| Dverberg | |
| Herred: | yes |
| Former: | yes |
| Idnumber: | 1872 |
| County: | Nordland |
| District: | Vesterålen |
| Capital: | Dverberg |
| Established: | 1 Jan 1838 |
| Preceded: | none |
| Disestablished: | 1 Jan 1964 |
| Succeeded: | Andøy Municipality |
| Demonym: | Dverberg-folk |
| Language: | Bokmål[1] |
| Elevation Max M: | 620.2 |
| Highest Point Ref: | [2] |
| Area Rank: | 296 |
| Area Total Km2: | 278.8 |
| Population As Of: | 1963 |
| Population Rank: | 500 |
| Population Total: | 1681 |
| Population Density Km2: | 6 |
| Population Increase: | 0.4 |
| Coordinates: | 69.1064°N 15.964°W |
Dverberg is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village of Dverberg where Dverberg Church is located. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the central areas on the island of Andøya in what is now Andøy Municipality. Starting out at about in 1838, it was reduced in size in 1924. Upon its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was only . [3] [4]
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 279km2 municipality was the 296th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Dverberg Municipality was the 500th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,681. The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period.[5] [6]
The historic prestegjeld of Dverberg was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). It originally included the whole island of Andøya as well as about on the northeastern tip of the large island of Hinnøya, plus a number of very small surrounding islets.
On 1 January 1924, Dverberg Municipality was divided into three. The northern part of Dverberg became the new Andenes Municipality (population: 2,213) and the southern part of Dverberg Municipality was separated to become the new Bjørnskinn Municipality (population: 1,410). This left 1,477 residents in Dverberg Municipality which now only covered the central part of the island of Andøya.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Dverberg Municipality (population: 1,719) was merged (back) with the neighboring Bjørnskinn Municipality (population: 1,835) and Andenes Municipality (population: 3,812) to create the new Andøy Municipality[7]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Dverberg farm (non|Dvergaberg) since the first Dverberg Church was built there. The first element is which means "dwarf". The last element is which means "mountain". Thus the name is referring to a mountain where dwarfs live.[8]
The Church of Norway had one parish (Norwegian: sokn) within Dverberg Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Dverberg prestegjeld and the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.[9]
| Dverberg | Dverberg Church | Dverberg | 1843 |
The highest point in the municipality is the 620.2m (2,034.8feet) tall mountain Ressmålstinden. The municipality was located in the central part of the island of Andøya. Andenes Municipality was located to the north and Bjørnskinn Municipality was located to the south. The Andfjorden was located to the east and the Norwegian Sea was located to the west of the municipality.
While it existed, Dverberg Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[10] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.
The mayor (no|ordfører) of Dverberg was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:[11]
The municipal council Norwegian: (Herredsstyre) of Dverberg was made up of 15 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.
. Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 . 1951-01-01 . H. Aschehoug & Co. . Norges Offisielle Statistikk . Oslo, Norge . no . PDF . Statistics Norway.
. Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt . 1905 . W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri . 16 . Kristiania, Norge . 401 . no . Oluf Rygh.
. Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 . 1951-01-01 . H. Aschehoug & Co. . Norges Offisielle Statistikk . Oslo, Norge . no . PDF . Statistics Norway.