Dverberg (municipality)

Dverberg herred
Former municipality
Nordland within Norway
Dverberg within Nordland
Coordinates: 69°06′23″N15°57′50″E / 69.1064°N 15.9640°E / 69.1064; 15.9640 Coordinates: 69°06′23″N15°57′50″E / 69.1064°N 15.9640°E / 69.1064; 15.9640
Country	Norway
County	Nordland
District	Vesterålen
Established	1 Jan 1838
• Created as	Formannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished	1 Jan 1964
• Succeeded by	Andøy Municipality
Administrative centre	Dverberg
Area  (upon dissolution)
• Total	279 km2 (108 sq mi)
Population  (1964)
• Total	1,719
• Density	6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1872
Data from Statistics Norway

Dverberg is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village of Dverberg where Dverberg Church is located. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964.

The municipality encompassed areas on the island of Andøya in what is now Andøy Municipality. Starting out at about 616 square kilometres (238 sq mi) in 1838, it was reduced in size in 1924. Upon its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was only 279 square kilometres (108 sq mi). ^{[1] [2]}

History

Dverberg church at Andøya with fisherman's memorial

The prestegjeld of Dverberg was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). It originally covered the whole island of Andøya as well as about 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) on the northeastern tip of the large island of Hinnøya, plus a number of very small surrounding islets. ^[2]

On 1 January 1924, Dverberg municipality was divided into three. The northern part of Dverberg became the new municipality of Andenes (population: 2,213) and the southern part of Dverberg was separated to become the new municipality of Bjørnskinn (population: 1,410). This left 1,477 residents in Dverberg which now only covered the central part of the island of Andøya.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Bjørnskinn (population: 1,835), Andenes (population: 3,812), and Dverberg (population: 1,719) were all merged back together again to create the new Andøy Municipality. ^{[1] [3]}

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Dverberg farm (Old Norse : Dvergaberg) since the first Dverberg Church was built there. The first element is dvergr which means "dwarf". The last element is berg which means "mountain". Thus the name is referring to a mountain where dwarfs live. ^[4]

Government

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads.

During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor. ^[5]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Dverberg was made up of 15 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Dverberg herredsstyre 1960–1963 ^[6]   

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	7
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	8
Total number of members:		15

Dverberg herredsstyre 1956–1959 ^[7]   

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	7
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	8
Total number of members:		15

Dverberg herredsstyre 1952–1955 ^[8]   

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	6
Total number of members:		12

Dverberg herredsstyre 1948–1951 ^[9]   

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	5
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	7
Total number of members:		12

Dverberg herredsstyre 1945–1947 ^[10]   

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	4
	List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)	1
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	6
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	1
Total number of members:		12

Dverberg herredsstyre 1938–1941* ^[11]   

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	4
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	8
Total number of members:		12
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

Notable people

• Torstein Raaby (1918-1964), a Norwegian resistance fighter and explorer

See also

• List of former municipalities of Norway

References

1. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-09-10). "Dverberg – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2018-09-08.
2. Helland, Amund (1908). "Dverberg herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). Vol. XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 820. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
4. Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 401.
5. Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (2022-09-20). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2023-01-01.
6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
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8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-03-18.