{{short description|Former municipality in Nordland, Norway}} {{Infobox kommune |name = Dverberg |herred = yes |former = yes |native_name = |native_name_lang = |other_name = |official_name = |image_skyline = |image_caption = |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<ref name="lang">{{Cite journal |year=1932 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481043_001 |journal=Norsk Lovtidend |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=453–471}}</ref> |coatofarms = |flag = |mayor = |mayor_party = |mayor_as_of = |elevation_max_m = 620.2 |highest_point_ref =<ref name="elev">{{Cite web |title=Ressmålstinden |url=https://norgeskart.no/#!?project=norgeskart&layers=1004&zoom=14&markerLat=7658419.505033892&markerLon=525683.9668980034&p=searchOptionsPanel&lat=7658419.51&lon=525683.97&sok=Ressm%C3%A5lstinden |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}}</ref> |area_rank = 296 |area_total_km2 = 278.8 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_water_percent = |population_as_of = 1963 |population_rank = 500 |population_total = 1681 |population_density_km2 = 6 |population_increase = 0.4 |coordinates = {{coord|69.1064|15.9640|region:NO|display=inline,title}} }}
'''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 {{convert|616|km2}} in 1838, it was reduced in size in 1924. Upon its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was only {{convert|279|km2}}.<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Dverberg – tidligere kommune |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Dverberg_-_tidligere_kommune |access-date=2018-09-08 |date=2016-09-10 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=no}}</ref><ref name="NLF">{{Cite book |last=Helland |first=Amund |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012060824013 |title=Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt |publisher=H. Aschehoug & Company |year=1908 |volume=XVIII |location=Kristiania, Norway |page=820 |language=no |chapter=Dverberg herred |access-date=2018-09-08 |issue=4}}</ref>
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the {{convert|279|km2|adj=on}} 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 {{convert|6|PD/km2}} and its population had increased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="SS1951">{{Cite book |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_049.pdf |title=Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 |date=1951-01-01 |publisher=H. Aschehoug & Co. |series=Norges Offisielle Statistikk |location=Oslo, Norge |language=no |format=PDF |authorlink=Statistics Norway}}</ref>
==General information== thumb|left|Dverberg church at Andøya with fisherman's memorial [[File:Oversikt, Myre, Andøen, Nordlands amt - fo30141511170014.jpg|thumb|left|Coastline at Dverberg around 1900]] 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 {{convert|100|km2}} on the northeastern tip of the large island of Hinnøya, plus a number of very small surrounding islets.<ref name="NLF" /><ref name="Dag" />
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.<ref name="Dag" />
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<ref name="snl" /><ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>
===Name=== The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Dverberg'' farm ({{langx|non|Dvergaberg}}) since the first Dverberg Church was built there. The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|dvergr}} which means "dwarf". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|berg}} which means "mountain". Thus the name is referring to a mountain where dwarfs live.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4i5MAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |date=1905 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=401 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>
===Churches=== The Church of Norway had one parish ({{lang|no|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.<ref name="SS1951">{{Cite book |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_049.pdf |title=Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 |date=1951-01-01 |publisher=H. Aschehoug & Co. |series=Norges Offisielle Statistikk |location=Oslo, Norge |language=no |format=PDF |authorlink=Statistics Norway}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Dverberg Municipality''''' !Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built |- |rowspan="1"|Dverberg||Dverberg Church||Dverberg||1843 |}
==Geography== The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|620.2|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Ressmålstinden.<ref name="elev" /> 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.
==Government== 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 was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite SNL|kommunestyre|kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.
===Municipal council=== The municipal council {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Dverberg Municipality 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. {{div col}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Dverberg |herad = yes |start = 1959 |end = 1963 |reference =<ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |Total = 15 |Arbeiderpartiet = 7 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 8 |note = This municipality became part of the new Andøy Municipality on 1 January 1964. |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Dverberg |herad = yes |start = 1955 |end = 1959 |reference =<ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 15 |Arbeiderpartiet = 7 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 8 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Dverberg |herad = yes |start = 1951 |end = 1955 |reference =<ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Arbeiderpartiet = 6 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 6 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Dverberg |herad = yes |start = 1947 |end = 1951 |reference =<ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 7 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Dverberg |herad = yes |start = 1945 |end = 1947 |reference =<ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Arbeiderpartiet = 4 |AFS = 1 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 6 |Local_Lists = 1 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Dverberg |herad = yes |start = 1937 |end = 1941* |reference =<ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Arbeiderpartiet = 4 |Local_Lists = 8 |}} {{div col end}}
===Mayors=== The mayor ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Dverberg Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:<ref>{{cite web |title=Kommunens ordførere gjennom tidene |url=http://www.vesteraalen.info/andoy_oversikt_ordforere.htm |accessdate=2024-08-17 |website=Vesteraalen.info |language=no}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *1838–1840: August Thorvald Deinboll *1840–1844: Augustinus Johannesen Sellevold *1844–1848: Ole Anton Norman *1848–1852: Augustinus Johannesen Sellevold *1852–1854: Thorstein Hoel Jersin *1854–1856: Even Andreas Falch *1856–1860: Augustinus Johannesen Sellevold *1861–1864: Ingebrigt Olai Nielsen *1865–1865: Hans Fredrik Angell *1866–1872: Johan David Osenbroch *1873–1874: Jens Casper Mikkelborg *1875–1876: Nils Christian Hansen *1877–1888: Peder Pettersen *1889–1890: Martinus Heggelund Andreassen *1891–1892: Emil Bernhard Falch Olsen *1893–1894: Peder Pettersen *1895–1898: Wilhelm Nagel *1899–1904: Peder Pettersen *1905–1913: Benjamin Konrad Pettersen *1914–1918: Svend Christian Svendsen *1918–1923: Daniel Hveding Hægstad *1924–1925: Hans Petter Dybwik *1926–1934: Cedolf Olsen Baraa *1935–1940: Olaf H. Pettersen *1946–1949: Egil Sæbøe *1949–1963: Lindberg Nyborg {{div col end}}
==Notable people== *Torstein Raaby (1918–1964), a Norwegian resistance fighter and explorer
==See also== *List of former municipalities of Norway
==References== {{reflist}}
{{use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{sister bar|auto=y|d=y|commonscat=y|voy=Vesterålen|wikt=Dverberg}} {{Geographic location |state = collapsed |Centre = Dverberg Municipality |North = Andenes Municipality |Northeast = Berg Municipality<br />{{coat of arms|Troms}} county |East = Torsken Municipality<br />{{coat of arms|Troms}} county |Southeast = Bjarkøy Municipality<br />{{coat of arms|Troms}} county |South = Bjørnskinn Municipality |Southwest = Bjørnskinn Municipality |West = ''Norwegian Sea'' |Northwest = ''Norwegian Sea'' }} {{Nordland}} {{Authority control}}
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