{{short description|Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway}} {{distinguish|Stangeland, Sandnes}} {{Infobox kommune |name = Stangaland |herred = yes |former = yes |native_name = |native_name_lang = |other_name = |former_name = Kopervik herred |image_skyline = |image_caption = |idnumber = 1148 |county = Rogaland |district = [[Haugaland]] |capital = Stangaland |established = 1 Jan 1909 |preceded = [[Avaldsnes Municipality]] |disestablished = 1 Jan 1965 |succeeded = [[Karmøy Municipality]] |demonym = Stangalandsbu |language = [[Norwegian language|Neutral]]<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 = Anker Økland |mayor_party = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]] |mayor_as_of = 1959–1965 |elevation_max_m = 132 |highest_point_ref = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |title=Kart over Norge |url=https://norgeskart.no/#!?project=norgeskart&layers=1004&zoom=13&markerLat=6607222.746019034&markerLon=-52821.1338577742&lat=6607222.75&lon=-52821.13&p=searchOptionsPanel&sok=s%C3%B8re%20s%C3%A5lefjell |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> |area_rank = 487 |area_total_km2 = 28.5 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_water_percent = |population_as_of = 1964 |population_rank = 334 |population_total = 2604 |population_density_km2 = 91.4 |population_increase = 21.6 |coordinates = {{coord|59|16|31|N|05|18|19|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}} }}
'''Stangaland''' (also spelled ''Stangeland'') is a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. The {{convert|28.5|km2|adj=on}} municipality existed from 1909 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now part of [[Karmøy Municipality]] in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Haugaland]]. The [[administrative centre]] was the village of Stangaland just outside the town of [[Kopervik]] (the town of Kopervik was a separate municipality).<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Stangaland|Stangaland|2026-03-08|Thorsnæs|Geir|2025-12-29|editor2-first=Per Roger|editor2-last=Lauritzen}}</ref>
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the {{convert|28.5|km2|adj=on}} municipality was the 487th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Stangaland Municipality was the 334th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about {{formatnum:2604}}. The municipality's [[population density]] was {{convert|91.4|PD/km2}} and its population had increased by 21.6% 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=no}}</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== The municipality was established on 1 January 1909 when the large [[Avaldsnes Municipality]] was divided. The southern part of the municipality on the island of [[Karmøy (island)|Karmøy]] (population: 1,001) became the new ''Kopervik Municipality'' ({{lang|no|Kopervik herred}}) and the northern part of the municipality (population: 3,213) remained as a smaller Avaldsnes Municipality. This new rural municipality surrounded the [[Kopervik|town of Kopervik]] which was a separate municipality. The name was somewhat confusing in that Kopervik (town) and Kopervik Municipality were different, neighboring areas. In 1917, the name of the municipality was changed to ''Stangaland Municipality'' to better distinguish the neighboring town.<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=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>
On 1 January 1965, Skudenes Municipality (population: 2,678) was dissolved upon recommendations of the [[Schei Committee]] and its lands were merged with the following areas to form the new [[Karmøy Municipality]]:<ref name="Dag" /> *all of the town of [[Kopervik Municipality|Kopervik]] (population: 1,737) *all of the town of [[Skudeneshavn]] (population: 1,275) *all of the [[Skudenes Municipality]] (population: 3,583) *all of the [[Åkra Municipality]] (population: 6,008) *most of [[Avaldsnes Municipality]] (population: 4,153), except for the Gismarvik, [[Førre]], and Stegaberg areas that became part of [[Tysvær Municipality]] *most of Torvastad Municipality (population: 3,783), except for the island of [[Vibrandsøy]] (population: 70) which became part of [[Haugesund Municipality]]
===Name=== The municipality was originally named ''Kopervik'' in 1909, and it was named after the neighboring town of [[Kopervik]]. The name has an uncertain meaning, but the [[Old Norse]] form of the name may have been {{lang|non|Koparvík}}. The first element is possibly named after a very small, nearby [[skerry]], ''Koparnaglen'', which was originally named ''Kobbanaglen''. That name likely comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|kobbi}} which means "[[Pinniped|seal]]". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|vík}} which means "[[inlet]]" or "[[bay]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt |date=1915 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=10 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=391 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>
In 1917, the municipal name was changed to ''Stangaland'', after the old ''Stangeland'' farm ({{langx|non|Stangaland}}). The name was changed to help distinguish it from the neighboring town of Kopervik. The first element is the plural [[genitive case]] of {{wikt-lang|non|stǫng }} which means "staff" or "pole". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|land}} which means "land" or "district".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt |date=1915 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=10 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=392 and 126 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>
===Churches=== The [[Church of Norway]] had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Stangaland Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Kopervik [[prestegjeld]] and the [[Karmsund prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]].<ref name="SS1951" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Stangaland Municipality''''' !Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built |- |rowspan="1"|Kopervik||[[Kopervik Church]]*||[[Kopervik]]||1861 |- |colspan="4"|<small>*Note: this church was not actually located within the municipality,<br />but rather it was within the neighboring town of [[Kopervik]].</small> |}
==Geography== The municipality encompassed the rural areas surrounding the coastal town of [[Kopervik]] on the central part of the [[Karmøy (island)|island of Karmøy]]. The highest point in the municipality was the {{convert|132|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Søre Sålefjell.<ref name="elev" /> [[Avaldsnes Municipality]] was located to the north and east, [[Bokn Municipality]] was located to the southeast, [[Skudenes Municipality]] was located to the south, and [[Åkra Municipality]] was located to the west. The town of [[Kopervik]] was an [[exclave]] on the eastern side of Stangaland Municipality.
==Government== While it existed, Stangaland Municipality was responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality was governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] was [[Indirect election|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 [[Karmsund District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].
===Municipal council=== The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Stangaland Municipality was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. {{div col}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Stangaland |herad = yes |start = 1963 |end = 1965 |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-07-31 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 7 |Høyre = 3 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Venstre = 4 |note = On 1 January 1965, Stangaland Municipality became part of [[Karmøy Municipality]]. |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Stangaland |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=2020-07-31 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |Høyre = 3 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5 |Venstre = 3 |Local_Lists = 1 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Stangaland |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=2020-07-31 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 6 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 8 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Stangaland |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=2020-07-31 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Arbeiderpartiet = 4 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 5 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Stangaland |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=2020-07-31 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Arbeiderpartiet = 2 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 6 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Stangaland |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=2020-07-31 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Arbeiderpartiet = 4 |NKP = 1 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 7 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Stangaland |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=2020-07-31 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 9 |Arbeiderpartiet = 3 |}} {{div col end}}
===Mayors=== The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Stangaland Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:<ref>{{cite book |last=Grude |first=Joakim |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021052848654 |title=Amtsformandskabet i Stavanger Amt 1838-1918 |publisher=Dreyers Grafiske Ansalt |year=1919 |location=Stavanger |language=no}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *1909–1919: Hans Jakob Sund *1919–1922: Vermund Søndenaa<ref>{{cite news |date=1919-12-29 |title=Valg i Kopervik herredsstyre |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsdagblad_null_null_19191229_8_304_1 |accessdate=2026-04-19 |newspaper=Haugesunds Dagblad |page=5 |language=no}}</ref> *1923–1928: Hans Jakob Sund<ref>{{Cite news |date=1923-01-03 |title=Rogaland fylkes ordførere i den nye periode |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsdagblad_null_null_19230103_13_2_1 |access-date=2026-02-10 |work=Haugesunds Dagblad |page=3 |language=no}}</ref> *1929–1934: Kristian Lundberg<ref>{{Cite news |date=1929-01-04 |title=Ordførervalgene i Rogaland avgjørt |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsdagblad_null_null_19290104_19_3_1 |access-date=2026-02-10 |work=Haugesunds Dagblad |page=1 |language=no}}</ref> *1934–1941: Alf Sveinsvold<ref>{{Cite web |year=1935 |title=Rogaland Fylkesting |url=https://digitaltmuseum.no/021016834059/rogaland-fylkesting |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=DigitaltMuseum |publisher=Dalane Folkemuseum |language=no}}</ref> *1941–1942: Hans Skaar-Pedersen<ref>{{Cite news |date=1942-01-02 |title=En rekke nye ordførere utnevnt i Nord-Rogaland |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsdagblad_null_null_19420102_61_1_1 |access-date=2026-02-10 |work=Haugesunds Dagblad |page=3 |language=no}}</ref> *1942–1943: L. Budal<ref>{{cite news |date=1942-10-09 |title=Lærer L. Budal ny ordfører i Stangaland |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsdagblad_null_null_19421009_63_234_1 |accessdate=2026-04-19 |newspaper=Haugesunds Dagblad |page=3 |language=no}}</ref> *1943–1943: Sivert Nordstokke<ref>{{cite news |date=1943-01-19 |title=Ny ordfører i Stangaland |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundspressen_null_null_19430119_1_14_1 |accessdate=2026-04-19 |newspaper=Haugesunds-Pressen |page=4 |language=no}}</ref> *1943–1944: Henrik Enochsen<ref>{{cite news |date=1943-12-01 |title=Ny ordfører i Stangaland |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundspressen_null_null_19431201_1_278_1 |accessdate=2026-04-19 |newspaper=Haugesunds-Pressen |page=2 |language=no}}</ref> *1945–1959: Svein Mathias Andreassen Ytreland<ref name="AØ" /> *1959–1965: Anker Økland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])<ref name="AØ">{{cite news |date=1959-12-12 |title=Høire-ordfører i Stangaland - Anker Økland |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsdagblad_null_null_19591212_48_290_1 |accessdate=2026-04-19 |newspaper=Haugesunds Dagblad |page=16 |language=no}}</ref> {{div col end}}
==See also== *[[List of former municipalities of Norway]]
==References== {{reflist}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{sister bar|auto=y|d=y|commonscat=y|voy=Rogaland|wikt=Stangaland}} {{Adjacent communities |state = collapsed |Centre = Stangaland Municipality |North = [[Avaldsnes Municipality]] |Northeast = [[Kopervik Municipality]] |East = [[Avaldsnes Municipality]] |Southeast = [[Bokn Municipality]] |South = [[Skudenes Municipality]] |Southwest = [[Åkra Municipality]] |West = [[Åkra Municipality]] |Northwest = [[Avaldsnes Municipality]] }} {{Rogaland}} {{Authority control}}
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