Sjernarøy is a former municipality in

Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Vestfold og Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. In 2020, it had a population of 47 ...

county,

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. The island municipality existed from 1868 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality was located in the

Boknafjorden Boknafjord or Boknafjorden ( en, Bokna Fjord) is a fjord located in Rogaland county, Norway. The huge fjord lies between the cities of Stavanger and Haugesund and dominates the central part of the county. The main part of the fjord is shared bet ...

in the present-day municipality of

Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...

. The

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of the municipality was located on the island of Kyrkjøy, where the

Sjernarøy Church Sjernarøy Church ( no, Sjernarøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Kyrkjøy in the Sjernarøyane islands. It is the church for the Sj ...

is located. Finnøy i Rogaland kart

Sjernarøy consisted of several small and larger islands for a total of of land. The inhabited islands included Kyrkjøy, Bjergøy, Eriksholmen, Tjul, Nord-Hidle, Aubø, Helgøy, Nord-Talgje, and the western part of

Ombo Ombo is an island in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. The island is the largest island in the Ryfylke region and the second largest island in Rogaland county. There are several villages on the island including Jørstad ...

. The uninhabited islands included Hestholmen, Finnborg, Lundarøynå, Norheimsøynå, Norheimslamholmen, Staup, Fiskholmane, as well as many other smaller islands.

History

The municipality of Sjærnarø (the spelling was later changed to ''Sjernarøy'') was established on 1 January 1868 when the old municipality of Nærstrand was divided into two: Hinderaa (located north of the

) and Sjærnarø (the islands located in the fjord). Initially, Sjernarøy had 922 inhabitants. On 1 January 1965, the municipality ceased to exist due to major municipal mergers that took place throughout Norway as a result of the work by the

Schei Committee The Schei Committee ( no, Schei-komitéen) was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II. It convened in 1946, and its formal name was (The 1946 Committee on Municip ...

. The municipalities of Sjernarøy and

Finnøy Finnøy is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into Stavanger Municipality. It was located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The a ...

were merged with part of the island of

from Jelsa municipality and the "Fisterøyene" islands from the municipality of

Fister Fister is a village in Hjelmeland municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is a small community approximately 600 inhabitants, and is located on the mainland, along the Fisterfjorden, a branch off the main Boknafjorden. The village l ...

. Together, these areas formed the new municipality known as

. Prior to its dissolution, Sjernarøy had 819 inhabitants. In 2020, Finnøy Municipality became a part of

Stavanger Municipality Stavanger (, , US usually , ) is a city and municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the administrative center of Rogaland county. Th ...

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Sjernarøy, are responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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zoning Zoning is a method of urban planning in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into areas called zones, each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones. Zones may be defined for a si ...

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, and municipal

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s. The municipality is governed by a

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of elected representatives, which in turn elects a

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Municipal council

The

of Sjernarøy was made up of 15 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

References

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History

Government

Municipal council

See also

References