Stamnes, Nordland

Sandnessjøen herred
Stamnes herred
Former municipality

Nordland within
Norway

Sandnessjøen within Nordland
Coordinates: 66°01′05″N 12°36′57″E / 66.0181°N 12.6159°E / 66.0181; 12.6159Coordinates: 66°01′05″N 12°36′57″E / 66.0181°N 12.6159°E / 66.0181; 12.6159
Country Norway
County Nordland
District Helgeland
Established 1 July 1899
Disestablished 1 Jan 1965
Administrative centre Sandnessjøen
Area
 • Total 45 km2 (17 sq mi)
  *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population (1965)
 • Total 3,856
 • Density 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Sandnessjøværing[1]
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-1821
Preceded by Alstahaug in 1899
Succeeded by Alstahaug in 1965
Data from Statistics Norway

Sandnessjøen or Stamnes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 45-square-kilometre (17 sq mi) municipality existed from 1899 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality encompassed the northern part of the island of Alsten in what is now Alstahaug Municipality. Originally, it (briefly) also included all of what is now Leirfjord Municipality as well. The administrative centre of the municipality was the town of Sandnessjøen.[2][3][4]

History

The municipality of Stamnes was established on 1 July 1899 when it was split off from Alstahaug Municipality. Originally, it consisted of the northern part of the island of Alsta and the mainland area around the Leirfjorden. Initially, Stamnes had 2,673 residents. On 1 July 1915, the mainland district of Stamnes (population: 2,003) was separated to form the new Leirfjord Municipality. This left Stamnes with 1,059 residents.

In 1948, the municipality of Stamnes was renamed Sandnessjøen after the main town in the small municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Sandnessjøen (population: 3,856) was merged with most of Alstahaug Municipality (population: 970) and most of Tjøtta Municipality (population: 1,477) to form a new, larger Alstahaug Municipality.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-03-16). "Sandnessjøen – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  3. ↑ Helland, Amund (1908). "Stamnes herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 216. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  4. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-04-27). "Stamnes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  5. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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