Bømlo () is a

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in the southwestern part of

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county,

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. It is located in the traditional district of

Sunnhordland Sunnhordland is a traditional district in the western region of Norway. The district consists of the southern coastal regions of the old Hordaland county (now part of Vestland county). It includes the areas that surround the mouth of the Harda ...

. The

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of the municipality is the village of Svortland. Other villages in Bømlo include Mosterhamn, Rubbestadneset, Lykling, and Langevåg. Most of the municipal residents live on the island of

Bømlo Bømlo () is a list of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the southwestern part of Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnhordland. The administrative centre of the muni ...

, which makes up the majority of the land in the municipality. Bømlo was actively involved in the

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operation during the

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. A 23-year-old male from Bømlo, Nils Nesse, was the first of the Shetland Bus men to be killed. The municipality is the 289th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bømlo is the 97th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 12,132. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 4.2% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Bømlo was established on 1 July 1916 when the old municipality of Finnås was divided into three smaller municipalities: Bømlo, Bremnes, and

Moster Moster is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1916 until 1963, when it was merged into the new, larger municipality of Bømlo. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village o ...

. Initially, the municipality encompassed the southern part of the island of

and it had a population of 1,217. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1963, the municipalities of Bremnes (population: 4,829) and

(population: 1,834) were merged with Bømlo (population: 1,463) which together formed a new, larger municipality called Bømlo. On 1 January 1970, a small area along the Valvatnavågen bay on the island of

Stord Stord is a municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnhordland. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" since i ...

was transferred from Bømlo to the neighboring Stord Municipality. On 1 January 1995, the islands of Aga, Agasystra, Gisøya, Vikøya, Selsøy, Risøya, and many smaller surrounding islands (population: 225) were transferred from the neighboring

Fitjar Municipality Fitjar () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnhordland. Fitjar municipality includes ...

to Bømlo. These islands had recently been connected to Bømlo by road bridges which precipitated the municipal transfer.

Name

The municipality is named after the main island of Bømlo (). The name is possibly derived from the word which means "navel" or "stomach", referring to the "thick" or "swollen"

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of Siggjo. Another possibility is that the name is referring to , the name of a mythological Norse dwarf. Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Bømmel''. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Bømlo''.

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 29 February 1980. The official

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is ''"

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, a sea-leaf

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"'' (). This means the arms have a red

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(background) and the

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is the leaf of a

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interlaced with a

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. The charge has a

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which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The trefoil symbolizes the three former municipalities Bremnes,

, and Bømlo, which were united in 1963. The water lily leaf was chosen because this heart-shaped design is an old Norwegian heraldic charge. The arms were designed by Magnus Hardeland. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.

Churches

The

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has four parishes () within the municipality of Bømlo. It is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (

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) in the

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Geography

The municipality includes about 900 islands, islets, and skerries, although most are very small and uninhabited. The main island is also called

, and other notable islands in Bømlo municipality include

Otterøya Otterøya is an island in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is the largest island in the northern part of Trøndelag county. Otterøya sits just to the northwest of the town of Namsos on the north side of the Namsenf ...

, Spyssøya,

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, and Espevær. The municipality lies north of the entrance to the

Hardangerfjorden The Hardangerfjord () is the fifth longest fjord in the world, and the List of Norwegian fjords, second longest fjord in Norway. It is located in Vestland county in the Hardanger region. The fjord stretches from the Atlantic Ocean into the mou ...

, south of the

Selbjørnsfjorden Selbjørnsfjorden is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. The long fjord flows east–west between the municipalities of Austevoll, Fitjar, and Bømlo. It is a wide fjord that starts at the Slåtterøy Lighthouse at the North Sea in the west a ...

, and west of the Stokksundet. The Innværfjorden is a small fjord that cuts into the island of Bømlo around the village of Rubbestadneset. The large island of

lies to the east. Bømlo is connected to Stord by the Triangle Link, which has made transportation to and from the municipality easier and more effective. Bømlo is commonly distinguished in respect to residential ares. These areas include Svortland (previously Bremnes), Søra-Bømlo (South-Bømlo), Rubbestadneset,

, Finnås, Gilje, Goddo, and Hiskjo. Svortland is the

where there are stores, a

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, schools and official buildings, and is located a bit north of the centre of the island. Moster is on the other hand more to the east with a high percentage of Christians devoted to at least three different

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Siggjo

At in height, the mountain Siggjo is the highest mountain on the island of Bømlo. The rocks on Siggjo contain large amounts of the

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, which was used in the

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to create

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and

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. They have found rhyolite from Siggjo as far north as the

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region of Norway. Siggjo is a popular attraction among locals and tourists.

Lykling

The Lykling village area has become a popular

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, mainly due to its history of extensive

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in ''Lyklingeberga''. The discovery of gold in 1862 by a young

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, led to several constructions being built in the area. These were built by three major companies, mainly financed and run by English businessmen. In addition to the mining constructions, there was also built two hotels, one hotelship, several

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, and a number of retail stores. Mining activity started in 1882 and ended in 1910, lasting more than 25 years.

Climate

Bømlo, facing the

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, has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb, marine west coast), with few temperature extremes. The wettest season is September – January, and the driest is April–July. The all-time high temperature is recorded 26 July 2019. The all-time low is recorded 11 January 1987. The five months June – October have never recorded overnight freezes. The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below ) in spring is 19 March and average date for first freeze in autumn is 5 December, among the latest in Norway (1981-2010 average). The weather station at Slåtterøy lighthouse has been recording temperature since 1923.

Government

Bømlo Municipality is 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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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court and the

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Municipal council

The

() of Bømlo is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

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() of Bømlo (incomplete list): *1983–1985:

Bjarne Kristiansen Bjarne Kristiansen (born 25 October 1937) is a Norwegian politician. Biography Kristensen was born in Bømlo on 25 October 1937 to Hans Kristiansen and Johanna B. Hillesøy. He was elected representative to the Storting from Hordaland for th ...

( Ap) *1995–1997:

Marit Elisebet Totland Marit Elisebet Totland (born 1957) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party of Norway, Christian Democratic Party. She was elected to Bømlo municipality council in 1991, and became mayor in 1995. She still held that post when ...

( KrF) *1997–1999: Ola Ersland ( H) *1999–2011: Inge Reidar Kallevåg ( H) *2011-2019: Odd Harald Hovland ( Ap) *2019–2023: Sammy Olsen ( Sp) *2023-present: Morten Helland ( KrF)

Culture

Bømlo is regionally known for several musical theatres and other theatrical productions performed in ''Moster Amfi'', a local

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. The most famous performance, ''Mostraspelet'', surrounds the topics of how Christianity arrived to Norway via Bømlo, late during the

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. In 1975, the island of Espevær became known for its conspirative 'UFO-Ring', a physical imprint to the ground supposedly made from a stationed UFO, which is still visible .

Sports

Many local youths are active in some form of sport or activity, either as a

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, as part of education, or sometimes even with the specific goal of becoming a professional. Association football is one of the most popular

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s played by the male population on the island. In recent years, there has been an increasing number of female footballers as well. Children often start playing football at an early age, and many play active for several years. As their skills develop, they are systematically graded up (or down) in

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, a type of

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system. Notable soccer players, such as Arne Larsen Økland, Geirmund Brendesæter, and

Gunnar Meling Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (''Gunnarr'' in Old Norse). The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior (''gunnr'' "war" and ''arr'' "warrior ...

, started their careers in Bremnes IL, one of the local

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s. Former top player and current coach for SK Brann, Mons Ivar Mjelde, had a brief stay at Moster IL. Other popular sports and activities include

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social dance Social dances are dances that have social functions and context. Social dances are intended for participation rather than Concert dance, performance. They are often danced merely to socialise and for entertainment, though they may have Ceremoni ...

floorball Floorball (also known by other names) is a sport played with five players and a goalkeeper in each team. It is played indoors with sticks and a hollow plastic ball with holes. Matches are played in three periods. The sport of bandy also playe ...

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rhythmic gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform individually or in groups on a floor with an apparatus: hoop (rhythmic gymnastics), hoop, ball (rhythmic gymnastics), ball, Clubs (rhythmic gymnastics), clubs, ribbon (rhythmic gymnastics), ...

, swimming, and

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Population

Industry and economy

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, Eidesvik Offshore, Brandasund fiskeforedling, and Bremnes Seashore are notable industries, all of which are active in industries somehow related to the ocean. This, as well as tourism and agriculture, constitutes the main industries of Bømlo. The economy of Bømlo is largely sustained by Eidesvik Offshore, Wärtsilä,

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, tourism and general offshore related work.

Education

There are several schools in the area. They are all named according to their geographical locations, and include Svortland, Gilje, Meling, Folderøy, Våge, Håvik, and Espevær, which comprises students from 1st through 7th grade. Rubbestadneset, Moster, and Hillestveit have students from 1st through 10th grade. Bremnes Ungdomsskule, often abbreviated ''BUS'', is located in Svortland, and gathers most students from 8th through 10th grade. There are two upper secondary schools, Bømlo Vidaregåande skule and Rubbestadnes Vidaregåande Skule (formerly Rubbestadnes Yrkesskule). There is also a

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, Olavskulen Folkehøgskule, which is located at Finnås.

Transport

An extensive tunnel and bridge system, the Triangle Link, connected Bømlo to the mainland and neighboring island

on 30 April 2001. It was officially opened on the latter date by king

Harald V of Norway Harald V (, ; born 21 February 1937) has been King of Norway since 1991. A member of the House of Glücksburg, Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the Succession to t ...

. The system includes the

Bømlafjord Tunnel The Bømlafjord Tunnel () is a subsea road tunnel under Bømlafjorden which connects the island of Føyno in Stord Municipality to the mainland at Dalshovda in Sveio Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The tunnel is long and reaches be ...

, the Bømla Bridge, and the Stord Bridge. The Norwegian County Road 542 is one of the main roads in Bømlo. There is also a ferry that goes from Langevåg to Buavåg in Sveio, connecting the southern part of Bømlo to the mainland.

Notable people

* Niels Hertzberg (1759 Finnås – 1841), a priest and politician * Gerhard Meidell Gerhardsen (1912 in Finnaas – 1986), an economist * Finn Haldorsen (1934 in Rubbestadneset – 2005), a businessman who set up the Rubb group * Kjell Habbestad (born 1955 in Bømlo), a contemporary composer * Kenneth Sivertsen (1961 in Bømlo – 2006), a musician, composer, poet, and comedian * Heine Totland (born 1970 in Moster), a singer *

Knut Arild Hareide Knut Arild Hareide (born 23 November 1972) is a Norwegian politician who served as a member of parliament from Hordaland and as the leader of the Christian Democratic Party from 2011 to 2019. He served as Minister of Transport and Communication ...

(born 1972 in Rubbestadneset), a politician

Sport

* Arne Larsen Økland (born 1954 in Bømlo), a former footballer with 280 club caps and 54 for

* Joakim Våge Nilsen (born 1991 in Bømlo), a footballer with 240 club caps

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

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Municipality web site

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