Jondal

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The municipality of Jondal was established on 1 January 1863 when it was separated from the large municipality of Strandebarm. Initially, Jondal had a population of 1,663.{{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}}

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, there were two changes that effected Jondal municipality: the part of Jondal located on the northwestern side of the Hardangerfjorden (population: 515) was transferred to Kvam Municipality and the Kysnesstranda area of Strandebarm municipality (population: 100) was transferred to Jondal.

Then on 1 January 2013, the southwestern part of the Folgefonna peninsula (south of Kysnesstranda) was transferred to Jondal from the neighboring Kvinnherad Municipality. This added forty new residents and {{convert|37.1|km2}} of land area to the municipality.{{Cite web |last=Olsen |first=Kjartan Wang |date=2011-12-08 |title=Jondal overtar Kvinnherad-bygder |url=http://www.hardanger-folkeblad.no/hfnyheiter/Jondal/article5838770.ece |access-date=2014-06-21 |publisher=Hardanger folkeblad |language=no}}

On 1 January 2020, the three neighboring municipalities of Jondal, Odda, and Ullensvang were merged. The new municipality was named Ullensvang and its administrative centre is the town of Odda.{{Cite web |title=Ullensvang kommune - den nye kommune i Hardanger |url=http://ullensvang.kommune.no/ |access-date=2017-10-24 |language=no}}

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Jondalen valley ({{langx|non|Jónardalr}}) which runs through the municipality and it is where the village of Jondal is located. The first element is an old river name {{wikt-lang|non|Jón}} (now called Jondalselvi). The meaning of the river name is unknown. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "valley" or "dale".{{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=507 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}

The coat of arms was granted on 27 November 1987 and it was in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was dissolved. The official blazon is "Gules, three boathooks bendwise issuant from sinister base Or" ({{langx|no|På raud grunn tre skrått framveksande gule båtshaker}}). This means the arms have a red field (background) and the charge is a set of three boat hookss lined up diagonally. The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. This design was chosen to symbolise the importance of sailing and shipping along the Hardangerfjord. Historically, Jondal has been known for its shipyards and sailing college. The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Jondal |access-date=2023-06-25 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Jondal, Hordaland |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-12-27.html |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=Flags of the World}}{{Cite web |date=1987-11-27 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1987-11-27-1048 |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}} {{See also2|Coats of arms of: Åsnes, Fet, Marker, and Nordre Land}}

The Church of Norway has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Jondal. It is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

Jondal was located on the southeast side of the Hardangerfjorden on the Folgefonna peninsula. It was bounded by the large Folgefonna glacier to the southeast (inside Folgefonna National Park). The lake Juklavatnet was located on the municipal border with Kvinnherad. The {{convert|10|km|adj=on}} long tunnel runs under the glacier from Jondal to Mauranger in Kvinnherad.

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|footnote = Note: The municipal borders were changed in 1965 and 2013, causing a significant change in the population.

|source = Statistics Norway{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Folketelling 1960 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_1227.pdf |language=Norwegian }} and Norwegian Historical Data Centre{{Cite web |last=Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet |author-link=University of Tromsø |title=Censuses in the Norwegian Historical Data Archive (NHDC) |url=https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/reg_komm_e.html}}

|1863|1663

|1865|1663

|1875|1916

|1891|2020

|1900|2191

|1910|2156

|1920|2022

|1930|1910

|1946|1896

|1951|1871

|1960|1744

|1970|1268

|1980|1273

|1990|1266

|2000|1151

|2010|1036

|2019|1108

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While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. 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}} The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Hardanger District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

The municipal council {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Jondal was made up of 17 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 = Jondal

|start = 2016

|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}}

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 8

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|start = 2012

|end = 2015

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Hordaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/hordaland/jondal?type=ko&year=2011 |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 9

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|start = 2008

|end = 2011

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 7

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|start = 2004

|end = 2007

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|start = 2000

|end = 2003

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|start = 1996

|end = 1999

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|start = 1992

|end = 1995

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|start = 1988

|end = 1991

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Høyre = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|start = 1984

|end = 1987

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|start = 1980

|end = 1983

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 2

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|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=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Senterpartiet = 4

|otherparty = Non-party common list

|otherparty_no = Upolitisk Samlingsliste

|otherparty_number = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|start = 1972

|end = 1975

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 13

|Arbeiderpartiet = 2

|Local_Lists = 11

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|start = 1968

|end = 1971

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 13

|Local_Lists = 13

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|start = 1964

|end = 1967

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Local_Lists = 17

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|herad = yes

|start = 1960

|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=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Local_Lists = 17

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|herad = yes

|start = 1956

|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=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|AFS = 2

|Local_Lists = 15

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|herad = yes

|start = 1952

|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=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|Venstre = 2

|Local_Lists = 14

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|herad = yes

|start = 1948

|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=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|Local_Lists = 16

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|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=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Local_Lists = 10

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jondal

|herad = yes

|start = 1938

|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=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Local_Lists = 12

|}}

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The mayors ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Jondal (incomplete list):

• 2007–2009: Sigrid Brattabø Handegard (Sp)
• 2009–2019: Jon Larsgard (Sp)

• Herborg Kråkevik, a singer and actress
• Bjørg Hope Galtung, the mayor of Jondal from 1979 to 1993 (only leaving to sit in the national Parliament)

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