Sund Municipality

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Former municipality in Hordaland, Norway

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::summary Former municipality in Hordaland, Norway ::

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Field	Value
name	Sund
former	yes
image_skyline	Steingjerde Sotra (sauegjerde)Muret.jpg
image_caption	View of an old stone fence on the island of Sotra
idnumber	1245
county	Hordaland
district	Midhordland
capital	Skogsvåg
established	1 Jan 1838
preceded	none
disestablished	1 Jan 2020
succeeded	Øygarden Municipality
demonym	Sundsokning
language	Nynorsk
coatofarms	Sund komm.svg
mayor	Kari-Anne Landro
mayor_party	H
mayor_as_of	2013–2019
elevation_max_m	284.6
highest_point_ref
area_rank	381
area_total_km2	99.54
area_land_km2	94.7
area_water_km2	4.84
area_water_percent	4.9
population_as_of	2019
population_rank	149
population_total	7062
population_density_km2	70.9
population_increase	19.7
coordinates
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Sund is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 99.54 km2 municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Øygarden Municipality in the traditional district of Midhordland in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Skogsvågen on the island of Sotra. Other villages in the municipality included Klokkarvik, Telavåg, Kausland, and Hammarsland

Sund Municipality covered the southern third of the island of Sotra, west of the city of Bergen. It also included many smaller, surrounding islands. Sund Municipality was a predominantly rural municipality, with no major settlements, the largest being Hammarsland with approximately 900 inhabitants (in 2013). Due to the proximity to the city of Bergen, a large proportion of the population commuted to the city to work.

Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 99.54 km2 municipality was the 381st largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Sund Municipality was the 149th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about . The municipality's population density was 70.9 PD/km2 and its population had increased by 19.7% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

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The parish of Sund was established as a formannskapsdistrikt (municipality) on 1 January 1838. It originally included many islands to the southwest of the Bergen Peninsula. On 1 January 1886, Sund Municipality was divided: the southern archipelago (population: 2,396) became the new Austevoll Municipality and the rest of the municipality (population: 2,112) remained as a smaller Sund Municipality.

On 1 January 2020, there was a large municipal merger including three neighboring municipalities. Fjell Municipality, Sund Municipality, and Øygarden Municipality were merged into a new, much larger Øygarden Municipality. Historically, this municipality was part of the old Hordaland county. On 1 January 2020, Hordaland county became a part of the newly-formed Vestland county (after Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane counties were merged).

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Sund farm () since the first Sund Church was built there. The name is identical to the word which means "strait", "sound", or "channel".

Coat of arms

The original coat of arms was granted on 26 April 1966 and they were in use until the new arms were approved on 23 March 1988. The blazon is "Azure, two piles in the point argent issuing from each side of the chief and a lighthouse on an island sable over three bars wavy argent". This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a black lighthouse on an island over three wavy lines. There are also two triangle-shapes emitting from the lighthouse. The triangles and wavy lines have a tincture of argent which means they are commonly colored white, but if the arms are made out of metal, then silver is used. The arms were designed to look like a lighthouse on an island in the ocean, emitting light to guide travelers.

A new coat of arms was granted on 23 March 1988 and they were in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was dissolved (its successor, Øygarden Municipality, adopted these arms starting on that same day). The official blazon is "Argent, a lighthouse couped azure" (). The arms were designed to replace the old "unofficial" arms (since they did not meet the legal requirements for arms). They were designed to be similar to the old arms while meeting the state requirements. The arms have a field (background) has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The charge is the top of a lighthouse. This design was chosen to symbolize the importance of the sea and the alertness of the local population. The arms were designed by Even Jarl Skoglund. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. Sund komm 1966.svg|Arms from 1966 to 1988 Sund komm.svg|Arms from 1988 to 2019 (these arms have also been used by Øygarden Municipality since 2020).

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Sund Municipality. It is part of the Vesthordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

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Parish (sokn)	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Sund	Sund Church	Klokkarvik	1997
Kausland Church	Kausland	1881
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Transport

The Sotra Bridge, opened in 1971, drastically improved travel to and from Sund and it spurred rapid population growth after ages of stagnancy. Due to the rapidly increasing traffic across the bridge and on the highways of Sotra, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration developed plans in the 2000s for a new bridge and highway between Bergen and Sotra. The plans include a new dual carriageway bridge to replace the Sotra Bridge, and new highways that lead northwards to Øygarden Municipality and southwards to Sund.

History

On 26 April 1942, after having discovered that two men from the Linge company were being hidden in Telavåg, the Gestapo arrived to arrest the Norwegian officers. Shots were exchanged, and two prominent German Gestapo officers, Johannes Behrens and Henry Bertram, and the Norwegian Arne Værum, were shot dead. Reichskommissar Josef Terboven ordered the Gestapo to retaliate, burning all buildings in the village, executing or sending the men to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, and imprisoning the women and children for two years. In addition, 18 Norwegian prisoners at a Norwegian internment camp were killed as a reprisal. The event has since become known as the "Telavåg tragedy", and is sometimes compared to similar World War II atrocities, such as the Lidice massacre, with higher death tolls.

Population

|align = none |direction = vertical |cols = 3 |percentages = pagr |footnote = Note: The municipal borders were changed in 1886, causing a significant change in the population. |source = Statistics Norway and Norwegian Historical Data Centre |1855|3876 |1865|4211 |1875|4508 |1891|2221 |1900|2374 |1910|2471 |1920|2731 |1930|2797 |1946|2912 |1951|2998 |1960|3092 |1970|3110 |1980|3900 |1990|4976 |2000|5160 |2010|5995 |2019|7062

Geography

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Sund Municipality included the southern third of the island of Sotra, as well as the many islands that surround it. The largest of the smaller islands are Toftarøyna, Lerøyna, Bjelkarøyna, Tyssøyna, Stora Risøyna, Stora Vardøyna, Golta, and Vikso. In total, the municipality encompassed 466 islands and skerries, which gave it a total coastline of about 110 km.

The highest peak in Sund was the 284.6 m tall Førdesveten (or simply Veten).

The fjord separating the island of Sotra from the mainland, Krossfjorden, was historically the most used sea route into the city of Bergen, and is as much as 600 m deep in some places. The treacherous waters in the area mean there has been a continuous need for piloting services, and this tradition is kept alive by the "Viksøy Losstasjon".

Climate

On an average, the island of Sotra experiences 1328 mm of rainfall annually, less than the 2250 mm that the nearby city of Bergen receives. The year-round average temperature is 7.6 C, with the coldest month being February, when the average temperature reaches 2.1 C. The warmest month is August, with an average temperature of 12.8 C.

Settlements

There were six urban settlements, as defined by Statistics Norway, within the border of the municipality. The largest is Hammarsland in northern Sund, with 929 inhabitants as of 2019. The others are Telavåg, Skogsvågen, Klokkarvik, Forland, and Glesnes.

Government

While it existed, Sund Municipality was 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 was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Bergen District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Sund Municipality was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party. |name = Sund |start = 2015 |end = 2019 |reference = |nynorsk = yes |Total = 21 |Arbeiderpartiet = 6 |Fremskrittspartiet = 3 |Høyre = 7 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1 |Senterpartiet = 2 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1 |Venstre = 1 |note = On 1 January 2020, Sund Municipality, Fjell Municipality, and Øygarden Municipality were merged to form the new Øygarden Municipality. |}} |name = Sund |start = 2011 |end = 2015 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 25 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |Fremskrittspartiet = 4 |Høyre = 11 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1 |Senterpartiet = 2 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1 |Venstre = 1 |}} |name = Sund |start = 2007 |end = 2011 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 25 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |Fremskrittspartiet = 5 |Høyre = 10 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1 |Senterpartiet = 3 |Venstre = 1 |}} |name = Sund |start = 2003 |end = 2007 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 25 |Arbeiderpartiet = 6 |Fremskrittspartiet = 5 |Høyre = 9 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1 |Senterpartiet = 2 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2 |}} |name = Sund |start = 1999 |end = 2003 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 25 |Arbeiderpartiet = 7 |Fremskrittspartiet = 6 |Høyre = 8 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1 |Senterpartiet = 2 |Venstre = 1 |}} |name = Sund |start = 1995 |end = 1999 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 25 |Arbeiderpartiet = 8 |Fremskrittspartiet = 4 |Høyre = 6 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1 |Senterpartiet = 5 |Venstre = 1 |}} |name = Sund |start = 1991 |end = 1995 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 25 |Arbeiderpartiet = 10 |Fremskrittspartiet = 2 |Høyre = 8 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2 |Senterpartiet = 1 |Venstre = 2 |}} |name = Sund |start = 1987 |end = 1991 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 25 |Arbeiderpartiet = 11 |Fremskrittspartiet = 3 |Høyre = 7 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2 |Venstre = 2 |}} |name = Sund |start = 1983 |end = 1987 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 25 |Arbeiderpartiet = 7 |Fremskrittspartiet = 2 |Høyre = 7 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1 |Venstre = 1 |otherparty = Cross-party list for the Glesvær, Tælavåg, Skogsvåg, and Pollen areas |otherparty_no = Tverrpolitisk liste for Glesvær, Tælavåg, Skogsvåg og Pollen krinsar |otherparty_number = 7 |}} |name = Sund |start = 1979 |end = 1983 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 25 |Arbeiderpartiet = 3 |Høyre = 4 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2 |Senterpartiet = 1 |Venstre = 1 |otherparty = Tofterøy and Stranda local list |otherparty_no = Tofterøy og Stranda Krinsliste |otherparty_number = 4 |otherparty1 = Sund school district list |otherparty_no1 = Sund skulekrins liste |otherparty_number1 = 2 |otherparty2 = Cross-party list for Glesnes, Pollen, and Telavåg

|otherparty_no2 = Tverrpolitisk liste for Glesnes, Pollen og Telavåg |otherparty_number2 = 8 |}} |name = Sund |start = 1975 |end = 1979 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 25 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |DLF = 1 |Høyre = 7 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Senterpartiet = 1 |Venstre = 1 |otherparty = Pollen local list |otherparty_no = Pollen Krinsliste |otherparty_number = 2 |otherparty1 = Sund School local list |otherparty_no1 = Sund Skulekrins liste |otherparty_number1 = 2 |otherparty2 = Tofterøy local list |otherparty_no2 = Tofterøy Krinsliste |otherparty_number2 = 1 |otherparty3 = Tælavåg local list |otherparty_no3 = Tælavåg Krinsliste |otherparty_number3 = 2 |}} |name = Sund |start = 1971 |end = 1975 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 25 |Arbeiderpartiet = 7 |Høyre = 4 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2 |Senterpartiet = 2 |Venstre = 5 |Local_Lists = 5 |}} |name = Sund |start = 1967 |end = 1971 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 27 |Arbeiderpartiet = 3 |Høyre = 2 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2 |Venstre = 2 |Local_Lists = 8 |}} |name = Sund |start = 1963 |end = 1967 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 17 |Local_Lists = 17 |}} |name = Sund |herad = yes |start = 1959 |end = 1963 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 17 |Local_Lists = 17 |}} |name = Sund |herad = yes |start = 1955 |end = 1959 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 17 |Local_Lists = 17 |}} |name = Sund |herad = yes |start = 1951 |end = 1955 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 16 |Local_Lists = 16 |}} |name = Sund |herad = yes |start = 1947 |end = 1951 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 16 |Local_Lists = 16 |}} |name = Sund |herad = yes |start = 1945 |end = 1947 |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 16 |AFS = 2 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2 |Local_Lists = 12 |}} |name = Sund |herad = yes |start = 1937 |end = 1941* |reference = |collapsed = yes |nynorsk = yes |Total = 16 |AFS = 2 |Local_Lists = 7 |otherparty = Women's list |otherparty_no = Kvinnelisten |otherparty_number = 7 |}}

Mayors

The mayor () of Sund Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people held this position:

1838–1855: Johan Fritzner Greve
1856–1859: Niels Telnæs
1860–1861: Knud C. Børnes
1862–1863: Johan Greve
1864–1867: Gerhard Christian Meidell
1868–1871: Ole Ingebrigtsen Søreide
1872–1873: Mons Nilsen Vorland
1874–1875: Gerhard Christian Meidell
1876–1877: Ole Ingebrigtsen Søreide
1878–1891: Lars R. Lerøen (FV)
1892–1898: Mons Nilsen Vorland
1899–1916: Ole S. Kallestad
1917–1919: Thomas T. Midttveit
1920–1925: Arne Bakke (H)
1926–1928: Thomas T. Midttveit
1929–1931: Arne Bakke (H)
1932–1942: Ole N. Høiland
1942–1945: Mikal Lerøy (NS)
1945–1945: Ole N. Høiland
1946–1951: Johannes Evensen Hummelsund (KrF)
1952–1971: Sigurd Grimstad (LL)
1971–1975: Olav Ullebust (Ap)
1975–1979: Even Johannes Evensen (H)
1979–1991: Arne Olav Nilsen (Ap)
1991–1995: Harald Aasen (Ap)
1995–2010: Albrigt Sangolt (H)
2010–2013: Ove Bernt Trellevik (H)
2013–2019: Kari-Anne Landro (H)

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