Bremnes
{{short description|Former municipality in Hordaland, Norway}}
{{about|the former municipality in Hordaland, Norway||}}
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|herad = yes
|former = yes
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|image_skyline = Slåtterøy fyr.jpg
|image_caption = View of the Slåtterøy Lighthouse
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|county = Hordaland
|district = Sunnhordland
|capital = Svortland
|established = 1 July 1916
|preceded = Finnås Municipality
|disestablished = 1 Jan 1963
|succeeded = Bømlo Municipality
|demonym = Bremnesing
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|area_total_km2 = 125
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Bremnes is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1916 until 1963, when it was merged into the new municipality of Bømlo which is now part of Vestland county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Svortland, where Bremnes Church is located. The {{convert|125|km2|adj=on}} municipality covered the northern and western half of the island of Bømlo as well as the many small, surrounding islets.{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Bremnes – Hordaland |url=https://snl.no/Bremnes%2FHordaland |access-date=2015-02-16 |language=Norwegian}}
History
The municipality of Bremnes was established on 1 July 1916 when the old municipality of Finnås was split into the three new municipalities: Moster (population: 1,316), Bømlo (population: 1,217), and Bremnes (population: 3,411). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the three municipalities of Moster (population: 1,834), Bømlo (population: 1,463), and Bremnes (population: 4,829) were merged into a new, larger Bømlo Municipality.{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}
=Name=
The municipality is named Bremnes ({{langx|non|Brimnes}}). The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|brim}} which means "surf" or "the surface of the sea". It is a name that is common in Western Norway, referring to places that are highly exposed to the sea. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|nes}} which means "headland".{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud5LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt |date=1910 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=11 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=129 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}
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.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |access-date=2023-01-01 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=no |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}
=Municipal council=
The municipal council {{lang|no|(Heradsstyre)}} of Bremnes was made up of 23 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
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{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Bremnes
|herad = yes
|start = 1960
|end = 1963
|nynorsk = yes
|Total = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet = 2
|Høyre = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 8
|Venstre = 5
|Local_Lists = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Bremnes
|herad = yes
|start = 1956
|end = 1959
|nynorsk = yes
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet = 1
|Høyre = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7
|Venstre = 5
|Local_Lists = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Bremnes
|herad = yes
|start = 1952
|end = 1955
|nynorsk = yes
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Venstre = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 3
|Local_Lists = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Bremnes
|herad = yes
|start = 1948
|end = 1951
|nynorsk = yes
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet = 1
|Høyre = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5
|Venstre = 5
|Local_Lists = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Bremnes
|herad = yes
|start = 1945
|end = 1947
|nynorsk = yes
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 20
|Venstre = 8
|Local_Lists = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Bremnes
|herad = yes
|start = 1938
|end = 1941*
|collapsed = yes
|nynorsk = yes
|Total = 20
|Senterpartiet = 5
|Venstre = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 2
|Local_Lists = 6
|}}
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://wilson.lib.umn.edu/reference/bygdebkr.html Bremnes Bygdebøker (local history book)] Held at the University of Minnesota Libraries (wilson.lib.umn.edu)
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Category:Former municipalities of Norway