Editing Fedje

{{short description|Municipality in Vestland, Norway}}
{{About|the municipality in Norway|the island|Fedje (island)|the village|Fedje (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Fedje
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Hellisoyfyr.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the [[Hellisøy Lighthouse]]
|idnumber               = 4633
|county                 = Vestland
|district               = Nordhordland
|capital                = [[Fedje (village)|Fedje]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1947
|preceded               = [[Austrheim Municipality]]
|demonym                = Fedjing
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Fedje_komm.svg
|webpage                = www.fedje.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Stian Herøy
|mayor_party            = [[Norwegian Conservative Party|H]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2015
|area_rank              = 354
|area_total_km2         = 9.27
|area_land_km2          = 8.95
|area_water_km2         = 0.32
|area_water_percent     = 3.6
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 350
|population_total       = 513
|population_density_km2 = 57.3
|population_increase    = -9.8
|coordinates            = {{coord|60|46|08|N|04|43|50|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6744624 |utm_easting = 0267528 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Fedje''' is an island municipality in the [[Nordhordland]] region of [[Vestland]] county, [[Norway]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the [[Fedje (village)|village of Fedje]]. The traditional economic activity of the inhabitants is [[fishing]].

The {{convert|9|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 354th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Fedje is the 350th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 513. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|57.3|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 9.8% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb hist 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> The municipality consists of the main [[Fedje (island)|island of Fedje]] which is also surrounded by about 125 smaller islands and rocks mostly north of the main island. The name ''Fedje'' applies both to the main island, the main village, and to all the islands and rocks as a whole municipality.

In 2016, the chief of police for [[Vestlandet]] formally suggested a reconfiguration of police districts and stations. He proposed that the police station in Fedje be closed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fjelltveit |first=Ingvild |last2=Raunholm |first2=Per Vidar |date=2016-12-20 |title=Foreslår å legge ned 17 lensmannskontor i Vest politidistrikt |url=https://www.nrk.no/hordaland/slik-vil-songstad-ha-vest-politidistrikt-1.13284803 |access-date=2017-10-20 |work=NRK Hordaland |language=no}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Fedje map.png|thumb|left|Map of Fedje]]
[[File:Fedje seen from traffic central.JPG|thumb|left|Village of Fedje]]
Historically, the islands of Fedje belonged to the [[prestegjeld]] of [[Lindås Municipality|Lindås]]. In 1910, the northwestern part of Lindås was separated to become the new [[Austrheim Municipality]] (which included Fedje). On 1 January 1947, all of Austrheim located west of the [[Fedjefjorden]] (population: 920) was separated to become the new municipality of Fedje.<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 old ''[[Fedje (village)|Fedje]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Feðjar}}) since the first [[Fedje Church]] was built there. The name comes from the word {{wikt-lang|got|faþa}} ({{langx|got|𐍆𐌰𐌸𐌰}}) which means "fence" or "wall". The meaning here refers to a row of islands or archipelago, separating the inshore waters (now called the [[Fedjefjorden]]) from the ocean.<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=426 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 13 July 1990. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], two oars [[argent]] [[in bend]] issuant from the base [[Dexter and sinister|sinister]]"'' ({{langx|no|På blå grunn to skrått framveksande sølv årar}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a pair of [[oar]]s aligned diagonally one above the other. The charge has 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. This symbolizes the rich boating history of this island municipality. The arms were designed by Even Jarl Skoglund. 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=Fedje |access-date=2023-05-18 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedje, Hordaland |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-12-65.html |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1990-09-07 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1990-07-13-573 |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{See also-text|the coats of arms of [[Coat of arms of Herøy, Nordland|Herøy]] and [[Coat of arms of Lenvik|Lenvik]]}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Fedje Municipality. It is part of the [[Nordhordland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Fedje'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Fedje||[[Fedje Church]]||[[Fedje (village)|Fedje]]||1941
|}

===Education===
Fedje has an [[elementary school]], and a [[middle school|junior high school]], both of which are situated in the center of the island, and in the same building. The school is also used as a [[movie theater]] twice a week.

==History==
[[File:Kremmerholmen.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Kræmmerholmen.]]
There are traces of human activity on [[Fedje (island)|Fedje]] from as long as 4,000 years ago. In the 18th century, the [[Fedje (village)|village of Fedje]] was an important trading place, with the small island of [[Kræmmerholmen]] being the location where the trading took place. Kræmmerholmen was reopened in 1991, and was a restaurant/hotel/museum area, but closed in September 2008. Fedje was previously a substantial producer of [[peat]]. The peat led to the construction of a [[railway]]. The railway was given up together with the peat industry in 1920.

During the [[World War II|Second World War]] Fedje was occupied by over 300 [[Germany|German]] soldiers. There are still remains of the German [[cannons]] and [[bunker]]s all over the island, especially in the western part close to the traffic station, which is actually built on the remains of a German [[radar]] station.

In February 1945, the German [[U-boat]] ''[[U-864]]'' was sunk by the [[Royal Navy]] submarine {{HMS|Venturer|P68|6}} outside western Fedj, the only instance in history of a submarine being sunk by another submarine while both were submerged. The wreck of the U-boat was discovered in 2003 lying in {{convert|150|m}} of water, {{convert|2|nmi|1|abbr=on}} west of Fedje.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2006 |title=U-864: Extended investigations 2006 |url=http://www.kystverket.no/default.aspx?did=9281641 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060818014617/http://www.kystverket.no/default.aspx?did=9281641 |archive-date=18 August 2006 |access-date=23 November 2011 |publisher=Norwegian Coastal Administration}}</ref> Its cargo included 67 short tons (61 t)  of [[Mercury (element)|mercury]] which was being shipped to [[Japan]]. Contained in 1,857 rusting steel bottles in the vessel's keel, the mercury was discovered to be leaking out and currently poses a severe environmental threat. The rusting mercury bottles, the delicate condition of the wreck, and the presence of live torpedoes aboard it make the raising or salvage of ''U-864'' extremely hazardous, and it has instead been proposed that the wreck be entombed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2006 |title=The Norwegian Coastal Administration recommends encasing and covering the wreck of the submarine U-864 |url=http://www.kystverket.no/publisher3/arch/_img/9473826.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702223437/http://www.kystverket.no/publisher3/arch/_img/9473826.pdf |archive-date=2 July 2007 |access-date=14 January 2007 |website=Norwegian Coastal Administration press release}}</ref>

On 12 January 2007, M/V Server sunk outside Fedje. The ship leaked oil and caused major environmental damage. But due to intensive efforts to clean the coves and beaches, very few traces can be found today.

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align       = none
|direction   = horizontal
|percentages = pagr
|source      = [[Statistics Norway]]<ref name="ssb hist 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="FM">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Folketellingen 1960 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_1265.pdf |language=Norwegian}}</ref> and Norwegian Historical Data Centre<ref name="NHDC">{{Cite web |last=Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet |author-link=University of Tromsø |title=Censuses in the Norwegian Historical Data Archive (NHDC) |url=https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/reg_komm_e.html}}</ref>
|1947|920
|1951|940
|1960|932
|1970|873
|1980|849
|1990|730
|2000|682
|2010|594
|2020|548
|2023|513
}}

==Government==
Fedje 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 [[Hordaland District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Fedje 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                      = Fedje
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestland/fedje#seats |access-date=2024-01-21 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestland/fedje#seats |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|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
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Demokratene               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Hordaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hordaland/fedje#seats |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Demokratene               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Demokratene               = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Demokratene               = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|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=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|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=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|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=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|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=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|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=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|DLF                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|DLF                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|otherparty                = Non-party women's list
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk Kvinneliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Venstre                   = 6
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Local_Lists               = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fedje
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Local_Lists               = 12
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Fedje:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ordførar |url=http://www.fedje.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?MId1=183&AId=131&back=1&MId2=185 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015164621/http://www.fedje.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?MId1=183&AId=131&back=1&MId2=185 |archive-date=2013-10-15 |website=Fedje kommune}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1947–1947:	Mons Storemark 
*1948–1975: Oskar Tangen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1976–1979: Karl Storhaug ([[Liberal People's Party (Norway, 1972)|DNF]])
*1980–1989: Erling Walderhaug ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1990–1991: Ove Villanger ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1992–1995: Erling Walderhaug ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1995–2003: Vilgjerd Storset Husa ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*2003–2007: Erling Walderhaug ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2007–2015: Kristin Handeland ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2015-present: Stian Herøy ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
{{div col end}}

==Geography==
[[File:Fedjebjørnen.JPG|thumb|right|View of Fedjebjørnen]]
The highest point on Fedje is the {{convert|42|m|adj=on}} high hill called [[Fedjebjørnen]]. The largest lake is Storevatnet.

===Islands===
Other than the main island of [[Fedje (island)|Fedje]], the best known smaller island is called ''[[Holmengrå, Hordaland|Holmengrå]]''. Holmengrå is the site of the {{convert|35|m|adj=on}} tall [[Holmengrå Lighthouse]]. In the southern part of Fedje which is called ''Stormark'', there is a lighthouse called [[Hellisøy Lighthouse]], maybe the most famous feature of Fedje. Hellisøy Lighthouse was built in 1855. The {{convert|32.3|m|adj=on}} tall tower is painted red and white. The islands of Fedje are all located on the western side of the [[Fedjefjorden]].

==People==
The population of the island community is decreasing due to the high percentage of people over 60 years (25% as of 1 January 2003), and because many people decide to move from the island, many because of the lack of work.

Most of the people live on the lagoon-like northern part of the island in the village of [[Fedje (village)|Fedje]] where there is a grocery store, [[Fedje Church]], and the [[Quay|ferry quay]]. Fedje used to be inhabited by fishermen and whalers. These days many are working on commercial ships or in the oil industry. By doing so they can still live on the island without having to work there.

==Sports==
[[File:Fedje trafikksentral2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Fedje Vessel Traffic Service Centre]]]]
The main sporting activity on Fedje is [[football (soccer)|football]], which can be played on the football grounds in the eastern part of the island. The football ground is also the home ground of the local [[football team]] called [http://www.alaje.org Fedje A-lag]. The club is currently playing in the Norwegian 6th division. 

[[human swimming|Swimming]] is also popular, as there is a beautiful beach located on Fedje, which is to be found in the centre of the [[island]] on the shoreline of [[Lake]] [[Husavatnet]]. The [[water]] is clean and [[brackish]], as it has a small opening to the sea which makes the tide flush it with sea water from time to time.

==Infrastructure==
[[Fedje Vessel Traffic Service Centre]] has been operating since 1 September 1992. It surveys the coast to allow safe passage to [[Mongstad]] and [[Sture, Norway|Sture]]. It also serves as a [[pilot station]].<ref name="royrane">{{Cite news |last=Røyrane |first=Anne |date=2 September 1992 |title=Fedje-sentralen skal gjøre kysten tryggare |work=[[Bergens Tidende]] |page=6 |language=no}}</ref> Next to the station is [[Fedje Heliport, Høgden]].

The island is supplied with power, telephone, and internet cables from an underwater cordless router to the mainland. A [[ferry]], crossing 20 times a day, connects Fedje to the mainland. The voyage lasts for about 30 minutes. Fedje is about a 1-hour 40 minute drive (including a 30-minute ferry voyage) from the city of [[Bergen]].

== Notable people ==
* [[Gisle Handeland]] (born 1943 in Fedje), a Norwegian politician who was county mayor of Hordaland from 1993-2003
* [[Vidar Kleppe]] (born 1963), a somewhat controversial Norwegian politician who was brought up in Fedje

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Wikivoyage inline|Hordaland}}
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*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/fedje Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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