Flakstad Municipality

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The municipality of Flakstad was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 July 1916, the southern part of the municipality (population: 1,306) was separated to form the new Moskenes Municipality. This left Flakstad with 1,667 residents.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Flakstad Municipality (population: 2,067) was merged into the neighboring Moskenes Municipality (population: 2,001), creating a new, larger Moskenes Municipality. This merger, however, only lasted for twelve years. On 1 January 1976, the merger was undone with Moskenes Municipality (population: 1,705) and Flakstad Municipality (population: 2,007) becoming separate municipalities once again.{{Cite web |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}}

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Flakstad farm ({{langx|non|Flakstaðir}} or {{lang|non|Flatarstaðir}}) since the first Flakstad Church was built there. The first element of the name is uncertain. It may come from the word {{lang|non|flak}} which may have meant "reckless". Another option is that it derived from the word {{lang|non|flag}} which meant "rock wall", possibly referring to the large cliff near the church site. The last element is the plural form of {{wikt-lang|non|staðr}} which means "homestead", "abode", or "farm".{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1905 |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=347 |language=no}}{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Flakstad |url=http://snl.no/Flakstad |access-date=2012-06-17 |language=no}}

The coat of arms was granted on 14 July 1989. The official blazon is "Azure, a mooring bollard argent" ({{langx|no|I blått en sølv tørnbolt}}). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a mooring bollard which is a type of fixed device used for tying a hawser line from a boat to the dock. The mooring bollard 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 blue color in the field symbolizes the importance of the sea and the mooring bollard was chosen to represent the municipality's seafaring history. The arms were designed by Jorunn Thomassen and Jarle Henriksen.{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Flakstad |access-date=2023-01-31 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Flakstad, Nordland |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-18-59.html |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Flags of the World}}{{Cite web |date=1989-09-09 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1989-07-14-636 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}

The Church of Norway has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Flakstad Municipality. It is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

The municipality's economy is dominated by fishing. The fishing fleet mainly consists of small boats. There are also several fish farm in Flakstad. There is some agriculture in Flakstad, but mostly cattle and sheep farming rather than growing crops.

Flakstad Municipality is 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.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}} The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Salten og Lofoten District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

The municipal council {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Flakstad is made up of 11 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

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{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|start = 2023

|end = 2027

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/flakstad#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}

|Total = 11

|Arbeiderpartiet = 2

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|otherparty = Flakstad District List

|otherparty_no = Flakstad distriktsliste

|otherparty_number = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|start = 2019

|end = 2023

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/nordland/flakstad#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 11

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|otherparty = Flakstad District List

|otherparty_no = Flakstad distriktsliste

|otherparty_number = 1

|otherparty1 = Lofoten List (yes to municipal mergers)

|otherparty_no1 = Lofotlista (ja til kommunesammenslåing)

|otherparty_number1 = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|start = 2015

|end = 2019

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 11

|Arbeiderpartiet = 2

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Grønne = 1

|otherparty = Flakstad District List

|otherparty_no = Flakstad distriktsliste

|otherparty_number = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|start = 2011

|end = 2015

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/flakstad#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 2

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Grønne = 1

|Senterpartiet = 4

|otherparty = Flakstad District List

|otherparty_no = Flakstad distriktsliste

|otherparty_number = 6

|otherparty1 = Fredvang, Krystad and Skjelfjord municipal list

|otherparty_no1 = Fredvang, Krystad og Skjelfjord bygdeliste

|otherparty_number1 = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|start = 2007

|end = 2011

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Senterpartiet = 2

|otherparty = Flakstad district list

|otherparty_no = Flakstad Distriktsliste

|otherparty_number = 8

|otherparty1 = Fredvang and Krystad local list

|otherparty_no1 = Fredvang og Krystad bygdeliste

|otherparty_number1 = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|start = 2003

|end = 2007

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 2

|Senterpartiet = 6

|otherparty = Flakstad district list

|otherparty_no = Flakstad Distriktsliste

|otherparty_number = 7

|otherparty1 = Fredvang and Krystad local list

|otherparty_no1 = Fredvang og Krystad bygdeliste

|otherparty_number1 = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|start = 1999

|end = 2003

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Senterpartiet = 2

|otherparty = Flakstad district list

|otherparty_no = Flakstad Distriktsliste

|otherparty_number = 9

|otherparty1 = Fredvang and Krystad local list

|otherparty_no1 = Fredvang og Krystad bygdeliste

|otherparty_number1 = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|start = 1995

|end = 1999

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 2

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|otherparty = Flakstad district list

|otherparty_no = Flakstad Distriktsliste

|otherparty_number = 8

|otherparty1 = Fredvang and Krystad local list

|otherparty_no1 = Fredvang og Krystad bygdeliste

|otherparty_number1 = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|start = 1991

|end = 1995

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|otherparty = Flakstad district list

|otherparty_no = Flakstad Distriktsliste

|otherparty_number = 6

|otherparty1 = Fredvang and Krystad local list

|otherparty_no1 = Fredvang og Krystad bygdeliste

|otherparty_number1 = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|start = 1987

|end = 1991

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Høyre = 3

|otherparty = Flakstad district list

|otherparty_no = Flakstad Distriktsliste

|otherparty_number = 5

|otherparty1 = Fredvang and Krystad local list

|otherparty_no1 = Fredvang og Krystad bygdeliste

|otherparty_number1 = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|start = 1983

|end = 1987

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Høyre = 2

|otherparty = Flakstad district list

|otherparty_no = Flakstad Distriktsliste

|otherparty_number = 6

|otherparty1 = Non-party common list for Fredvang-Krystad

|otherparty_no1 = Upolitisk fellesliste for Fredvang-Krystad

|otherparty_number1 = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|start = 1979

|end = 1983

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|otherparty = Flakstad district list

|otherparty_no = Flakstad Distriktsliste

|otherparty_number = 10

|otherparty1 = Non-party common list for Fredvang-Krystad area

|otherparty_no1 = Upolitisk fellesliste for Fredvang, Krystad og omegn

|otherparty_number1 = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|start = 1976

|end = 1979

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|otherparty = Flakstad Common List

|otherparty_no = Flakstad Samlingsliste

|otherparty_number = 13

|otherparty1 = Non-party Common List Fredvang-Krystad

|otherparty_no1 = Upolitisk Fellesliste Fredvang-Krystad

|otherparty_number1 = 4

|note = On 1 January 1976, Flakstad Municipality was separated from Moskenes Municipality.

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|herad = yes

|start = 1959

|end = 1963

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 13

|AFS = 2

|Local_Lists = 11

|note = On 1 January 1964, Flakstad Municipality became part of Moskenes Municipality.

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|herad = yes

|start = 1955

|end = 1959

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 13

|Arbeiderpartiet = 2

|AFS = 11

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|herad = yes

|start = 1951

|end = 1955

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 12

|Arbeiderpartiet = 1

|AFS = 11

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|herad = yes

|start = 1947

|end = 1951

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 12

|Arbeiderpartiet = 2

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 2

|Local_Lists = 8

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|herad = yes

|start = 1945

|end = 1947

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 12

|AFS = 6

|Local_Lists = 6

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Flakstad

|herad = yes

|start = 1937

|end = 1941*

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 12

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 8

|Arbeiderpartiet = 1

|AFS = 3

|}}

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The mayor ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Flakstad is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position (incomplete list):{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}

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• (1964-1975: None - merged with Moskenes Municipality)
• 1975-1983: Gunnar Rørtveit (LL/Ap))
• 1983-1986: Carl Leon Johnsen (LL)
• 1986-1987: Alf Ivar Samuelsen (Ap)
• 1987-1991: Jan Rigan (Ap)
• 1991-1999: Willy Arntzen (LL)
• 1999-2003: Erling Sigurd Sandnes (LL)
• 2003-2005: Alf Ivar Samuelsen (Ap)
• 2005-2007: Ann-Helen Fjeldstad Jusnes (Ap)
• 2007-2015: Stein Iversen (Sp)
• 2015-2019: Hans Fredrik Sørdal (Ap)
• 2019–2023: Trond Kroken (Sp)
• 2023–present: Einar Benjaminsen (LL)

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Located near the southern end of the Lofoten archipelago, Flakstad comprises all of the island of Flakstadøya and the northern part of the island of Moskenesøya. The islands are connected by the Fredvang Bridges and the Kåkern Bridge. The large lake Solbjørnvatnet lies on the northern part of Moskenesøya in Flakstad. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|938.71|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Stjerntinden.

Vestvågøy Municipality lies to the northeast on the island of Vestvågøya, the Vestfjorden lies to the southeast, the Moskenes Municipality lies to the southwest on the island of Moskenesøya, and the Norwegian Sea lies to the northwest.

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• Fredrik Arentz Krog (1844 in Flakstad – 1923), a Norwegian barrister
• Gina Krog (1847 in Flakstad – 1916), a Norwegian suffragist, teacher, liberal politician, and editor
• Birger Eriksen (1875 in Flakstad – 1958), a Norwegian officer and commander of Oscarsborg Fortress in WWII
• Sigurd Lund Hamran (1902 in Flakstad – 1977), a Norwegian politician, Mayor, and deputy Mayor of Moskenes Municipality between 1937 & 1961
• Alf Ivar Samuelsen (1942 in Flakstad – 2014), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of Flakstad Municipality

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• [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/flakstad Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway {{in lang|no}}

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