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  1. General information

     Name  Coat-of-arms  Churches 

  2. Geography

  3. History

  4. Economy

  5. Transport

  6. Government

     Municipal council 

  7. References

  8. External links

{{about|the municipality in Norway|the island in Western Norway|Stord (island)}}{{Infobox kommune
|name = Stord
|native_name =
|native_name_lang =
|other_name =
|official_name =
|image_skyline = Leirvik.JPG
|image_caption = View of the town of Leirvik
|idnumber = 1221
|county = Hordaland
|district = Sunnhordland
|capital = Leirvik
|language = Nynorsk
|coatofarms = Stord komm.svg
|demonym = Stordabu, Stording
|munwebpage = www.stord.kommune.no
|mayor = Gaute Straume Epland
|mayor_party = Ap
|mayor_as_of = 2015
|area_rank = 356
|area_total_km2 = 143.69
|area_land_km2 = 137.41
|area_water_km2 = 6.28
|population_as_of = 2017
|population_rank = 62
|population_total = 18,821
|population_density_km2 = 137.0
|population_increase = 11.7
|coordinates = {{coord|59|48|29|N|05|27|59|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6635337 |utm_easting = 0301839 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}Stord is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" since it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Leirvik, which is also the largest town in the municipality and the whole region of Sunnhordland. Leirvik was declared a town in 1997. Other population centres in the municipality include the large village of Sagvåg and the smaller villages of Litlabø and Grov.[1]

The {{convert|144|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 356th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Stord is the 62nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 18,821. The municipality's population density is {{convert|137|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 11.7% over the last decade.[1]

General information

The parish of Stordøen was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1863, the northern district of the municipality (population: 2,313) was separated to become the new municipality of Fitjar. On 15 May 1868, the southern district of Stordøen located on the mainland (population: 900) was separated to form the new municipality of Valestrand. On 1 January 1898, the southern part of the island of Huglo (population: 117) was transferred from the neighboring municipality of Fjelberg to Stord. On 1 January 1970, the small uninhabited part of the island of Stord along the Valvatnavågen that belonged to Bømlo was transferred to Stord municipality.[2][3]

Name

The municipality is named after the large island of Stord (Old Norse: Storð). The name is old and it was (and still is) used in Icelandic literature meaning "ground" or "earth". Before 1889, the name was written "Stordøen".[4]

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 19 June 1987. The arms shows a yellow twig of holly on a red background. The holly was chosen since it is a common tree in the municipality. The designer was Truls Nygaard.[5]

Churches

The Church of Norway has two parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Stord. It is part of the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

Churches in Stord
Parish (Sokn)Church NameLocation of the ChurchYear Built
StordStord ChurchLeirvik1857
NysæterNysæter ChurchSagvåg1991

Geography

Stord is located on the southern half of the island of Stord (the northern part is part of Fitjar municipality). The municipality also includes the islands of Huglo Storstøya, Nautøya, and Føyno. The Hardangerfjorden runs along the southern border of the island municipality, separating it from the municipalities of Kvinnherad, Vindafjord, and Sveio. The Langenuen strait runs along the eastern side, separating it from Tysnes municipality. The Stokksundet and Digernessundet straits runs along the western border, separating it from the municipality of Bømlo. The mountain Mehammarsåto is the highest point in the municipality.

History

{{Historical populations
|footnote = Source: Statistics Norway.
|shading = off
|1951|5583
|1961|7766
|1971|10607
|1981|13007
|1991|14684
|2001|16241
|2011|17804
|2017|18821
}}

The battle of Stord was fought on or by this island between the Norwegian king Hakon Haraldsson and the Danish king Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson, supported by Hakon's brother's sons led by Harald "Greycloak" Eiriksson.

Economy

The 3 largest private employers in Stord municipality are: Kværner, Wärtsilä Norway AS and Leirvik AS. Together these three companies employ more than 3000 people.

Kværner Stord, situated south of Leirvik on the peninsula of Eldøyane, is the largest yard in Norway. Aker Stord has built the biggest oil production platforms in the world, Gullfaks C and Troll.

Transport

An extensive tunnel and bridge system, the Triangle Link, connected Stord to the mainland on 27 December 2000 and to the neighboring island of Bømlo on 30 April 2001. The bridges involved are the Bømla Bridge and Stord Bridge and the tunnel is the Bømlafjord Tunnel. The airport in Stord is Stord Airport, Sørstokken, is located northwest of Sagvåg on the Sørstokken peninsula. On 10 October 2006, Atlantic Airways Flight 670 skidded off the runway at the airport. Four people died.[6][7]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Stord, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Stord is made up of 35 representatives that are elected to four year terms. Currently, the party breakdown is as follows:[8]

{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Stord
|start = 2015
|end = 2019
|Total = 35
|nynorsk = yes
|Arbeiderpartiet = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet = 4
|Høyre = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet = 1
|Rødt =
|Grønne = 1
|Kyst =
|Kristne =
|Local_Lists = 2
|}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=Folkemengd1951&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=folkendrhist&StatVariant=&checked=true|year=2017|language=Norwegian|author=Statistisk sentralbyrå|authorlink=Statistics Norway|accessdate=2017-10-29}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Stord%2Fkommune|title=Stord – kommune|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2015-02-06}}
3. ^{{cite web|first=Dag|last=Jukvam|publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå|title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen|year=1999|url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf|language=Norwegian}}
4. ^{{cite book|title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt|edition=11|authorlink=Oluf Rygh|last=Rygh|first=Oluf|publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri|date=1910|location=Kristiania, Norge|pages=139|url=http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=170259&avid=38208|language=Norwegian}}
5. ^{{cite web|publisher=Heraldry of the World|title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen|url=http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=stord|accessdate=2015-02-06}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=135070|title = Taleregistratoren fra Stord-flyet er lesbar |accessdate = May 5, 2007|author = NTB|publisher = VG|language = Norwegian|authorlink = Norsk Telegrambyrå}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20061010-0|title = Accident description British Aerospace BAe-146-200A |accessdate = May 5, 2007|author = Aviation Safety Network|publisher = Aviation Safety Network}}
8. ^{{cite web|publisher=Statistics Norway|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/SelectTable/hovedtabellHjem.asp?KortNavnWeb=kommvalgform&CMSSubjectArea=valg&StatVariant=&PLanguage=1&checked=true|title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M)|language=Norwegian|year=2015}}

External links

{{commons category|Stord}}
  • Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway {{no icon}}
{{Hordaland}}

3 : Municipalities of Hordaland|Cities and towns in Norway|Stord

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