Hå

Hå is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is the southernmost municipality in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Varhaug. Other villages in Hå include Brusand, Hæen, Nærbø, Obrestad, Ogna, Sirevåg, and Vigrestad.

Hå kommune
Haa herred (historic)
Municipality
View of the Brusandstrand beach in Hå
View of the Brusandstrand beach in Hå
Flag of Hå kommune
Flag
Coat of arms of Hå kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Hå kommune
Rogaland within
Norway
Hå within Rogaland
Hå within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°36′23″N 05°43′29″E
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1894
 • Succeeded byNærbø and Varhaug municipalities
Re-established1 Jan 1964
 • Preceded byNærbø, Varhaug, and Ogna municipalities
Administrative centreVarhaug
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Jonas Skrettingland (KrF)
Area
 • Total258.00 km2 (99.61 sq mi)
 • Land247.83 km2 (95.69 sq mi)
 • Water10.17 km2 (3.93 sq mi)  3.9%
 • Rank#281 in Norway
Population
 (2022)
 • Total19,296
 • Rank#67 in Norway
 • Density77.9/km2 (202/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +11.9%
DemonymHåbu[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1119
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

The 258-square-kilometre (100 sq mi) municipality is the 281st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hå is the 67th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 19,296. The municipality's population density is 77.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (202/sq mi) and its population has increased by 11.9% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]

General information
View of the Hå landscape
Sandy beaches at Ogna, in the southern part of the municipality.

The parish of Haa was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1894, the municipality of Haa was dissolved and divided into two new municipalities: Nærbø (population: 1,806) and Varhaug (population: 1,801). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Hå was recreated by merging of the neighboring municipalities of Nærbø (population: 3,926), Varhaug (population: 3,454), and Ogna (population: 1,470).[5] In local politics, the divisions between the three previous municipalities remain very visible.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hå farm (Old Norse: Háar or Háir) where the local church priest's parsonage was located. The river running past this farm is similarly named the Hååna, meaning the "Hå river". It is not known if the river is named after the farm or vice versa. The meaning of the original name is uncertain. It is possible that it comes from the plural dative case of the word há which means "aftergrass" (the grass that grows after the first crop has been cut down). Ti may also come from the word hár which means "rowlock" (possibly referring to the shape of the headland on which the farm is located). Prior to the 1917 Norwegian language reform law, the name was spelled Haa with the digraph "aa", and after this reform, the letter å was used instead.[6]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 5 July 1991. The official blazon is "Sable, a winch stand argent." (Norwegian: På svart grunn eit sølv vinsjestativ). This means the arms have a black field (background) and the charge is a winch stand. The winch stand has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. It is a special type of winch that has historically been used in this area to remove stones from the many farm fields. The arms were chosen to symbolize the hard living on the rocky soils of the municipality. A winch of this type (called a "steinbukk") is used locally for the removal of large stones from the soil for agricultural purposes. It's three legs also represent the three previous municipalities of Nærbø, Varhaug, and Ogna that were merged to creat Hå in 1964. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[7][8][9]

Churches

The Church of Norway has three parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Hå. It is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.

Churches in Hå
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
NærbøNærbø ChurchNærbø2005
Old Nærbø ChurchNærbø1834
OgnaOgna ChurchOgna1250
VarhaugVarhaug ChurchVarhaug1904

Government

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.[10] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Sør-Rogaland District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Hå is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to four year terms. Currently, the party breakdown is as follows:

Hå kommunestyre 2020–2024 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 7
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Hå List (Hå-lista)9
Total number of members:33
Hå kommunestyre 2015–2019 [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 7
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
 Nærbø List (Nærbølista)10
 Common list for southern Hå
 (Samlingsliste for søre Hå)		1
Total number of members:33
Hå kommunestyre 2012–2015 [13]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 6
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
 Nærbø List (Nærbølista)11
Total number of members:33
Hå kommunestyre 2008–2011 [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 7
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Nærbø List (Nærbølista)12
Total number of members:33
Hå kommunestyre 2004–2007 [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 5
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 7
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
 Nærbø List (Nærbølista)6
Total number of members:33
Hå kommunestyre 2000–2003 [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 5
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 8
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
 Nærbø List (Nærbølista)6
Total number of members:37
Hå kommunestyre 1996–1999 [14]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 9
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 10
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Nærbø List (Nærbølisten)8
Total number of members:37
Hå kommunestyre 1992–1995 [15]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 8
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
 Nærbø List (Nærbølisten)9
 Varhaug local list (Varhaug bygdeliste)2
 Vigrestad local list (Vigrestad bygdeliste)1
 Ogna local list (Ogna bygdeliste)1
Total number of members:37
Hå kommunestyre 1988–1991 [16]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 7
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and
Liberal People's Party (Liberale Folkepartiet)		 1
 Nærbø List (Nærbølisten)10
 Varhaug local list (Varhaug bygdeliste)4
 Vigrestad local list (Vigrestad bygdeliste)2
 Ogna local list (Ogna bygdeliste)2
 Nærbø Non-partisan Common List (Nærbø Upolitiske Samlingsliste)1
Total number of members:37
Hå kommunestyre 1984–1987 [17]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 6
  Liberal People's Party (Liberale Folkepartiet) 1
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Nærbø List (Nærbølisten)10
 Varhaug local list (Varhaug bygdeliste)7
 Vigrestad local list (Vigrestad bygdeliste)4
 Ogna local list (Ogna bygdeliste)3
Total number of members:37
Hå kommunestyre 1980–1983 [18]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 7
 Nærbø List (Nærbølisten)11
 Varhaug local list (Varhaug bygdeliste)5
 Vigrestad local list (Vigrestad bygdeliste)3
 Ogna local list (Ogna bygdeliste)3
Total number of members:37
Hå kommunestyre 1976–1979 [19]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
 Nærbø List (Nærbølisten)14
 Varhaug local list (Varhaug bygdeliste)8
 Vigrestad local list (Vigrestad bygdeliste)5
 Ogna local list (Ogna bygdeliste)3
Total number of members:37
Hå kommunestyre 1972–1975 [20]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 7
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:37
Hå kommunestyre 1968–1971 [21]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 26
Total number of members:37
Hå kommunestyre 1964–1967 [22]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 33
Total number of members:37

Mayors

The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Hå (incomplete list - missing 1838-1894):[23]

  • 1964-1967: Erik Årsland (LL)
  • 1968-1969: Erik P. Skretting (LL)
  • 1970-1975: Kjell Lund (LL)
  • 1976-1979: Kåre Sandve (KrF)
  • 1980-1983: Gabriel S. Rimestad (LL)
  • 1984-1985: Mindor Jelsa (LL)
  • 1986-1987: Rasmus Pollestad (KrF)
  • 1988-1989: Kjell Lund (Ap)
  • 1990-1991: Eldar Odland (LL)
  • 1992-1993: Ingvar Gausland (LL)
  • 1994-1995: Tobias Skretting (Sp)
  • 1995-1999: Eldar Odland (Sp)
  • 1999-2003: Gunnar Siqveland (H)
  • 2003-2011: Terje Mjåtveit (LL)
  • 2011-2015: Mons Skrettingland (H)
  • 2015-present: Jonas Skrettingland (KrF)

Population
Historical population
Year1855186518751891189419641970198019902000201020202023
Pop.2,8593,0043,2183,4093,6078,8509,97812,29013,03413,92116,34218,99119,649
±% p.a.—    +0.50%+0.69%+0.36%+1.90%+1.29%+2.02%+2.11%+0.59%+0.66%+1.62%+1.51%+1.14%
Note: The municipality was dissolved in 1894 and it was recreated in 1964.
Source: Statistics Norway[24][25] and Norwegian Historical Data Centre[26]

Geography

Hå municipality is located on the southwestern shore of Norway, along the North Sea. The municipality is located mostly in the very flat, coastal Jæren district. The southeastern part of the municipality begins to get a little hilly and rocky and it marks the border of the Dalane district (located to the south and east). Much of the land in Hå is used for agriculture because of its flat landscape. The river Hååna runs through the municipality. The shoreline of the municipality is marked by the Kvassheim Lighthouse and Obrestad Lighthouse.[27]

Settlements
List of the largest villages in Hå[28]
NamePopulationArea (km2)Population density per km2
Brusand4280.22,140
Hæen5880.431,367
Nærbø6,9953.282,133
Ogna3600.311,161
Sirevåg6270.7896
Varhaug3,1141.571,983
Vigrestad2,1161.181,793

Weather

Hå has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb), also known as marine west coast climate. The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below 0 °C (32.0 °F)) in spring is 16 April[29] and average date for first freeze in autumn is 10 November[30] giving a frost-free season of 207 days (1981-2010 average).

Climate data for Obrestad Lighthouse in Hå 1991-2020
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)		 3.9
(39.0)		 5.2
(41.4)		 8.4
(47.1)		 11.5
(52.7)		 14
(57)		 16.8
(62.2)		 17.8
(64.0)		 15.1
(59.2)		 11.4
(52.5)		 7.9
(46.2)		 5.5
(41.9)		 10.2
(50.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0)		 2
(36)		 3.1
(37.6)		 5.9
(42.6)		 9.1
(48.4)		 11.7
(53.1)		 14.3
(57.7)		 15.1
(59.2)		 12.9
(55.2)		 9.2
(48.6)		 5.9
(42.6)		 3.6
(38.5)		 8.0
(46.4)
Average low °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 1
(34)		 3.4
(38.1)		 6.5
(43.7)		 9.5
(49.1)		 12.2
(54.0)		 12.7
(54.9)		 10.6
(51.1)		 6.9
(44.4)		 3.6
(38.5)		 1.1
(34.0)		 5.6
(42.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 132
(5.2)		 100
(3.9)		 88
(3.5)		 67
(2.6)		 64
(2.5)		 67
(2.6)		 88
(3.5)		 127
(5.0)		 130
(5.1)		 155
(6.1)		 152
(6.0)		 130
(5.1)		 1,309
(51.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15.0 11.2 13.3 11.2 11.5 10.7 11.4 13.9 16.6 17.5 18.3 16.6 167.2
Source 1: yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute (mean, precipitation][31]
Source 2: NOAA-WMO averages 91-2020 Norway [32]

Transportation

The Sørlandet Line runs through the municipality, making several stops. The stations in Hå include Brusand Station, Nærbø Station, Ogna Station, Sirevåg Station, Varhaug Station, and Vigrestad Station.

Notable people
Jacob Rasch

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