Editing Fitjar

{{short description|Municipality in Vestland, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Norway|the village in this municipality|Fitjar (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Fitjar
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Fitje herred
|image_skyline          = Fitjar.JPG
|image_caption          = View of the village of Fitjar
|idnumber               = 4615
|county                 = Vestland
|district               = Sunnhordland
|capital                = [[Fitjar (village)|Fitjar]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1863
|preceded               = [[Stord Municipality]]
|demonym                = Fitjabu
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Fitjar komm.svg
|webpage                = www.fitjar.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Wenche Tislevoll
|mayor_party            = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 317
|area_total_km2         = 142.47
|area_land_km2          = 134.50
|area_water_km2         = 7.97
|area_water_percent     = 5.6
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 224
|population_total       = 3181
|population_density_km2 = 23.7
|population_increase    = 6.7
|coordinates            = {{coord|59|55|08|N|05|22|17|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6647945 |utm_easting = 0297190 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Fitjar''' ({{IPA|no|ˈfɪ̂tːjɑr|-|Fitjar.ogg}}) is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Vestland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The municipality is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Sunnhordland]]. Fitjar municipality includes the northern part of the island of [[Stord (island)|Stord]] and the hundreds of surrounding islands, mostly to the northwest of the main island. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Fitjar (village)|Fitjar]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Fitjar |url=https://snl.no/Fitjar |access-date=2015-01-28 |language=no}}</ref>

The {{convert|142|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 317th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Fitjar is the 224th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,181. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|23.7|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 6.7% 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>

==General information==
[[File:Fitjar by Night.jpg|thumb|left|View of Fitjar by night]]
[[File:Fitjar Islands2.JPG|thumb|left|Aerial view of the Fitjar islands]]
[[File:Fitjar Church and Håkonarparken.JPG|thumb|left|[[Fitjar Church]]]]
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of ''Fitje'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1863 when it was separated from the large [[Stord Municipality]]. Initially, the population of Fitje was 2,313. On 1 January 1868, a small area in the municipality of [[Finnås|Finnaas]] (population: 10) was transferred to Fitje. In 1900, the name was changed to ''Fitjar''. The original municipality included all of the land surrounding the [[Selbjørnsfjorden]].<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>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the area of Fitjar located north of the Selbjørnsfjorden on the islands of [[Huftarøy]] and [[Selbjørn]] (population: 696) was transferred to the neighboring [[Austevoll Municipality]]. On 1 January 1995, the islands of Aga, Agasystra, Gisøya, Vikøya, Selsøy, Risøya, and many smaller surrounding islands (population: 225) were transferred from Fitjar to the neighboring [[Bømlo Municipality]]. These islands had recently been connected to Bømlo by road bridges which precipitated the municipal transfer.<ref name="Dag" />

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Fitjar (village)|Fitjar]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Fitjar}}) since the first [[Fitjar Church]] was built there. The name is the plural form of {{wikt-lang|non|fit}} which means "meadow along the water" or "lush meadow". Before 1900, the name was written ''"Fitje"''.<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=156 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was adopted during the late 1940s, but they have never been formally granted since they did not meet the formal government design requirements. In 2018, the municipal council of Fitjar formally approved the arms after a change to a national law. The [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a Viking helmet [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] within a [[Orle (heraldry)|orle]] [[argent]]"''. This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[Viking]] [[helmet]] with a thin border around the edge of the shield. 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 arms often have a [[mural crown]] depicted above the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]]. The helmet and the color are derived from the belief that [[Haakon I of Norway|King Haakon the Good]] wore a golden helmet at the [[Battle of Fitjar]] in 961, which was fought in this municipality. King Haakon died from his wounds. His death and reception in [[Valhalla]] are described in the [[skaldic poem]] {{lang|non|Hákonarmál}}, composed by the [[Eyvindr skáldaspillir]]. The arms were designed by Magnus Hardeland. The municipal flag is orange with a depiction of coat of arms in the centre along with the name of the municipality below the arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Fitjar |access-date=2023-05-24 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fitjar kommune |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/Fitjar%20fra%20SNL.JPG.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dfitjar |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fitjar kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/V%C3%A5pen%20Fitjar_839.pdf.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dfitjar |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Fitjar. 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 Fitjar'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Fitjar||[[Fitjar Church]]||[[Fitjar (village)|Fitjar]]||1867
|}

==History==
King [[Haakon I of Norway]] (Haakon the Good) maintained his residence at Fitjar. The [[Battle of Fitjar]] (''Slaget ved Fitjar på Stord'') took place in Fitjar on the island of [[Stord (island)|Stord]] in the year 961 between the forces of King Haakon I and the sons of his half-brother, [[Eric Bloodaxe]]. Traditionally, important shipping routes have passed through the area, and the municipality contains several trading posts dating as far back as 1648. Fitjar was separated from [[Stord]] in 1863. There have been discussions about a possible reunion of the two municipalities, but no decision has been made.

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align       = none
|direction   = vertical
|cols        = 3
|percentages = pagr
|footnote    = Note: The municipal borders were changed in 1964 and 1995, causing a significant change in the population.
|source      = [[Statistics Norway]]<ref name="ssb hist pop" /><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_1222.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>
|1863|2313
|1865|2308
|1875|2334
|1891|2380
|1900|2487
|1910|2632
|1920|2654
|1930|2833
|1946|3036
|1951|3092
|1960|3172
|1970|2520
|1980|2888
|1990|3072
|2000|2992
|2010|2931
|2020|3189
|2023|3181
}}

==Geography==
The island municipality of Fitjar lies south of the [[Selbjørnsfjorden]], west of the [[Langenuen]] strait, east of the island of [[Bømlo (island)|Bømlo]]. The municipality includes over 350 islands, although most are uninhabited. The majority of the residents live on the island of [[Stord (island)|Stord]], the northern portion of which is in Fitjar. The southern portion of the island is part of the municipality of [[Stord]]. The island municipality of [[Austevoll]] lies to the north, across the fjord and the island municipality of [[Tysnes]] lies across the Langenuen strait to the east, and the island municipality of [[Bømlo]] lies to the west.<ref name="snl" />

==Government==
Fitjar 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 [[Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Fitjar is made up of 17 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                      = Fitjar
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestland/fitjar#seats |access-date=2024-01-23 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|INP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestland/fitjar#seats |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Hordaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hordaland/fitjar#seats |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list for the islands in Fitjar
|otherparty_no             = Kretsliste for øyane i Fitjar  
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Local list for the islands
|otherparty_no             = Kretsliste for Øyane  
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Local list for the islands in Fitjar
|otherparty_no             = Krinsliste for Øyane i Fitjar
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|otherparty                = Local list for the islands in Fitjar
|otherparty_no             = Krinsliste for Øyane i Fitjar
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Local_Lists               = 18
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|Local_Lists               = 20
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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                     = 21
|Local_Lists               = 21
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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                     = 20
|Local_Lists               = 20
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 18
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|AFS                       = 3
|Local_Lists               = 17
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fitjar
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Local_Lists               = 20
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Fitjar:
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1864–1865: [[Johannes Sørfonden]]
*1866–1871: [[Østen Hageberg]]
*1872–1875: [[Mikkel Sjursen Eide]]
*1876–1895: [[Østen Hageberg]] ([[Høyre|H]])<ref>{{Cite book |last=Utheim |first=John |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digistorting_1892_part5_vol-a |title=Oversigt over Valgmands- og Storthingsvalgene 1891 |publisher=Steenske bogtrykkeri |year=1892 |location=Kristiania |page=35}}</ref>
*1896–1904: [[Anders Aarbø]] ([[Høyre|H]])<ref name="Utheim">{{Cite book |last=Utheim |first=John |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012051813005 |title=Oversigt over valgtingene og valgmandstingene 1900 |publisher=Steenske bogtrykkeri |year=1901 |location=Kristiania |pages=57–58}}</ref>
*1905–1913: [[Mikal Hageberg]] ([[Høyre|H]])<ref name="Utheim" />
*1913–1913: [[Tharald Vestbøstad]] ([[Høyre|H]])<ref name="Utheim" />
*1914–1919: [[Lars Rydland]]
*1920–1925: [[Peder Rygg]]
*1926–1928: [[Lars Rydland]]
*1929–1951: [[Berje Aarbø]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])<ref>{{Cite book |last=Andersen |first=Thor M. |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011021406052 |title=Norges ordførere 1929–1931 |publisher=A.M. Hanches Forlag |year=1931 |location=Kristiania |page=159}}</ref>
*1952–1955: [[Harald Henriksen]] ([[Venstre (Norway)|V]])<ref name="styresmenn">{{Cite book |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007022701011 |title=Norske kommunalpolitikere: Norges styresmenn |publisher=Bokdepotet forlag |year=1956 |volume=2 |location=Oslo |pages=323–325}}</ref>
*1956–1967: [[Peder Nilsen Aga]] ([[Venstre (Norway)|V]])<ref name="styresmenn" />
*1968–1971: [[Knut L. Rydland]] ([[Høyre|H]])
*1972–1975: [[Ole Havn]] ([[Kristelig Folkeparti|KrF]])
*1976–1977: [[Knut L. Rydland]] ([[Høyre|H]])
*1978–1979: [[Finn Havnerås]] ([[Arbeiderpartiet|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rimmereid |first=Ingolv |date=14 November 2000 |title=Jubilant |work=Bergens Tidende |page=24}}</ref>
*1980–1981: [[Ingebrigt Sørfonn]] ([[Kristelig Folkeparti|KrF]])
*1982–1983: [[Alf Gjøsæter]] ([[Høyre|H]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 December 1981 |title=Ordførar frå Høgre i Fitjar |work=Bergens Tidende |page=58}}</ref>
*1984–1985: [[Torvald Ingebrigtsen]] ([[Arbeiderpartiet|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 November 1983 |title=T. Ingebrigtsen Fitjar-ordførar |work=Bergens Tidende |page=10}}</ref>
*1986–1987: [[Ingebrigt Sørfonn]] ([[Kristelig Folkeparti|KrF]])
*1988–1991: [[Kjell Nesbø]] ([[Arbeiderpartiet|Ap]])
*1992–1995: [[Johannes Koløen]] ([[Høyre|H]])
*1995–1998: [[Per-Gunnar Bukkholm]] ([[Kristelig Folkeparti|KrF]])
*1998–1999: [[Odd Bondevik (ordfører)|Odd Bondevik]] ([[Senterpartiet|Sp]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Olderkjær |first=Ove |date=2 April 1998 |title=Bondevik styrer Fitjar |work=Bergens Tidende |page=7}}</ref>
*1999–2007: [[Agnar Aarskog]] ([[Arbeiderpartiet|Ap]])
*2007–2011: [[Harald Rydland]] ([[Kristelig Folkeparti|KrF]])
*2011–2019: [[Wenche Tislevoll]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2019–2023: [[Harald Rydland]] ([[Kristelig Folkeparti|KrF]])
*2023–present: [[Wenche Tislevoll]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-21 |title=Wenche Tislevoll blir ordfører i Fitjar |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestland/wenche-tislevoll-blir-ordforer-i-fitjar-1.16565779 |access-date=2024-01-23 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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==Attractions==
[[File:Fitjar kyrkje.JPG|thumb|right|Fitjar Church and Håkonarparken]]
[[Fitjar Church]] was built in 1867 over the site of the old medieval stone church which had been demolished. Stone blocks taken from the old stone church were used as foundations for the present-day church as well as for the walling enclosing the churchyard. Opposite Fitjar Church is Haakon's Park (''Håkonarparken''), the location of a sculpture of [[Haakon the Good]] sculpted by [[Anne Grimdalen]]. The statue was erected in 1961 at the one thousand year commemoration of the [[Battle of Fitjar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carwalk Fitjar |url=http://www.visitnorway.com/uk/Product/?pid=68167 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120917204229/http://www.visitnorway.com/uk/Product/?pid=68167 |archive-date=2012-09-17 |publisher=VisitNorway.com}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Andreas Fleischer]] (1878–1957), a theologian, missionary to China, Lutheran Bishop, and priest in [[Fitjar Church]] from 1912 to 1917 
* [[Otto Hageberg]] (1936–2014), a literary historian and academic

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/fitjar Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
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*{{wiktionary-inline|Fitjar}}

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