Editing Beiarn Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Nordland, Norway}}
{{distinguish|Béarn}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Beiarn
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Beiara herred
|former_name1           = Beieren herred
|image_skyline          = Hoegtind Beiarn 01.jpg
|image_caption          = 
|idnumber               = 1839
|county                 = Nordland
|district               = Salten
|capital                = [[Moldjord]]
|established            = 1853
|preceded               = [[Gildeskål Municipality]]
|demonym                = Beiarværing
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = Beiarn komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.beiarn.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Andrè Kristoffersen
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 1634.52
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 88
|area_total_km2         = 1222.31
|area_land_km2          = 1178.76
|area_water_km2         = 43.55
|area_water_percent     = 3.6
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 333
|population_total       = 1062
|population_density_km2 = 0.9
|population_increase    = -2.4
|coordinates            = {{coord|66|55|02|N|14|40|29|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Beiarn''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Nordland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Salten]]. Beiarn is also a part of the [[Bodø Region]], a statistical metropolitan region. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Moldjord]]. Other villages in Beiarn are [[Høyforsmoen]], [[Trones, Nordland|Trones]], and [[Tverrvika]].

The {{convert|1222|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 88th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Beiarn is the 333rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,062. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|0.9|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 2.4% 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="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
The municipality of Beiarn was established in 1853 when it was separated from the large [[Gildeskål Municipality]]. Initially, Beiarn had 1,164 residents. The municipal boundaries have not changed since that time.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the [[Beiar Fjord]] ({{langx|non|Beðir}} or {{lang|non|Beðinn}}). The meaning of the name is uncertain. It may be derived from the [[plural]] form of the word {{wikt-lang|non|beðr}} which means "bedding" (in the sense of a "river bed". Another option is that it is the past participle of the word {{wikt-lang|non|biðja}} which means "to pray" or "to ask".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |date=1905 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=193 |language=no}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Beieren''. On 6 January 1908, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Beiara''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1908 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1908. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481021_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=24}}</ref> This spelling, however, was not well-liked. On 19 August 1908 (a few months later), another [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Beiarn''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1908 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1908. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481021_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=356}}</ref>
[[File:Beiarn kirke 01.jpg|thumb|left|240px|[[Beiarn Church]]]]

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] has been used in Beiarn since 1988. The [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], a pine tree [[Erasure (heraldry)|uprooted]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|I gull en furu på grønn bunn}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[pine]] tree. The pine tree 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 pine tree was chosen to symbolize the mighty pine forests for which Beiarn has historically been well-known. This is mentioned both by [[Petter Dass]]' "[[Nordlands Trompet]]" and in Lars Hess Bing's "Description of the Kingdom of Norway, the Isles of Iceland and the Faroe Islands, as well as Greenland". There are remains of giant pine trees that are likely over one thousand years old. The green color of the field was chosen to represent the lush green forests and the gold/yellow color was chosen because the forest is "worth its weight in gold" for the municipality. The arms were designed by Erik Gabrielsen, who was a cultural consultant in Beiarn municipality. In 1995, the municipality applied to have the arms formally approved for use by the [[National Archives of Norway]], but they were not approved because it did not meet the heraldic standards for coats of arms in Norway. The National Archives told the municipality that they can use the unapproved arms in some circumstances, but they cannot be put on a flag, road sign, or public buildings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Beiarn |access-date=2023-01-30 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Om Kommunevåpenet |url=https://www.beiarn.kommune.no/om-kommunevaapenet.447820.no.html |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Beiarn kommune |language=no}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Beiarn |url=http://snl.no/Beiarn |access-date=2012-03-26 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Beiarn kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/Beiarn%20fra%20SNL.JPG.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dbeiarn |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Beiarn Municipality. It is part of the [[Salten prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Beiarn'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church Name!!Location of the Church!!Year Built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Beiarn||[[Beiarn Church]]||[[Moldjord]]||1873
|-
|[[Høyforsmoen Chapel]]||[[Høyforsmoen]]||1957
|}

A privately owned [[stave church]] was built in 2006 at Savjord, about {{convert|8|km}} east of [[Moldjord]]. The [[Savjord Stave Church]] was modeled after the [[Gol Stave Church]].

==Geography==
[[File:Tellingen Beiarn 01.jpg|thumb|left|Tellingen mountain in February]]
The municipality of Beiarn is located just north of the [[Arctic Circle]], along the [[Beiar River]] including the [[Beiar Valley]] and some surrounding areas in the [[Saltfjellet]] mountains. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1634.52|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Skjelåtinden.<ref name="elev" /> The river is one of the best [[salmon]] rivers in [[Northern Norway]]. There are several large lakes in Beiarn including [[Arstaddalsdammen]], [[Litle Sokumvatnet]], and [[Ramsgjelvatnet]]. 

The [[Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park]] is partially located in Beiarn. The [[Svartisen]] and [[Simlebreen]] glaciers are both located in Beiarn. [[The world's most northern]] naturally occurring [[elm]] forest ''([[Ulmus glabra]])'' grows in the Arstadlia [[nature reserve]], where the rich vegetation also includes [[Orchidaceae|orchid]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arstadlia-Tverviknakken naturreservat |url=http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1529#7532 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091726/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1529 |archive-date=2007-09-29 |access-date=2008-11-19 |language=no}}</ref>

==Government==
Beiarn Municipality is 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 is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[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 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Salten og Lofoten District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Beiarn is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 2024
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/beiarn#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|otherparty                = Beiarn Local List
|otherparty_no             = Beiarn Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/nordland/beiarn#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|otherparty                = Beiarn Local List
|otherparty_no             = Beiarn Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|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=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|otherparty                = Beiarn Local List
|otherparty_no             = Beiarn Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/beiarn#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|otherparty                = Beiarn Local List
|otherparty_no             = Beiarn Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|otherparty                = Beiarn local list
|otherparty_no             = Beiarn bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|otherparty                = Beiarn local list
|otherparty_no             = Beiarn Bygdeliste 	
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Rural development list
|otherparty_no1            = Bygdeutviklingslista 	
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|otherparty                = Beiarn local list
|otherparty_no             = Beiarn bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|KrF/Sp                    = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|KrF/Sp                    = 7
|otherparty                = Local people's list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdefolkets liste 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 2
|KrF/Sp                    = 4
|otherparty                = Local people's list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdefolkets liste 
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 1
|KrF/Sp                    = 5
|otherparty                = Local people's list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdefolkets lista 
|otherparty1               = Working people's list
|otherparty_no1            = Arbeidsfolkets liste
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 2
|KrF/Sp                    = 5
|otherparty                = Local people's list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdefolkets liste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|KrF/Sp                    = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|start                     = 1963
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|AFS                       = 1
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Beiarn
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Beiarn is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gabrielsen |first=Laila |url=https://www.beiarn.kommune.no/oversikt-over-tidligere-ordfoerere-i-beiarn.448031.no.html |title=Oversikt over tidligere ordførere i Beiarn |date=2022-08-07 |publisher=Beiarn kommune |language=no |accessdate=2023-12-29}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1853-1858: Lars Hansen Næss
*1859-1861: Wilhelm Anton Feght
*1863-1866: Lars Hansen Næss
*1867-1868: Eiler Rosenvinge Kaurin
*1869-1870: Lars Hansen Næss
*1871-1877: Gustav Sophus Janke
*1878-1886: Ole Andreas Anderssen
*1887-1896: Christian Angell Pedersen Storjord
*1897-1900: Jørgen Blydt Mowinckel
*1901-1902: Lorents Rasch
*1903-1906: Christian Angell Pedersen Storjord
*1907-1908: Halfdan Johannessen Osbak
*1909-1916: Johan Christoffersen
*1917-1925: Arne Pedersen Øines
*1926-1928: Johan Christoffersen
*1929-1934: Edvard Nilsen
*1935-1941: Julius J. Einan
*1941-1945: Sverre Gloppen ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945-1955: Julius J. Einan
*1956-1957: Haakon Innset
*1958-1967: Karl Leithe
*1968-1971: Erling Jakobsen
*1972-1983: Osvald Tollåli
*1983-1990: Arne Larsen
*1991-1998: Paul Eggesvik
*1999-2010: Frigg-Ottar Os
*2011-2023: Monika Sande ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2023–present: Andrè Kristoffersen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
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==Attractions==
The area offers many outdoor activities to visitors, including [[fishing]], [[caving]], and [[Mountaineering|mountain walking]]. The Beiarn farm museum includes an overview of Beiarn's cultural history, from the [[Viking Age]] through to the middle of the 20th century.

== Notable people ==
* [[Kristian Moljord]] (1882 in Beiarn – 1976), a fisherman, railroad worker, miner, and politician

==See also==
*[[Bearn]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/beiarn Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.beiarn.kommune.no/ Beiarn municipality] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051122185904/http://www.toyen.uio.no/botanisk/nbf/nettflora/Ulmus_glabra.htm Elm in Norway] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.lauvtrebruk.no/exec/8/Alm.html Elm]  {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.phstrand.com/beiarindex.htm About Tvervik in Beiarn] {{in lang|no}}

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