Ullsfjord

Ullsfjord is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The 716-square-kilometre (276 sq mi) municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in what is now the eastern part of Tromsø Municipality and the southwestern part of Lyngen Municipality. The municipality encompassed the area surrounding the Ullsfjorden between Tromsø and Lyngen. The administrative centre was the village of Sjursnes where Ullsfjord Church is located.[2]

This article is about the former municipality in Troms, Norway. For the fjord in Troms, Norway, see Ullsfjorden.
Ullsfjord herred
Sørfjord herred (historic)
Former municipality
View of Ullsfjord Church in Sjursnes
View of Ullsfjord Church in Sjursnes
Official logo of Ullsfjord herred
Troms within
Norway
Ullsfjord within Troms
Ullsfjord within Troms
Coordinates: 69°31′57″N 19°38′27″E
CountryNorway
CountyTroms
DistrictHålogaland
Established1902
 • Preceded byLyngen Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byTromsø and Lyngen
Administrative centreSjursnes
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total716 km2 (276 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total2,190
 • Density3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
DemonymUllsfjording[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1937
Data from Statistics Norway

History
View of Sjursnes
Ullsfjord area

The municipality of Sørfjord was established on 1 January 1902 when Lyngen Municipality was divided in two: the western part (population: 1,139) became the municipality of Ullsfjord and the eastern part (population: 5,102) remained as Lyngen.[3]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality ceased to exist and its land was divided as follows:[3]

Name

The municipality was originally named Sørfjord from 1902 until 1938. The first element is sør which means "southern". The last element is fjord which means "fjord". This "southern fjord" is referring to a branch off the larger Ullsfjorden. In 1938, the municipal name was changed to Ullsfjord, after the local Ullsfjorden. The first element of the new name is Ullr, a god from ancient Germanic paganism. The last element is fjord which means "fjord". Thus it is the "fjord of Ullr".[2][4]

Government

During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[5]

Mayors

The mayors of Ullsfjord (incomplete list):

  • 1931–1941: Hans Kristian Hauan (Ap)[6]
  • 1945–1948: Hans Kristian Hauan (Ap)[6]
  • 1951–1963: Hans Kristian Hauan (Ap)[6]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Ullsfjord was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Ullsfjord herredsstyre 1960–1963 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 8
Total number of members:17
Ullsfjord herredsstyre 1956–1959 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:17
Ullsfjord herredsstyre 1952–1955 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:12
Ullsfjord herredsstyre 1948–1951 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 7
Total number of members:12
Ullsfjord herredsstyre 1945–1947 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 7
Total number of members:12
Ullsfjord herredsstyre 1938–1941* [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:12
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.

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (11 December 2017). "Ullsfjord – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  4. Rygh, Oluf (1911). Norske gaardnavne: Tromsø amt (in Norwegian) (17 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 159.
  5. Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. "Hauan, Hans Kristian (1898-1974)". Storginget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  12. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  • Tromsø travel guide from Wikivoyage

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