Editing Stord (section)

==General information==
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of ''Stordøen'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1863, the northern district of the municipality (population: 2,313) was separated to become the new municipality of [[Fitjar]]. On 15 May 1868, the southern district of Stordøen located on the mainland (population: 900) was separated to form the new municipality of [[Valestrand]]. On 1 January 1898, the southern part of the island of [[Huglo]] (population: 117) was transferred from the neighboring municipality of [[Fjelberg]] to Stord. On 1 January 1970, the small uninhabited part of the island of [[Stord (island)|Stord]] along the Valvatnavågen that belonged to [[Bømlo]] was transferred to Stord municipality.<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Stord – kommune |url=https://snl.no/Stord%2Fkommune |access-date=2015-02-06 |language=no}}</ref><ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the large island of [[Stord (island)|Stord]] ({{langx|non|Storð}}). The meaning of the name is uncertain, but it may come from the word {{lang|non|storð}} which means "ground" or "earth" (this is an old word that is still used in [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] literature). Before 1889, the name was spelled ''"Stordøen"''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud5LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt |date=1910 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=11 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=139 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
[[File:Stord komm 1955.svg|thumb|left|100px|Arms from 1955 until 1987.]]
[[File:Stord komm.svg|thumb|left|100px|Current arms since 1987.]]
The first [[coat of arms]] was adopted on 3 December 1955, but since it did not meet the government regulations, it was not formally approved by the King in council. The [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a [[Chevron (insignia)|chevron]] and fire pit [[argent]] with flames [[Or (heraldry)]]"''. This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a chevron and a fire pit. The chevron and fire pit have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The flame on the fire pit has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. Due to the fact that it uses two metals for tinctures, it was not approved since it violated heraldic principles. The chevron in the arms is derived from the arms of the Smør family, who used a chevron in their arms. The family was an important noble family in the 14th and 15th century who originated from this area. The flame symbolises the old industries in the village. The arms were designed by Magnus Hardeland. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="nk">{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=stord |access-date=2023-05-24 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref name="fw">{{Cite web |title=Stord, Hordaland |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-12-21.html |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref>

A new [[coat of arms]] was designed during the 1980s in order to meet the national heraldry requirements. It was granted on 19 June 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], a holly branch [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|På raud grunn ein gul kristtorn-kvist}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[holly]] branch with seven leaves and seven berries. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The holly was chosen since it is a common tree in the municipality. The arms were designed by Truls Nygaard after an original idea by Harry Herstad. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="nk" /><ref name="fw" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-06-19 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-06-19-528 |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Stord. It is part of the [[Sunnhordland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Stord'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Stord||[[Stord Church]]||[[Leirvik]]||1857
|-
|rowspan="1"|Nysæter||[[Nysæter Church]]||[[Sagvåg]]||1991
|}