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in
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,
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. It is part of the traditional district of
Salten Salten is a traditional district in Nordland county, Norway. It includes the municipalities of Gildeskål, Bodø, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, and Hamarøy. Salten covers an area of about and has a population (2016) of about ...
. The
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of the municipality is the village of Straumen. Other villages in the municipality include Leirfjordgården,
Mørsvikbotn or is a small village located in the north part of Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village sits at the end of the Mørsvikfjorden arm of the Nordfolda fjord. The European route E6 highway passes through the village. The la ...
,
Røsvika Røsvika is a village in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the southern shore of the Sørfolda fjord, about north of the municipal centre of Straumen. The village had a population (2007) of 209 and a pop ...
,
Rørstad Rørstad is a village in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Sørfolda fjord, about south of the village of Nordfold and about northwest of the village of Røsvika. The historic Rørstad Church is ...
, Styrkesvik, and Øvre Kvarv. The municipality surrounds the
Sørfolda or is a fjord in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in Sørfold Municipality and Bodø Municipality. The Sørfolda is a southeastern branch of the main Folda, Nordland, Folda fjord. Side branches include the Nevelsfjorden, Eidekjosen, Skju ...
fjord and stretches east to the border with
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. The municipality is the 48th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sørfold is the 290th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,858. The municipality's
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is and its population has decreased by 6.5% over the previous 10-year period.


General information

The municipality of ''Sørfolden'' was established on 1 January 1887 when the old
Folden Municipality Folden is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1887. Folden encompassed all of the areas surrounding the Folda fjord and all of the fjord branches that connect to the mai ...
was divided into two: Sørfolden Municipality (population: 1,946) and Nordfolden-Kjerringø Municipality (population: 1,347). The spelling was later changed to just ''Sørfold''. On 1 January 1894, the Movik farm (population: 30) along the Sagfjorden was transferred from Nordfolden-Kjerringø Municipality to Sørfold Municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the
Schei Committee The Schei Committee () was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a ...
. On 1 January 1964, the Øyjord area along the Nevelsfjorden (population: 81) was transferred to the neighboring
Bodin Municipality Bodin is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1968. The area is now part of Bodø Municipality in the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre was locat ...
. On the same date, the
Mørsvikbotn or is a small village located in the north part of Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village sits at the end of the Mørsvikfjorden arm of the Nordfolda fjord. The European route E6 highway passes through the village. The la ...
area (population: 268) was transferred from
Nordfold Municipality Nordfold is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1906 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality surrounded the Nordfolda branch off of the Folda fjord in what is now Steigen Municipality, plus ...
to Sørfold Municipality. On 1 January 1984, the Tårnvika and Øygården area (population: 22) along the
Sørfolda or is a fjord in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in Sørfold Municipality and Bodø Municipality. The Sørfolda is a southeastern branch of the main Folda, Nordland, Folda fjord. Side branches include the Nevelsfjorden, Eidekjosen, Skju ...
fjord was transferred from Sørfold Municipality to
Bodø Municipality Bodø (; , ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Bodø (town ...
.


Name

The municipality (originally the
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) is named after the local
Folda Folda may refer to: Places * Folda, Angus, a hamlet in Angus, Scotland * Folda, Nordland, a fjord in Nordland county, Norway * Folda (Rindal), a river in Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag counties in Norway * Folda, Trøndelag Folda is a firth ...
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(). The first element is the prefix which means "southern". The last element is which has an unknown meaning (maybe "the broad one"). The inner part of the fjord is divided into two arms '' Nordfolda'' ("the northern Folda") and ''
Sørfolda or is a fjord in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in Sørfold Municipality and Bodø Municipality. The Sørfolda is a southeastern branch of the main Folda, Nordland, Folda fjord. Side branches include the Nevelsfjorden, Eidekjosen, Skju ...
'' ("the southern Folda"). Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Sørfolden''. On 6 January 1908, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Sørfold''.


Coat of arms

The
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was granted on 24 April 1987. The official
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is ''"
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, a turbine wheel
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"'' (). This means the arms have a blue
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(background) and the
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is a
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wheel for a
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. The turbine has a
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of
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which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field and the turbine were chosen to symbolize the rivers around the municipality which contain many
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and
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s. These are partly harnessed to generate
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which has provided a major source of income for the municipality. The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen from Vadsø.


Churches

The
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has one parish () within Sørfold Municipality. It is part of the
Salten prosti Salten is a traditional district in Nordland county, Norway. It includes the municipalities of Gildeskål, Bodø, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, and Hamarøy. Salten covers an area of about and has a population (2016) of about 7 ...
(
deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of ...
) in the
Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland Sør-Hålogaland is a diocese in the Church of Norway. The Diocese covers the Lutheran Church of Norway churches located within Nordland county in Norway. The diocese is headquartered in the Bodø (town), town of Bodø at Bodø Cathedral, the sea ...
.


Geography

Sørfold Municipality is located about north of the
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. The total land area of Sørfold is , of which is covered with permanent
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and
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, and only lies below the
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. The total length of coastline is . In 1987, only of land was being actively farmed. The highest point in the municipality is the tall mountain Skagmatoppen. To the north of Sørfold is
Hamarøy Municipality or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppeid ...
and to the south is
Fauske Municipality or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality located in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Fauske (t ...
. To the east, the Sørfold borders
Jokkmokk Municipality Jokkmokk Municipality (, , , ) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Jokkmokk. The name ''Jokkmokk'' is Sami for the words "river" and "bend", since the town is situated close to a bend in the nearby r ...
in
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.
Rago National Park Rago National Park () is a national park in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The park lies east of European route E6, about northeast of the village of Straumen. The park was established on 22 January 1971. Rago borders Swe ...
, with its wild nature dominated by bare rock, streams, and pine
forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...
, is located in Sørfold. The glacier
BlÃ¥mannsisen or () is the fifth-largest glacier in mainland Norway. It is located on the border of Fauske Municipality and Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway—just west of the border with Sweden. Its highest point is above sea level an ...
, one of the largest in Norway, is partly located in the municipality. There are several
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s. Veikdalen nature reserve, roughly above sea level, protects a largely undisturbed
pine A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. ''World Flora Online'' accepts 134 species-rank taxa (119 species and 15 nothospecies) of pines as cu ...
and
birch A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech- oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 3 ...
forest (some logging before 1918) with many standing dead pine trees. There are many large lakes in Sørfold, including
Andkjelvatnet Andkjelvatnet is a lake that lies in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the southeastern part of the municipality of Sørfold, about northeast of the village of Straumen. The water flows out through the ''Tørrf ...
,
Faulvatnet or is a lake that lies in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located about north of the village of Straumen, just west of Rago National Park. The water flows out into the Sleipdalselva river and the water is used ...
, Forsvatnet,
Grovatnet Grovatnet is a lake that lies in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located northeast of the Sagfjorden, about southwest of the village of Mørsvikbotn. See also * List of lakes in Norway * Geography of Norway No ...
,
Horndalsvatnet or is a lake located in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about southwest of the village of Mørsvikbotn. See also * List of lakes in Norway * Geography of Norway Norway is a country located in Northern Euro ...
, Kobbvatnet,
Kvitvatnet Kvitvatnet is a lake that lies in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the southeastern part of the municipality, about east of the village of Straumen. The lake lies on the north side of the Blåmannsisen glacier, ...
, Langvatnet, Leirvatnet, Litlverivatnet,
Mørsvikvatnet or is a lake located in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies on the northeastern side of the village of Mørsvikbotn. The European route E6 highway runs along the western edge of the lake. See also * List of lakes ...
, Nedre Veikvatnet,
Røyrvatnet or is a lake that lies in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about south of the village of Straumen, Nordland, Straumen. The water flows north out of Røyrvatnet into the lake Straumvatnet, about to the north. ...
, Rundvatnet,
Sildhopvatnet or is a lake located in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located on the east side of the village of Mørsvikbotn. See also * List of lakes in Norway * Geography of Norway Norway is a country located in Norther ...
,
Sisovatnet or is a lake that lies in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the southeastern part of the municipality of Sørfold, about east of the village of Straumen. The lake Rundvatnet lies immediately east of Sisovat ...
, Storskogvatnet,
Straumvatnet or is a lake that lies in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located on the southeast side of the village of Straumen, Nordland, Straumen. The lake Røyrvatnet lies about south of this lake. Straumvatnet empties into ...
, and Trollvatnet.


Government

Sørfold Municipality is responsible for
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(through 10th grade), outpatient
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,
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services,
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and other
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,
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,
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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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is
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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the
Salten og Lofoten District Court Salten is a traditional district in Nordland county, Norway. It includes the municipalities of Gildeskål, Bodø, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, and Hamarøy. Salten covers an area of about and has a population (2016) of about 73 ...
and the
Hålogaland Court of Appeal The Hålogaland Court of Appeal () is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Tromsø. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Nordland, Troms, and Finnmark as well as the island territor ...
.


Municipal council

The
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() of Sørfold is made up of 17 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

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() of Sørfold is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position: *1887–1887: Lars J. Wormdahl ( H) *1893–1896: Nils Lie ( V) *1897–1899: Hans A. Pedersen ( LL) *1899–1901: Einar Amlie ( LL) *1902–1907: Henrik Brækkan ( H) *1908–1920: Petter Skog ( LL) *1920–1927: Søren Øigaard ( LL) *1927–1935: Søren L. Ørnes ( Bp) *1935–1940: Johan Abelsen ( Ap) *1941–1945: Olaf Hestvik ( NS) *1945-1945: Johan Abelsen ( Ap) *1946–1951: Magnus Lilleeng ( Ap) *1952–1963: Hilmar Hammerfall ( Ap) *1964–1971: Ottar Vollan ( Ap) *1972–1975: Edvin Didriksen ( Ap) *1976–1995: Frantz Pettersen ( Ap) *1995–2003: Jakob Jakobsen ( Sp) *2003–2019: Lars Evjenth ( Ap) *2019–2023: Gisle Hansen ( Sp) *2023–present: Kolbjørn Mathisen ( Ap)


History

The small village of
Mørsvikbotn or is a small village located in the north part of Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village sits at the end of the Mørsvikfjorden arm of the Nordfolda fjord. The European route E6 highway passes through the village. The la ...
is located in the north part of the municipality. About north of Mørsvikbotn lies the lake
Mørsvikvatnet or is a lake located in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies on the northeastern side of the village of Mørsvikbotn. The European route E6 highway runs along the western edge of the lake. See also * List of lakes ...
. In this area, Mørsry, the
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army had a
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camp during
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housing mostly
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n POWs. They were building the
Polarbanen The Polar Line (, ) is an incomplete and abandoned railway line in Norway, from Fauske to Narvik and, if finished, ultimately would have run to Kirkenes. The railway was constructed by the ''Wehrmacht'' in occupied Norway during the Second Wo ...
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, which was intended to be a link between Fauske and
Narvik () is the third-largest List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Narvik (town), town of Narvik. Some of the notable villag ...
. Some ruins of the camp, the foundations of the railway line, a tunnel, and roads can still be observed. A small, now empty, cemetery for fallen Russian soldiers is located close to the camp, about off the left-hand side just before the single concrete bridge.


Notable people

* Alfred B. Skar (1896 in Sørfold – 1969), a newspaper editor, writer, trade unionist, and politician * Eivind Tverbak (1897 in Sørfold – 1982), a novelist and children's writer * Oddmund Ingvald Jensen (1928 in Sørfold – 2011), a cross-country skier and coach who competed at the
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and
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* Thor Helland (1936 in Sørfold – 2021), a 5000-metre runner who competed in the
1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...


References


External links


Municipal fact sheet
from
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