5 24 8 76 6 30 3 86 5 30 2 86 4 32 2 90 0 22 5 72 5 19 3 66 7 14 1 57 4 10 6 51 1 32 2 90 0 Mean maximum C F 6 4 43 5 5 9 42 6 8 2 46 8 13 8 56 8 22 1 71 8 25 7 78 3 27 5 81 5 25 3 77 5 19 3 66 7 14 8 58 6 9 7 49 5 8 5 47 3 28 6 83 5 Mean daily maximum C F 6 0 21 2 4 7 23 5 1 9 35 4 7 4 45 3 14 7 58 5 18 2 64 8 19 9 67 8 18 5 65 3 12 7 54 9 6 8 44 2 0 4 32 7 2 6 27 3 7 3 45 1 Daily mean C F 9 4 15 1 8 2 17 2 2 7 27 1 2 7 36 9 8 5 47 3 12 7 54 9 13 9 57 0 12 8 55 0 8 4 47 1 3 8 38 8 2 9 26 8 6 6 20 1 2 8 36 9 Mean daily minimum C F 13 5 7 7 13 1 8 4 6 8 19 8 2 0 28 4 2 7 36 9 6 7 44 1 8 6 47 5 7 6 45 7 3 9 39 0 0 3 32 5 6 1 21 0 10 0 14 0 1 8 28 8 Mean minimum C F 27 8 18 0 25 7 14 3 17 8 0 0 10 2 13 6 4 5 23 9 0 4 32 7 2 9 37 2 0 8 33 4 3 6 25 5 8 7 16 3 17 7 0 1 21 6 6 9 30 1 22 2 Record low C F 40 0 40 0 35 7 32 3 25 5 13 9 15 9 3 4 7 5 18 5 2 8 27 0 0 5 32 9 1 8 28 8 8 0 17 6 18 9 2 0 25 3 13 5 38 0 36 4 40 0 40 0 Average precipitation mm inches 20 0 8 12 0 5 12 0 5 5 0 2 15 0 6 28 1 1 43 1 7 35 1 4 30 1 2 32 1 3 23 0 9 24 0 9 279 11 1 Average extreme snow depth cm inches 17 6 7 16 6 3 12 4 7 4 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 9 3 5 17 6 7 25 9 8 Average precipitation days 1 0 mm 6 3 3 2 4 6 9 8 8 7 8 7 71Source Meteorologisk institutt 14 History editNumber of minorities 1st and 2nd generation in Skjak by country of origin in 2017 16 Ancestry Number nbsp Eritrea 40 nbsp Poland 26 nbsp Russia 8 nbsp Germany 3Skjak has historical roots back to the Viking Age and has a rich cultural heritage An ancient route of travel between east and west went from Skjak up through the Raudal valley and down through the Sunndal valley to Stryn on an arm of the Nordfjord For example in 1197 according to King Sverre s saga Bishop Nikolaus is reported to have sent a group of baglers from Oppdal over the mountains to Stryn on Nordfjord via Raudal Government editSkjak 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 17 The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Vestre Innlandet District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal Municipal council edit The municipal council Kommunestyre of Skjak is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party Skjak kommunestyre 2023 2027 18 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 3 Centre Party Senterpartiet 9 Local list in Skjak Bygdalist i Skjak 5Total number of members 17Skjak kommunestyre 2019 2023 19 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 4 Centre Party Senterpartiet 11 Local list in Skjak Bygdalist i Skjak 2Total number of members 17Skjak kommunestyre 2015 2019 20 21 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 9 Centre Party Senterpartiet 12Total number of members 21Skjak kommunestyre 2011 2015 22 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 8 Centre Party Senterpartiet 10 Local list in Skjak Bygdalist i Skjak 3Total number of members 21Skjak kommunestyre 2007 2011 21 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 8 Centre Party Senterpartiet 10 Local list in Skjak Bygdalist i Skjak 3Total number of members 21Skjak kommunestyre 2003 2007 21 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 5 Conservative Party Hogre 1 Centre Party Senterpartiet 12 Local list in Skjak Bygdalist i Skjak 3Total number of members 21Skjak kommunestyre 1999 2003 21 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 5 Conservative Party Hogre 1 Centre Party Senterpartiet 11 Local list in Skjak Bygdalist i Skjak 4Total number of members 21Skjak kommunestyre 1995 1999 23 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 4 Centre Party Senterpartiet 14 Local list in Skjak Bygdalista i Skjak 3Total number of members 21Skjak kommunestyre 1991 1995 24 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 9 Conservative Party Hogre 1 Centre Party Senterpartiet 9 Local list in Skjak Bygdalista i Skjak 2Total number of members 21Skjak kommunestyre 1987 1991 25 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 10 Conservative Party Hogre 1 Centre Party Senterpartiet 8 Local list for Skjak Bygdeliste for Skjak 2Total number of members 21Skjak kommunestyre 1983 1987 26 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 11 Conservative Party Hogre 1 Centre Party Senterpartiet 7 Local list for Skjak Bygdeliste for Skjak 2Total number of members 21Skjak kommunestyre 1979 1983 27 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 10 Conservative Party Hogre 1 Centre Party Senterpartiet 8 Local list for Skjak Bygdeliste for Skjak 2Total number of members 21Skjak kommunestyre 1975 1979 28 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 10 Centre Party Senterpartiet 9 Local list for Skjak Bygdeliste for Skjak 1 Free voters list Frie Veljarar 1Total number of members 21Skjak kommunestyre 1971 1975 29 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 10 Centre Party Senterpartiet 7 Local List s Lokale lister 4Total number of members 21Skjak kommunestyre 1967 1971 30 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 10 Centre Party Senterpartiet 6 Local List s Lokale lister 5Total number of members 21Skjak kommunestyre 1963 1967 31 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 9 Centre Party Senterpartiet 7 Local List s Lokale lister 5Total number of members 21Skjak heradsstyre 1959 1963 32 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 10 Centre Party Senterpartiet 9 Liberal Party Venstre 2Total number of members 21Skjak heradsstyre 1955 1959 33 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 12 Farmers Party Bondepartiet 8 Local List s Lokale lister 1Total number of members 21Skjak heradsstyre 1951 1955 34 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 10 Joint List s of Non Socialist Parties Borgarlege Felleslister 10Total number of members 20Skjak heradsstyre 1947 1951 35 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 10 Farmers Party Bondepartiet 6 Joint list of the Liberal Party Venstre and the Radical People s Party Radikale Folkepartiet 1 Joint List s of Non Socialist Parties Borgarlege Felleslister 3Total number of members 20Skjak heradsstyre 1945 1947 36 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 11 Joint List s of Non Socialist Parties Borgarlege Felleslister 3 Local List s Lokale lister 6Total number of members 20Skjak heradsstyre 1937 1941 37 Party name in Nynorsk Number ofrepresentatives Labour Party Arbeidarpartiet 13 Farmers Party Bondepartiet 7Total 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 Nynorsk ordforar of Skjak 38 1866 1875 Otto Ottesen 1876 1877 Ola Lund 1878 1881 Jon J Kjeka 1882 1883 Kristian A Hjeltar 1884 1885 Ola O Hyrve 1886 1889 Ola Lund 1890 1891 Ola O Skjak 1892 1893 Kristian A Hjeltar 1894 1897 Lars Anstad 1898 1901 Ola O Skjak 1902 1904 Lars Anstad 1905 1907 Rasmus Haugen 1908 1910 Ola O Anstad 1911 1913 Erik Kvale 1914 1916 Kolbein Skaare 1917 1919 Johannes Kjeken 1920 1922 Kolbein Skaare 1923 1925 Olav Oygard 1926 1928 Ola F Gjeilo 1929 1931 Olav Oygard 1932 1934 Ola F Gjeilo 1935 1941 Ole O Langleite Ap 1941 1945 Gudbrand Skjaak NS 1945 1951 Ole O Langleite Ap 1952 1955 Trygve Bakke Bp 1956 1959 Ole Langleite Ap 1960 1971 Trygve Bakke Sp 1972 1983 Hans Krogstad Sp 1984 1987 Age Willy Ronningen Ap 1988 1995 Margit Grimstad Lien Sp 1996 2003 Hans Krogstad Sp 2003 2007 Ola Stensgard Sp 2007 2015 Rolv Kristen Oygard Sp 2015 2019 Elias Sperstad Sp 2019 present Edel Kveen Sp Notable people editSkjak Ola Norwegian Wiki 1744 in Skjak 1803 a wood carver whose real name was Ola Rasmussen Skjak Tore Orjasaeter 1886 in Skjak 1968 an educator literature critic author and poet Jan Magnus Bruheim 1914 in Skjak 1988 a Norwegian poet and children s writer Magnhild Bruheim Norwegian Wiki born 1951 in Skjak an author and journalist Rune Oygard born 1959 in Skjak a former politician and convicted paedophile Trond Bersu born 1984 in Skjak a Norwegian drummer and producerReferences 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 2022 Table 06913 Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year M in Norwegian Statistisk sentralbyra 2022 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 ISBN 9788253746845 Rygh Oluf 1900 Norske gaardnavne Kristians amt in Norwegian 4 ed Kristiania Norge W C Fabritius amp sonners bogtrikkeri pp 30 amp 33 Norsk Lovtidende 2den Afdeling 1910 Samling af Love Resolutioner m m Norsk Lovtidend in Norwegian Oslo Norway Grondahl og Sons Boktrykkeri 201 1910 Norsk Lovtidende 2den Afdeling 1917 Samling af Love Resolutioner m m Norsk Lovtidend in Norwegian Oslo Norway Grondahl og Sons Boktrykkeri 1000 1917 Den Nye rettskrivning regler og ordlister in Norwegian Kristiania Norge Den Mallingske Boktrykkeri 1918 Civic heraldry of Norway Norske Kommunevapen Heraldry of the World Retrieved 17 April 2023 Skjak Oppland Norway Flags of the World Retrieved 17 April 2023 Godkjenning av vapen og flagg Lovdata no in Norwegian Norges kommunal og arbeidsdepartementet 9 June 1989 Retrieved 17 April 2023 a b Meteorologisk institutt Archived from the original on 19 November 2016 Koppen climate calculator Archived from the original on 19 November 2016 Immigrants and Norwegian born to immigrant parents by immigration category country background and percentages of the population ssb no Archived from the original on 2 July 2015 Retrieved 29 June 2015 Hansen Tore Vabo Signy Irene eds 20 September 2022 kommunestyre Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 14 October 2022 Kommunestyrevalg 2023 Innlandet Valgdirektoratet Retrieved 13 January 2024 Kommunestyrevalg 2019 Innlandet Valgdirektoratet Retrieved 25 April 2022 Kommunestyrevalg 2015 Oppland Valgdirektoratet a b c d Table 04813 Members of the local councils by party electoral list at the Municipal Council election M in Norwegian Statistics Norway Kommunestyrevalg 2011 Oppland Valgdirektoratet Kommunestyrevalget 1995 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Kongsvinger Statistisk sentralbyra 1996 Retrieved 12 December 2020 Kommunestyrevalget 1991 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Kongsvinger Statistisk sentralbyra 1993 Retrieved 12 December 2020 Kommunestyrevalget 1987 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Kongsvinger Statistisk sentralbyra 1988 Retrieved 12 December 2020 Kommunestyrevalget 1983 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Kongsvinger Statistisk sentralbyra 1984 Retrieved 12 December 2020 Kommunestyrevalget 1979 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Statistisk sentralbyra 1979 Retrieved 12 December 2020 Kommunevalgene 1975 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Statistisk sentralbyra 1977 Retrieved 12 December 2020 Kommunevalgene 1972 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Statistisk sentralbyra 1973 Retrieved 12 December 2020 Kommunevalgene 1967 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Statistisk sentralbyra 1967 Retrieved 12 December 2020 Kommunevalgene 1963 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Statistisk sentralbyra 1964 Retrieved 12 December 2020 Kommunevalgene og Ordforervalgene 1959 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Statistisk sentralbyra 1960 Retrieved 12 December 2020 Kommunevalgene og Ordforervalgene 1955 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Statistisk sentralbyra 1957 Retrieved 12 December 2020 Kommunevalgene og Ordforervalgene 1951 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Statistisk sentralbyra 1952 Retrieved 12 December 2020 Kommunevalgene og Ordforervalgene 1947 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Statistisk sentralbyra 1948 Retrieved 12 December 2020 Kommunevalgene og Ordforervalgene 1945 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Statistisk sentralbyra 1947 Retrieved 12 December 2020 Kommunevalgene og Ordforervalgene 1937 PDF in Norwegian Oslo Statistisk sentralbyra 1938 Retrieved 12 December 2020 Skjak in Norwegian Gjovik Norge Skjak kommune 1966 pp 37 38 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Skjak nbsp Look up Skjak in Wiktionary the free dictionary Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway in Norwegian nbsp Innlandet travel guide from Wikivoyage nbsp Gudbrandsdalen travel guide from Wikivoyage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Skjak amp oldid 1195498946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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