Sæbø is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 27-square-kilometre (10 sq mi) municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in what is now Alver Municipality in Vestland county. It occupied the southern part of the island of Radøy, some small areas on the Lindås peninsula, and some small areas on the island of Holsnøy. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Sæbø, where Sæbø Church is located.[2]
Sæbø herad | |
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Former municipality | |
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![]() Sæbø within Hordaland | |
Coordinates: 60°36′48″N 05°09′11″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Hordaland |
District | Nordhordland |
Established | 1 July 1924 |
• Preceded by | Manger Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Radøy Municipality |
Administrative centre | Sæbø |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 27 km2 (10 sq mi) |
Population (1963) | |
• Total | 946 |
• Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
Demonyms | Sæbøsoknar Sæbøsokner[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1262 |
The municipality of Sæbø was created on 1 July 1924 when the old municipality of Manger was split into three municipalities: Hordabø, Manger, and Sæbø. Initially, Sæbø had a population of 1,125.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality was dissolved and a merged with the following places to form the new Radøy Municipality.[3]
The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Sæbø was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 6 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 2 | |
List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) | 4 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 7 | |
List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 12 | |
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. |
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