Ankenes

Ankenes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 2,028-square-kilometre (783 sq mi) municipality existed from 1884 until 1974. It encompassed most of the present-day Narvik Municipality, surrounding of the town of Narvik which was once its own municipality. The administrative centre of Ankenes was the village of Ankenesstrand, situated along the west side of the Beisfjorden, where the Ankenes Church is located.[2][3]

This article is about the former municipality in Nordland, Norway. For the village in Narvik, see Ankenesstranda.
Ankenes herred
Former municipality
View of the old Ankenes Herredshus (municipal government building)
Nordland within
Norway
Ankenes within Nordland
Coordinates: 68°25′16″N 17°22′11″E
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictOfoten
Established1 Jan 1884
Disestablished1 Jan 1974
Administrative centreAnkenesstranda
Area
 • Total2,028 km2 (783 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1974)
 • Total7,022
 • Density3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ankenesværing[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1855
Preceded byOfoten in 1884
Succeeded byNarvik in 1974
Data from Statistics Norway

Today, the name Ankenes is often used to refer to the suburban Ankenesstrand area, just outside the town of Narvik. The European route E6 highway is the main thoroughfare through Ankenes and it follows the shoreline of the Ofotfjorden and Beisfjorden and it then crosses the fjord over the 375-metre (1,230 ft) long Beisfjord Bridge where it then reaches the town of Narvik.

History

The old municipality of Ofoten was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Ofoten Municipality included all of the land surrounding the inner part of the Ofotfjorden, including the Ankenes area. On 1 January 1884, Ofoten Municipality was dissolved and split into two municipalities: Ankenes (population: 1,734) and Evindnæs (population: 2,397). In 1901, the Narvik (population: 3,705) received town status as a kjøpstad. Soon after, on 1 January 1902, the new town of Narvik was separated from Ankenes to form a separate municipality. The split left Ankenes with a population of 3,023. On 1 January 1974, the municipality of Ankenes was merged with the town of Narvik to form a new, larger Narvik Municipality. Prior to the merger, Ankenes had 7,022 inhabitants and Narvik had 12,758.[4]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Ankenes, 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 elects a mayor.[5]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Ankenes was made up of 25 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Ankenes Kommunestyre 1972–1974 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)13
 Conservative Party (Høyre)3
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)6
 Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:25
Ankenes Kommunestyre 1968–1971 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)14
 Conservative Party (Høyre)4
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti)2
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:25
Ankenes Kommunestyre 1964–1967 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)15
 Conservative Party (Høyre)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
 Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:25
Ankenes Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)14
 Conservative Party (Høyre)5
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)2
Total number of members:25
Ankenes Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)15
 Conservative Party (Høyre)3
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:25
Ankenes Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Conservative Party (Høyre)3
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)5
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:24
Ankenes Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)3
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)6
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:24
Ankenes Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [13]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)4
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:24
Ankenes Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [14]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)13
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)6
 Liberal Party (Venstre)5
Total number of members:24

Notable residents

See also

References
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