Stryn

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Stryn Municipality
Stryn kommune
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Coordinates: 61°50′19″N06°51′46″E / 61.83861°N 6.86278°E / 61.83861; 6.86278
Country Norway
County Vestland
District Nordfjord
Established1843
 • Preceded by Innvik Municipality
Administrative centre Stryn
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Per Kjøllesdal (Sp)
Area
 • Total1,382.02 km2 (533.60 sq mi)
 • Land1,325.86 km2 (511.92 sq mi)
 • Water56.16 km2 (21.68 sq mi)  4.1%
 • Rank#67 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total7,244
 • Rank#140 in Norway
 • Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase2.svg +2%
Demonym Stryning [1]
Official language
[2]
 •  Norwegian form Nynorsk
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-4651 [3]
Website Official website
Data from Statistics Norway

Stryn is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Stryn. The municipality is located along the innermost part of the Nordfjorden. Some of the main villages in Stryn include Loen, Innvik, Utvik, Randabygda, Olden, and Flo.

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View towards Stryn summer ski center
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Innvik Church
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Oppstrynsvatnet Lake

Farming, forestry, fruit growing, animal breeding for furs, small manufacturing industries, tourism, and the service trades provide the main occupations. The river Stryneelva enters the village of Stryn from the east after passing through the Stryn Valley, from the large lake Oppstrynsvatn. The Jostedalsbreen National Park Centre is on the shore of the lake.

Stryn has all year glacier skiing at Stryn Sommerski. It is also the home of the footballer-brothers Tore André Flo, Jarle Flo and Jostein Flo, who grew up in the village of Stryn, as well as their footballing-cousin Håvard Flo who is from the village of Flo.

The 1,382-square-kilometre (534 sq mi) municipality is the 67th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Stryn is the 140th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,244. The municipality's population density is 5.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2% over the previous 10-year period. [4] [5]

General information

Innvik was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The original municipality was identical to the Innvik parish (prestegjeld) with the sub-parishes (sokn) of Oppstryn, Nedstryn, Loen, Olden, Innvik, and Utvik. In 1843, the sub-parishes of Loen, Oppstryn, and Nedstryn were separated from the municipality of Innvik and became a separate municipality named Stryn. The population of Stryn at this time was 2,401. On 10 January 1922, the area of Raksgrenda was transferred from Innvik to Stryn. The population in this area was 120 at that time. [6]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, a merger took place combining the following areas into a new Stryn municipality: [6]

Initially, this new municipality of Stryn had a population of 7,211.

On 1 January 1977, the parts of the old Hornindal Municipality that were merged with Stryn in 1965 were transferred back to the newly re-constituted Hornindal municipality. The population of Stryn was reduced by 1,202 in this transaction. [6]

On 1 January 2019, the Maurset area in the southern part of the neighboring municipality of Hornindal (population: 19) was transferred from Hornindal to Stryn. [7]

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly created Vestland county after Sogn og Fjordane and Hordaland counties were merged.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is likely named after the local river Stryneelva (Old Norse : Strjónar). The name is derived from the word strjónn which means "(strong) stream". [8]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 11 December 1987. The official blazon is "Vert, a linden branch Or in bend sinister with four leaves" (Norwegian : På grønn grunn ein venstre skråstilt gull lindekvist med fire blad). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is a linden (tilia) branch with four leaves. The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The linden was chosen to represent the vast deciduous forests in the region, the branch represents the main fjord through the municipality, and the four leaves were chosen to represent the four main village areas along the fjord. The arms were designed by Heidi Heggdal. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. [9] [10] [11]

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Olden Church
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Nordsida Church

Churches

The Church of Norway has eight parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Stryn. It is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. [12]

Churches in Stryn
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
Oppstryn Oppstryn Church Oppstryn 1863
Nedstryn Nedstryn Church Nedstryn 1859
Loen Loen Church Loen 1838
Innvik Innvik Church Innvik 1822
Utvik Utvik Church Utvik 1840
Olden Olden Church Olden 1934
Old Olden Church 1772
Ljosheim Chapel Mykløy in Oldedalen 1924
Randabygda Randabygd Church Randabygda 1916
Nordsida Nordsida Church Roset 1973

Government

Stryn Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, 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. [13] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Sogn og Fjordane District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Stryn is made up of 25 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

STryn kommunestyre 2023–2027 [14]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)2
  Conservative Party (Høgre)6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Red Party (Raudt)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)8
  Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:25
Stryn kommunestyre 2019–2023 [15]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)1
  Conservative Party (Høgre)8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)9
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:25
Stryn kommunestyre 2015–2019 [16]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)1
  Conservative Party (Høgre)10
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)7
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:25
Stryn kommunestyre 2011–2015 [17]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)2
  Conservative Party (Høgre)8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)7
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:25
Stryn kommunestyre 2007–2011 [16]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)7
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)3
  Conservative Party (Høgre)3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
  Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:25
Stryn kommunestyre 2003–2007 [16]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)7
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)2
  Conservative Party (Høgre)3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)7
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)2
  Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:25
Stryn kommunestyre 1999–2003 [16]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)5
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)4
  Conservative Party (Høgre)5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)11
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:31
Stryn kommunestyre 1995–1999 [18]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)5
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)3
  Conservative Party (Høgre)6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)12
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:31
Stryn kommunestyre 1991–1995 [19]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)6
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)1
  Conservative Party (Høgre)7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
  Red Electoral Alliance (Raud Valallianse)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)12
  Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:31
Stryn kommunestyre 1987–1991 [20]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)7
  Conservative Party (Høgre)10
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)5
  Red Electoral Alliance (Raud Valallianse)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)12
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:37
Stryn kommunestyre 1983–1987 [21]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)9
  Conservative Party (Høgre)9
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)6
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)11
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:37
Stryn kommunestyre 1979–1983 [22]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)7
  Conservative Party (Høgre)8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)6
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)11
  Liberal Party (Venstre)3
  Local list for Olden (Bygdeliste for Olden)2
Total number of members:37
Stryn kommunestyre 1975–1979 [23]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
  Conservative Party (Høgre)5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)7
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
  Common list for Hornindal (Samlingslista for Hornindal)4
  Non-party election list from Hornindal
 (Upolitisk Valliste frå Hornindal)		1
  Local list for the old Stryn Muunicipality with Nordsida
 (Bygdeliste for tidlegare Stryn kommune med Nordsida)		4
  Local list for Innvik, Utvik, and Tistam
 (Bygdeliste for Innvik, Utvik og Tistam)		2
  Local list for Olden (Bygdeliste for Olden)3
Total number of members:37
Stryn kommunestyre 1971–1975 [24]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)7
  Conservative Party (Høgre)4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)13
  Liberal Party (Venstre)3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)5
Total number of members:37
Stryn kommunestyre 1967–1971 [25]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)6
  Conservative Party (Høgre)6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)11
  Liberal Party (Venstre)4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)5
Total number of members:37
Stryn kommunestyre 1963–1967 [26]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
  Conservative Party (Høgre)3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)8
  Liberal Party (Venstre)3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:21
Stryn heradsstyre 1959–1963 [27]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
  Conservative Party (Høgre)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)9
  Liberal Party (Venstre)4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:21
Stryn heradsstyre 1955–1959 [28]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
  Conservative Party (Høgre)2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)10
  Liberal Party (Venstre)5
Total number of members:21
Stryn heradsstyre 1951–1955 [29]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)5
  Conservative Party (Høgre)2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)11
  Liberal Party (Venstre)6
Total number of members:24
Stryn heradsstyre 1947–1951 [30]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)9
  Liberal Party (Venstre)4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)7
Total number of members:24
Stryn heradsstyre 1945–1947 [31]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)5
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)10
  Liberal Party (Venstre)6
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)3
Total number of members:24
Stryn heradsstyre 1937–1941* [32]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)8
  Liberal Party (Venstre)5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)8
Total number of members:24
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.

Mayors

The mayor (ordførar) of a municipality in Norway is a representative of the majority party of the municipal council who is elected to lead the council. The mayors of Stryn:

  • 1843–1844: Arent Uchermann
  • 1845–1845: Ole Vik
  • 1846–1847: Harald Kolbeinsson Gutdal
  • 1848–1851: Peter L. Brandt
  • 1853–1855: Peter L. Brandt
  • 1857–1859: G. A. Heiberg
  • 1860–1863: Jon Nilsson Seime
  • 1864–1890: Arne Olsson Tonning
  • 1890–1910: Sigmund Kolbeinsen Aarnes
  • 1913–1928: Rasmus Larsson Skåre
  • 1928–1928: Per Nedreberg
  • 1929–1937: Per Lunde
  • 1938–1940: Per Nedreberg
  • 1941–1945: Nils Bergem
  • 1945–1945: Per Nedreberg
  • 1946–1952: Jon Øvre-Flo
  • 1952–1959: Rasmus Langeset
  • 1960–1964: Audun Næss
  • 1965–1971: Knut Mork
  • 1972–1975: Mathias Hilde
  • 1976–1976: Paul Svarstad (H)
  • 1977–1983: Leiv Blakset (Sp)
  • 1984–1987: Oddvin Drageset (Sp)
  • 1988–1991: Inger Hoff (H)
  • 1992-1999: Oddvin Drageset (Sp)
  • 1999-2011: Nils Petter Støyva (Ap)
  • 2011-2019: Sven Flo (H)
  • 2019-present: Per Kjøllesdal (Sp)

Geography

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Loenvatnet
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Oppstrynsvatnet
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Briksdals Glacier
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Road to Jostedals Glacier
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Loen

Location

Stryn is located on the northern border of Vestland county. To the north, Stryn is bordered by the municicaplities of Volda and Stranda (in Møre og Romsdal county), to the east is Skjåk (in Innlandet county), to the southeast is Luster, to the southwest is Sunnfjord, and to the west is Gloppen and Stad.

Nature

Stryn is known for its scenery, glaciers and the mountains running into the mirroring fjords and lakes. The glacier Briksdalsbreen lies in the Oldedalen valley. The Stryn area also has a number of other valley glaciers including Tindefjellbreen, Tystigsbreen, and Myklebustbreen. Most of the valley glaciers in Stryn are originating from the great Jostedal glacier (Jostedalsbreen) between the Nordfjord and Sogn areas.

Ramnefjellsfossen, the third highest free-falling waterfall in the world, is located in the municipality. Stryn also has the largest linden forest in Northern Europe. The largest lakes are Oppstrynsvatn, Lovatnet, and Oldevatnet. The mountains Skåla, Lodalskåpa, and Høgstre Breakulen are all located in Stryn.

Jostedal Glacier National Park

The Jostedalsbreen National Park has an area of approximately 1,310 square kilometres (510 sq mi). Flora and fauna area is situated between the fjord and glacier. The museum Jostedalsbreen nasjonalparksenter is located in Oppstryn.

Briksdal glacier

Visitors from all over the world come to see the Briksdalsbreen glacier outlet, which is situated amid waterfalls and high peaks. Briksdal glacier is a part of the Jostedal glacier ice field, which is the largest glacier on the European mainland. The highest point of the glacier lies at 1,950 metres (6,400 ft) above sea level and in some places it measures 400 metres (1,300 ft) in depth. It is located at the end of the Oldedalen valley.

Lodalen–Kjenndalen

On two occasions, large rockslides from Ramnefjellet hit the lake below. The resulting flood wave wiped out the settlements of Nesdal and Bødal, killing 135 people.

Wildlife

There are many bird species in this area including the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus), and the white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopus leucotos). Some of the larger mammals that live in this region are red deer (Cervus elaphus), wolverines (Gulo gulo), and lynxes (Lynx lynx).

Attractions

National Tourist Route

The Gamle Strynefjellsvegen is a National Tourist Route (Fylkesvei 258). It goes from Grotli (Skjåk municipality in Innlandet county) to Videseter, where a waterfall is, and on to the village of Stryn (Vestland county).

Stryn Center

The village of Stryn, a busy and developing small village at the tip of the most northernly of the three short branches at the inner end of Nordfjorden, is the local government and shopping centre for a large community and the junction of roads which connect inner Nordfjord with the rest of Norway.

Oldedalen Valley

The southernmost of the three short branches at the inner end of Nordfjorden terminates at the village of Olden from which a lovely valley, Oldedalen, goes due south for about 20 kilometres (12 mi) between slopes rising sharply to more than 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) to the edge of the Jostedals glacier.

Olden has two churches. The Old Olden Church in the village, was built in 1759 on the site of a Stave church dating from around 1300. Its pews, doors, and jambs are made from timbers of the Stave church. The "new" Olden Church, a short distance along the valley, was built in 1934 so that the old church could be preserved.

Loen and Lodalen Valley

The Loen Skylift is located in Loen, and Hotel Alexandra is a popular tourist retreat. Loen Valley (Lodalen) is a popular attraction, and Kjenndal Glacier is located at the end of the valley (branch of the Jostedal Glacier). Much of the upper Loen valley was devastated from two rockfall slides (one in 1905 and one in 1936) that created huge waves that swept with them most of the houses and vegetation. A total of 135 people were killed in these two incidents.

Innvik and Utvik

On the southern shore of the Nordfjorden, between Hildaneset and Utvikfjellet, lie the villages of Innvik and Utvik, in the area known as Vikane. The main road (Rv 60) skirts the fjord past Innvik and ascends from Utvik to Utvikfjellet mountain. At Hildaneset, beside the main road, there is a sculpture of Mr. Singer. Mr Singer financed the building of the road.

Notable people

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Johs. Andenæs

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Breim is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Nordfjord in the eastern part of the present-day Gloppen Municipality which is now in Vestland county. The 359-square-kilometre (139 sq mi) municipality existed from 1886 until 1964. The administrative center was the village of Reed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jostedal</span> Former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway

Jostedal is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. The 533-square-kilometre (206 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. It was located in the Jostedalen valley in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Luster, in Vestland county, north of the village of Gaupne. The administrative centre was also located near the Jostedal Church in the central part of the valley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Innvik</span> Former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway

Innvik is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. The 511-square-kilometre (197 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1965. Innvik is located in the present-day Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, encompassing about the western third of the present municipality. Innvik included both sides of the Nordfjorden, from Randabygda in the west to just west of the village of Stryn. It stretched from the border with Hornindal Municipality in the north, through the Oldedalen valley all the way to the Jostedalsbreen glacier in the south.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Loen, Norway</span> Village in Western Norway, Norway

Loen is a village in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the inner part of the Nordfjord region, at the easternmost end of the Nordfjorden. Loen is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the village of Olden and about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of the municipal center of Stryn. The lake Lovatnet is located just to the southeast of the village of Loen. The Hotel Alexandra was established in Loen in 1884. The historic Loen Church is also located in the village.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olden, Norway</span> Village in Western Norway, Norway

Olden is a village in Vestland county, Norway, at the mouth of the Oldeelva river and northern end of the Oldedalen valley on the southern shore of the Nordfjorden, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of the village of Loen, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of Stryn, and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the village of Innvik.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nordfjorden (Vestland)</span> Fjord in Norway

Nordfjorden is the sixth longest fjord in Norway. It flows through the municipalities of Stryn, Gloppen, Stad, Bremanger, and Kinn, and it is the central feature of the entire Nordfjord region which makes up the northern third of the county.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Innvik (village)</span> Village in Western Norway, Norway

Innvik is a village in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the Nordfjorden. The village is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of the village of Olden and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of the village of Utvik. Directly across the fjord from Innvik lies the village of Roset.

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