Valberg is a former municipality in

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1927 until 1963. The municipality covered the southeastern coast of the island of Vestvågøya in what is now Vestvågøy Municipality. The

administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

was the village of Valberg where Valberg Church is located. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 593rd largest by area out of the 705 municipalities in Norway. Valberg Municipality was the 671st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 672. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 9.1% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Valberg was established by a royal resolution on 25 February 1927 after an acrimonious split within the large Borge Municipality. The southern part of Borge became the new Valberg Municipality (population: 625). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, Valberg Municipality (population: 662) was merged with the neighboring Borge Municipality (population: 4,056),

Buksnes Municipality Buksnes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. It comprised the western part of the island of Vestvågøya in what is now Vestvågøy Municipality. The administr ...

(population: 4,416), and

Hol Municipality Hol is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. Administrative history The area of Hol was separated from the municipality Ål in 1877 to become a separate municipality. In 1937 a part of neighboring Uvdal with 220 inhabitants moved to Hol munici ...

(population: 3,154) to create the new Vestvågøy Municipality.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Valberg'' farm ( non, Valberg or ) since the first Valberg Church was built there. The farm was named after a nearby mountain. The first element is which means " falcon". The last element is which means " mountain".

Churches

The

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

had one parish () within Valberg Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Borge prestegjeld and the Lofoten prosti (

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) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

Geography

The municipality was located on the southeastern part of the island of Vestvågøya.

was located to the west, Borge Municipality was to the north, and Gimsøy Municipality and Vågan Municipality were to the east (on the islands of

Gimsøya Gimsøya is an island in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Gimsøya is situated between the islands of Austvågøya and Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The island has a population (2016) of 181. The European route E10 ...

and Austvågøya). The highest point in Valberg Municipality is the tall mountain Justadtinden, which was located on the border with neighboring

Government

While it existed, Valberg Municipality was responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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, senior citizen services, welfare and other

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, 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. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

Mayors

The mayor ( no, ordfører) of Valberg was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position: *1927-1928: Ole Moland *1929-1930: N. Finstad *1931-1934: Ragnar Riksheim *1935-1942: Arne Blix ( H) *1942-1945: Ole Martin Johansen ( NS) *1945-1945: Arne Blix ( H) *1946-1951: Paul Jensen ( Ap) *1951-1959: Arne Blix ( H) *1959-1962: Paul Jensen ( Ap)

Municipal council

The municipal council of Valberg was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

References

{{Authority control Vestvågøy Former municipalities of Norway 1927 establishments in Norway 1963 disestablishments in Norway Populated places established in 1927 Populated places disestablished in 1963