Editing Ølen

{{short description|Former municipality in Western Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Ølen
|former                 = yes
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|official_name          = 
|image_skyline          = OlenFlyfoto 300 200.jpg
|image_caption          = View over Ølensjøen and [[Ølensvåg]]
|idnumber               = 1159
|county                 = Rogaland
|district               = [[Haugalandet]]
|capital                = [[Ølensjøen]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1916
|preceded               = [[Fjelberg|Fjelberg Municipality]]
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 2006
|succeeded              = [[Vindafjord Municipality]]
|demonym                = Ølsbu
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = 
|flag                   = 
|mayor                  = Arne Bergsvåg
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2004–2006
|area_rank              = 
|area_total_km2         = 181
|area_land_km2          = 
|area_water_km2         = 
|area_water_percent     = 
|population_as_of       = 2006
|population_rank        = 
|population_total       = 3426
|population_density_km2 = auto
|coordinates            = {{coord|59|38|59|N|05|38|13|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Ølen''' is a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in the [[Vestlandet]] region of [[Norway]].  The municipality existed from 1916 until 2006, and originally it was a part of [[Hordaland]] county, but in 2002 it was transferred to [[Rogaland]] county prior to its dissolution in 2006. The {{convert|181|km2|adj=on}} municipality was located on the south side of the [[Bjoafjorden]] and east of the [[Ålfjorden]].  The [[administrative center]] of Ølen was the village of [[Ølensjøen]]. The municipality of Ølen makes up the northern part of the present-day [[Vindafjord Municipality]] in Rogaland county.<ref name="snl" />

==History==
[[File:NO 1214 Ølen.svg|thumb|left|Map of Ølen in Hordaland county prior to 2002 when it was transferred to Rogaland county]]
[[File:Ølen. - no-nb digifoto 20150317 00120 NB MIT FNR 10386.jpg|thumb|left|View of Ølen in the first half of the 20th century]]
[[File:Ølen kirke anno 2018.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ølen Church]]]]
The parish of Ølen was established as a municipality on 1 July 1916 when it was split off from the large municipality of [[Fjelberg]]. Initially, Ølen had 1,715 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipality of [[Vikebygd]] was dissolved and the eastern half of it (population: 578) was merged into the municipality of Ølen.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |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 2002, the municipality of Ølen was transferred administratively from [[Hordaland]] county to [[Rogaland]] county. On 1 January 2003, the people of Ølen and the neighboring municipality of [[Vindafjord]] held a merger referendum which was successful. On 1 January 2006, Ølen and Vindafjord merged, forming a larger municipality called Vindafjord. Before the merger, Ølen had a population of 3,426. The coat of arms of the new Vindafjord municipality bears the design of the old Ølen arms and the colours of the old Vindafjord arms.<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Ølen |url=https://snl.no/%C3%98len |access-date=2015-03-12 |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="Dag" />

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the [[Ølsfjorden]] ({{langx|non|Ǫlund}}) since it was a central geographical feature of the municipality. The meaning of the name is uncertain, but it may come from the word {{wikt-lang|non|ala}} which means "to produce" or "to nourish", possibly referring to the rich fishing in the fjord.<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=91 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 4 April 1986. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gyronny]] [[embowed]] [[argent]] and [[Vert (heraldry)|vert]]"'' ({{langx|no|Åttedelt av sølv og grønt ved virvelsnitt}}). This means the arms are a whirl design that divides the shield into 8 curved sections. The [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) alternates colors, with half having a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of green and the other half have a tincture of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The design was chosen to symbolise the way that several major roads come together in the municipality, making it an important centre of trade. The arms were designed by Vigdis Viland. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Ølen |access-date=2023-06-29 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vindafjord |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-11-60.html |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-04-11 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-04-11-896 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

==Government==
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[unemployment]], [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s. During its existence, this 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 encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |access-date=2023-01-01 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=no |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Mayors===
{{incomplete list|date=June 2023}}
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Ølen (incomplete list):
*1999-2005: [[Arne Bergsvåg]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Ølen was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four-year terms. The [[Political party|party]] breakdown of the final municipal council of Ølen was as follows:
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|start                     = 2004
|end                       = 2005
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|otherparty                = Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa, and Haugsgjerdet<br />
|otherparty_no             = Krinsliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Vikebygd local list
|otherparty_no1            = Vikebygd bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|start                     = 2000
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|nynorsk                   = yes
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa, and Haugsgjerdet<br />
|otherparty_no             = Krinsliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet
|otherparty_number         = 2
|otherparty1               = Vikebygd local list
|otherparty_no1            = Vikebygd bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|start                     = 1996
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1995 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|nynorsk                   = yes
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|otherparty                = Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa, and Haugsgjerdet<br />
|otherparty_no             = Krinsliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet
|otherparty_number         = 2
|otherparty1               = Vikebygd local list
|otherparty_no1            = Vikebygd bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|start                     = 1992
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1992 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|nynorsk                   = yes
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa, and Haugsgjerdet<br />
|otherparty_no             = Krinsliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet
|otherparty_number         = 2
|otherparty1               = Local list for Vikebygd
|otherparty_no1            = Bygdeliste for Vikebygd
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|start                     = 1988
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|nynorsk                   = yes
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Local list for Bjoa
|otherparty_no             = Krinsliste for Bjoa
|otherparty_number         = 2
|otherparty1               = Local list for Vikebygd
|otherparty_no1            = Bygdeliste for Vikebygd
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|start                     = 1984
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|nynorsk                   = yes
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 4
|otherparty                = Local list for Vikebygd, Bjoa, and Haugsgjerdet<br />
|otherparty_no             = Krinsliste for Vikebygd, Bjoa, og Haugsgjerdet
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|start                     = 1980
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-05-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa and Haugsgjerdet<br />
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Local list for Vikebygd
|otherparty_no1            = Krinsliste for Vikebygd
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|start                     = 1976
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-05-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|otherparty                = Local list for Utbjoa, Innbjoa and Haugsgjerdet<br />
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for Utbjoa, Innbjoa og Haugsgjerdet 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Local list for Vikebygd
|otherparty_no1            = Krinsliste for Vikebygd
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|start                     = 1972
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-05-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|start                     = 1968
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-05-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|start                     = 1964
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-05-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1960
|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=2020-05-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1956
|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=2020-05-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Local_Lists               = 15
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1952
|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=2020-05-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Local_Lists               = 17
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1948
|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=2020-05-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 1
|Local_Lists               = 16
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|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=2020-05-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Local_Lists               = 17
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ølen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1938
|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=2020-05-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 16
|}}
{{div col end}}

==See also==
*[[List of former municipalities of Norway]]

==References==
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