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Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway

Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway

Fister Municipality Fister herad Former municipality View of Fister from the fjord Rogaland within Norway Fister within Rogaland Coordinates: 59°10′29″N 06°03′17″E / 59.17472°N 6.05472°E / 59.17472; 6.05472 Country Norway County Rogaland District Ryfylke Established 1 July 1884 • Preceded by Hjelmeland og Fister Municipality Disestablished 1 Jan 1965 • Succeeded by Finnøy Municipality and Hjelmeland Municipality Administrative centre Fister Government • Mayor (1963–1964) Halvard Lid Area (upon dissolution) • Total 47.2 km2 (18.2 sq mi) • Rank #470 in Norway Highest elevation [1] 502 m (1,647 ft) Population (1964) • Total 730 • Rank #505 in Norway • Density 15.5/km2 (40/sq mi) • Change (10 years) −9% Official language [3] • Norwegian form Nynorsk[2] Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) ISO 3166 code NO-1132[4] Data from Statistics Norway

**Fister** is a [former municipality](/source/List_of_former_municipalities_of_Norway) in [Rogaland](/source/Rogaland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The 47.2-square-kilometre (18.2 sq mi) municipality existed from 1884 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now divided between [Stavanger Municipality](/source/Stavanger_Municipality) and [Hjelmeland Municipality](/source/Hjelmeland_Municipality) in the [traditional district](/source/Traditional_districts_of_Norway) of [Ryfylke](/source/Ryfylke). The [administrative centre](/source/Administrative_centre) was the village of [Fister](/source/Fister), where [Fister Church](/source/Fister_Church) is located.[5]

Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 47.2-square-kilometre (18.2 sq mi) municipality was the 470th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Fister Municipality was the 505th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 730. The municipality's [population density](/source/Population_density) was 15.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (40/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 9% over the previous 10-year period.[6][7]

## General information

[Fister Church](/source/Fister_Church)

The municipality of Fister was established on 1 July 1884 when the large [Hjelmeland og Fister Municipality](/source/Hjelmeland_og_Fister_Municipality) was divided into two municipalities: the eastern district (population: 832) became the new Fister Municipality and the western district (population: 2,249) remained as a smaller [Hjelmeland og Fister Municipality](/source/Hjelmeland_og_Fister_Municipality). At the same time, the name was changed to simply *Hjelmeland Municipality*, dropping the "Fister" part which was no longer part of the municipality.[8]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [Schei Committee](/source/Schei_Committee). On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Fister was dissolved. The western part of Fister Municipality, known as the Fister islands (*Fisterøyene*), (population: 246) was merged into [Finnøy Municipality](/source/Finn%C3%B8y_Municipality). The rest of Fister Municipality was merged with the following areas to form a larger [Hjelmeland Municipality](/source/Hjelmeland_Municipality):[8]

- all of [Hjelmeland Municipality](/source/Hjelmeland_Municipality) (population: 1,691)

- the eastern part of Fister Municipality (population: 467), including the mainland and part of [Randøy](/source/Rand%C3%B8y) island

- most of [Årdal Municipality](/source/%C3%85rdal_Municipality) (population: 743), except for the Sunngardene area which went to Strand Municipality

- the Buergården areas of [Jelsa Municipality](/source/Jelsa_Municipality) (population: 8)

### Name

The municipality (originally the [parish](/source/Prestegjeld)) is named after the old *[Fister](/source/Fister)* farm ([Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse_language): *Fístr*) since the first [Fister Church](/source/Fister_Church) was built there. The name probably comes from the word *fístr* which means "windy" or "hardy". It is probably related to the verb *[fise](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fise#Norwegian)* which means "to pass gas".[9]

### Churches

The [Church of Norway](/source/Church_of_Norway) had one parish (*sokn*) within Fister Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Hjelmeland [prestegjeld](/source/Prestegjeld) and the [Ryfylke prosti](/source/Ryfylke_prosti) ([deanery](/source/Deanery)) in the [Diocese of Stavanger](/source/Diocese_of_Stavanger).[7]

Churches in Fister Municipality Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built Fister Fister Church Fister 1867

## Geography

The municipality encompassed the western coast of mainland along the Fisterfjorden plus the islands to the west of the mainland, including the western part of [Randøy](/source/Rand%C3%B8y) and [Halsnøya](/source/Halsn%C3%B8ya_(Rogaland)). The highest point in the municipality was the 502-metre (1,647 ft) tall mountain Lauvåsen.[1] [Hjelmeland Municipality](/source/Hjelmeland_Municipality) was located to the northeast, [Årdal Municipality](/source/%C3%85rdal_Municipality_(Rogaland)) was located to the southeast, [Strand Municipality](/source/Strand_Municipality) was located to the south, [Finnøy Municipality](/source/Finn%C3%B8y_Municipality) was located to the west, and [Sjernarøy Municipality](/source/Sjernar%C3%B8y_Municipality) was located to the northwest.

## Government

While it existed, Fister Municipality was responsible for [primary education](/source/Primary_education) (through 10th grade), outpatient [health services](/source/Health_care), [senior citizen](/source/Old_age) services, [welfare](/source/Welfare_spending) and other [social services](/source/Social_work), [zoning](/source/Zoning), [economic development](/source/Economic_development), and municipal [roads](/source/Road) and utilities. The municipality was governed by a [municipal council](/source/Municipal_council_(Norway)) of [directly elected](/source/Direct_election) representatives. The [mayor](/source/Mayor) was [indirectly elected](/source/Indirect_election) by a vote of the municipal council.[10] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the [Ryfylke District Court](/source/Ryfylke_District_Court) and the [Gulating Court of Appeal](/source/Gulating_Court_of_Appeal).

### Municipal council

The [municipal council](/source/Municipal_council_(Norway)) *(Herredsstyre)* of Fister Municipality was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political [party](/source/Political_party).

Fister heradsstyre 1963–1964 [11] Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of representatives Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13 Total number of members: 13 Note: On 1 January 1965, Fister Municipality was divided between Hjelmeland Municipality and Finnøy Municipality.

Fister heradsstyre 1959–1963 [12] Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of representatives Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13 Total number of members: 13

Fister heradsstyre 1955–1959 [13] Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of representatives Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13 Total number of members: 13

Fister heradsstyre 1951–1955 [14] Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of representatives Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12 Total number of members: 12

Fister heradsstyre 1947–1951 [15] Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of representatives Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12 Total number of members: 12

Fister heradsstyre 1945–1947 [16] Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of representatives Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12 Total number of members: 12

Fister heradsstyre 1937–1941* [17] Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of representatives Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12 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.

### Mayors

The [mayor](/source/Mayor#Scandinavia) ([Nynorsk](/source/Nynorsk_language): *ordførar*) of Fister Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:[18][19][20]

- 1885–1907: Ole Svendsen Sigmundstad

- 1908–1910: Ole Olsen Bjelland, Jr.

- 1911–1913: Per Olsen Mosnes

- 1914–1916: Ole Olsen Bjelland, Jr.

- 1917–1919: Thormod Øvrehus

- 1920–1922: Reidar Skår

- 1923–1928: Thormod Øvrehus

- 1929–1941: Thomas Thomsen

- 1942–1943: Lars A. Landsnes

- 1943–1945: Johannes Hovda

- 1945–1945: Thomas Thomsen

- 1945–1951: Halvard Lid

- 1951–1955: David Sørhus

- 1955–1957: Sigmund Sigmundstad

- 1957–1959: Halvard Lid

- 1959–1961: David Sørhus

- 1961–1963: Øystein Bergøy

- 1963–1964: Halvard Lid

## See also

- [List of former municipalities of Norway](/source/List_of_former_municipalities_of_Norway)

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**Fister Municipality** at Wikipedia's [sister projects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_sister_projects):

- [**Definitions**](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fister) from Wiktionary
- [**Travel guides**](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Rogaland) from Wikivoyage
- [**Data**](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23044781) from Wikidata

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