Hamre (municipality)
| Hamre herad | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
  Hamre herad Location in Hordaland county | |
| Coordinates: 60°32′47″N 05°21′30″E / 60.54639°N 5.35833°ECoordinates: 60°32′47″N 05°21′30″E / 60.54639°N 5.35833°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Municipality ID | NO-1254 |
| Adm. Center | Hamre |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 84 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged into | Lindås, Osterøy, Meland in 1964 |
Hamre (historically, Hammer) is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1964 when it was dissolved and its lands split up among several other municipalities. It was a once a large municipality, but over time it was reduced in size until it covered an area of 84 square kilometres (32 sq mi) by the time it was dissolved in 1964. At that time in encompassed land on both sides of the Osterfjorden on the Lindås peninsula on the north side and on the island of Osterøy on the south side. The administrative centre was the village of Hamre where Hamre Church was located.[1]
History
The parish of Hammer was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1885, the northern district of Hamre on the island of Holsnøy and the area around the village of Alversund on the mainland (population: 2,793) was separated to become the new municipality of Alversund. On 1 January 1904, the western district of Hamre (population: 1,625) was separated to become the new municipality of Åsane. The split left Hamre with a population of 2,914. On 1 July 1914 a part of western Hamre with 622 inhabitants was transferred to Åsane. The spelling of the name was changed from "Hammer" to "Hamre" by a royal resolution in 1915.[2]
On 1 January 1964 the municipality of Hamre was dissolved and its lands were split up as follows:[2]
- the island of Flatøy (population: 166) was transferred to Meland municipality
- the area on the northern coast of the Osterfjorden (population: 1,240) was transferred to Lindås municipality
- the area on the island of Osterøy (population: 1,166) was merged into the new municipality of Osterøy
References
- 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Hamre – tidl. kommune i Hordaland" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- 1 2 Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.