Tjøtta (municipality)

Tjøtta herred
Former municipality

Nordland within
Norway

Tjøtta within Nordland
Coordinates: 65°50′19″N 12°27′15″E / 65.8386°N 12.4542°E / 65.8386; 12.4542Coordinates: 65°50′19″N 12°27′15″E / 65.8386°N 12.4542°E / 65.8386; 12.4542
Country Norway
County Nordland
District Helgeland
Established 1862
Disestablished 1 Jan 1965
Administrative centre Tjøtta
Area
 • Total 326 km2 (126 sq mi)
  *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population (1965)
 • Total 1,673
 • Density 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Tjøttværing[1]
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-1817
Preceded by Alstahaug in 1862
Succeeded by Alstahaug and Vega in 1965
Data from Statistics Norway

Tjøtta is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 326-square-kilometre (126 sq mi) municipality existed from 1862 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality was centered around the island of Tjøtta plus the mainland to the east and south as well as over 3000 islands, islets, and skerries to the west. The administrative centre of Tjøtta was the village of Tjøtta, located on the island of Tjøtta, where the Tjøtta Church is located.[2][3]

History

The municipality of Tjøtta was established in 1862 when it was separated from Alstahaug Municipality. Initially, Tjøtta had a population of 2,781. On 1 July 1917, the southeastern district of Tjøtta (population: 1,097) was separated to become the new Vevelstad Municipality, leaving Tjøtta with 2,287 inhabitants. On 1 July 1920 the Giskåen farm with 10 inhabitants was transferred to Vevelstad.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the part of Tjøtta located on the eastern part of the island of Alsten (population: 180) was incorporated into Leirfjord Municipality. On 1 January 1965, the Skogsholmen island area in western Tjøtta (population: 196) was incorporated into Vega Municipality. The rest of Tjøtta Municipality (population: 1,477) was merged with most of Alstahaug Municipality (population: 920) and the town of Sandnessjøen (population: 3,856).[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-05-16). "Tjøtta – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  3. ↑ Helland, Amund (1908). "Tjøtta herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 172. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  4. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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