Nordfold-Kjerringøy

Nordfold-Kjerringøy herred

Nordfold og Kjerringøy herred *(historic)*
Nordfold-Kjerringøy herred Nordfold og Kjerringøy herred (historic)
Former municipality
	View of Nordfold
	Nordland within ; Norway
	Nordfold-Kjerringøy within Nordland
	Coordinates: 67°45′48″N 15°13′58″E
Country	Norway
County	Nordland
District	Salten
Established	1 Jan 1887
• Preceded by	Folden Municipality
Disestablished	1 Jan 1906
• Succeeded by	Nordfold and Kjerringøy
Area (upon dissolution)
• Total	737 km2 (285 sq mi)
Population (1906)
• Total	2,342
• Density	3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi)
Demonym	Nordfoldværing[1]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1846
	Data from Statistics Norway

Nordfold-Kjerringøy or Nordfold og Kjerringøy is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 737-square-kilometre (285 sq mi) municipality existed from 1887 until its dissolution in 1906. The municipality covered the area surrounding the entrance to the large Folda fjord plus the area surrounding the northern branch of that fjord. It included the southern part of what is now Steigen Municipality, the northern part of the present-day Bodø Municipality, and the northern part of what is now Sørfold Municipality.[2][3]

History

The municipality of Nordfold-Kjerringøy was established on 1 January 1887, when the municipality of Folden was split into two new municipalities: Nordfold-Kjerringøy and Sørfold. Initially, Nordfold-Kjerringøy had a population of 1,347. On 1 January 1894, the Movik farm (population: 30) on the north side of the Sagfjorden was moved administratively from Nordfold-Kjerringøy Municipality to the neighboring Sørfold Municipality. On 1 January 1906, Nordfold-Kjerringøy ceased to exist when it was split into two new municipalities: Nordfold and Kjerringøy. Before the partition, Nordfold-Kjerringøy had a population of 2,342.[4]

Name

The municipality was given a compound name made up of the two areas that made up the municipality: Nordfold and Kjerringøy.

The first part is named after the local Folda fjord (Old Norse: Fold). The first element is the prefix nord which means "northern". The last element is fold which has an unknown meaning (maybe "the broad one"). The inner part of the fjord is divided into two arms Nordfolda ("the northern Folda") and Sørfolda ("the southern Folda").[5]

The second part is named after the old Kjerringøy farm (Old Norse: Kerlingarøy) since the first Kjerringøy Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of kerling which means "of the old woman", probably meaning that the land was once owned by a widow. The last element is øy which means "island".[6]

Government

During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[7]

Mayors

The mayors of Nordfold-Kjerringøy:[8]

1887–1892: Ernst Kristian Gladsjø
1893–1898: Peter Gylseth
1899–1904: Peder Nilssen-Fjære
1905-1905: Peter Gylseth

References

"Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (25 April 2016). "Nordfold og Kjerringøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
Helland, Amund (1908). "Nordfold herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). Vol. XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 298. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 234.
Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 247.
Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
Fygle, Svein (1991). Steigen bygdebok. no: Steigen kommune (in Norwegian). p. 287. ISBN 8274160290.

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[1] "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.

[snl-2] Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (25 April 2016). "Nordfold og Kjerringøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[NLF-3] Helland, Amund (1908). "Nordfold herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). Vol. XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 298. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[4] Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.

[5] Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 234.

[6] Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 247.

[ks-7] Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

[8] Fygle, Svein (1991). Steigen bygdebok. no: Steigen kommune (in Norwegian). p. 287. ISBN 8274160290.