Jostedal

Jostedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, Jostedal municipality (population: 796) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Luster (population: 2,674) and Hafslo (population: 2,384) which created a newer, larger Luster Municipality.{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Jostedalen valley ({{langx|non|Jǫstrudalr}}) since the first Jostedal Church was built there. The first element is {{lang|non|Jastra}} which is the old name for the river Jostedøla. The name comes from the genitive case of the word {{wikt-lang|non|jǫstr}} which means "yeast". This name is likely due to the fact that the water in the river comes from glaciers and during the summer time the river gets "frothy" or "foamy" due to all of the melting ice and the many waterfalls. 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=lN1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt |date=1919 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=12 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=1 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}} Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Jostedalen. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Jostedal, removing the definite form ending -en.{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=Norsk Lovtidend |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057-1065}}

The former municipality consisted of Jostedalen valley which empties into the Gaupnefjord at the village of Gaupne. The Gaupnefjord is an arm of the Lustrafjorden, which is an arm of the famous Sognefjord, the second largest fjord in the world. There are three major glacial lakes in the area: Tunsbergdalsvatn, Nigardsbrevatn, and Styggevatn (vatn is Norwegian for lake). Other lakes in Jostdedal include Austdalsvatnet and Styggevatnet.

The river Jostedøla runs through the valley up to its headwaters at the Jostedalsbreen glacier, a plateau glacier which is the European mainland's largest with an area of {{convert|480|km2}}. Jostedalsbreen National Park and Breheimen National Park are located on either side of the Jostedalen valley.

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 mayors of Jostedal:{{Cite web |date=2004-01-07 |title=Ordførarar i Luster |url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/3406373.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=NRK Fylkesliksikon |language=no}}

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• 1838-1839: K.A. Bugge
• 1840-1841: Lars R. Faaberg
• 1842-1845: M.S. Fasting
• 1846-1846: Lars T. Kronen
• 1847-1849: Christian B. Heltberg
• 1850-1850: Anders A. Haugen
• 1851-1852: Christian B. Heltberg
• 1853-1855: I.H. Vamberg
• 1856-1856: O. Christian Rasch
• 1857-1858: Lars T. Kronen
• 1859-1861: O. Christian Rasch
• 1862-1862: Jon A. Haugen
• 1868-1869: Lars T. Kronen
• 1870-1874: Rasmus L. Faaberg
• 1875-1875: Andreas E. Hansen
• 1876-1876: Anders Christensen Ormbergstøl
• 1877-1878: Tøger Kronen
• 1879-1880: Anders Christensen Ormbergstøl
• 1881-1882: Anton Hansen
• 1883-1896: Anders Christensen Ormbergstøl
• 1897-1904: Kristen Andersen Ormbergstøl
• 1905-1907: Lars Rasmussen Faaberg
• 1908-1910: Ole E. Myklemyr
• 1911-1922: Lars Rasmussen Faaberg
• 1923-1935: H.N. Bruheim
• 1836-1836: Hans Moen
• 1936-1937: H.N. Bruheim
• 1938-1939: Ove W. Haug
• 1940-1941: Hans Moen
• 1941-1945: K.R. Vigdal
• 1946-1947: Kristen Bakken
• 1948-1951: Johannes Grov
• 1952-1955: Hallvard Hesjevoll
• 1956-1963: Johannes Grov

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The municipal council {{lang|no|(Heradsstyre)}} of Jostedal was made up of 13 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 = Jostedal

|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=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 13

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jostedal

|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=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|nynorsk = yes

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 13

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 7

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jostedal

|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=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|nynorsk = yes

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 12

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 7

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jostedal

|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=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|nynorsk = yes

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 12

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 6

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jostedal

|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=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|nynorsk = yes

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 12

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 6

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Jostedal

|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=2020-05-13 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 12

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 2

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Local_Lists = 3

|}}

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• Kåre Øvregard (born 1933), a politician
• Kristen Øyen (born 1938), a forester

• List of former municipalities of Norway

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• {{Wikivoyage-inline|Jostedalsbreen}}
• http://www.jostedal.com/ {{in lang|no}}

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Category:Luster, Norway

Category:Former municipalities of Norway

Category:1838 establishments in Norway

Category:1963 disestablishments in Norway