Editing Gildeskål Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Nordland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Gildeskål
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Gildeskaal herred
|image_skyline          = Inndyr juli 2007.JPG
|image_caption          = View of Inndyr
|idnumber               = 1838
|county                 = Nordland
|district               = Salten
|capital                = [[Inndyr]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonyms               = Gildeskålfjerding<br />Gildeskålværing
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Gildeskål komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.gildeskal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Bjørn Magne Pedersen 
|mayor_party            = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|elevation_max_m        = 1331.83
|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              = 170
|area_total_km2         = 664.70
|area_land_km2          = 622.27
|area_water_km2         = 42.43
|area_water_percent     = 6.4
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 285
|population_total       = 1958
|population_density_km2 = 2.9
|population_increase    = -3.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|67|01|24|N|14|04|38|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Gildeskål''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Nordland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Bodø Region]] and the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Salten]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Inndyr]]. Other villages include [[Forstranda]], [[Lekanger]], [[Mevik]], [[Mårnes]], [[Nygårdsjøen]], [[Saura, Norway|Saura]], [[Storvik, Norway|Storvik]], [[Sør-Arnøy]], [[Sørfinnset]], and [[Våg, Gildeskål|Våg]].

The {{convert|665|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 170th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Gildeskål is the 285th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,958. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|2.9|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 3.2% 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==
[[File:Sørfugløy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Fugløya, Gildeskål|Fugløya]] ('Bird Island')]]
[[File:Gildeskaal Old Church.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The 900-year-old [[Old Gildeskål Church]]]]
The municipality of ''Gildeskaal'' (later spelled ''Gildeskål'') was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1853, the eastern (inland) district of Gildeskaal Municipality (population: about 1,150) was separated to become the new [[Beiarn Municipality]]. This left Gildeskaal Municipality with about 2,400 residents. The municipal boundaries have not changed since.<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 old ''Gildeskaal'' farm ({{langx|non|Gildaskáli}}) since the first [[Old Gildeskål Church|Gildeskål Church]] was built there. The first element is the [[plural]] [[genitive case]] of {{wikt-lang|non|gildi}} which means "feast" or "[[banquet]]". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|skáli}} which means "[[hall]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1905 |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=182 |language=no}}</ref> On 21 December 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] enacted the [[Norwegian language conflict|1917 Norwegian language reforms]]. Prior to this change, the name was spelled ''Gildeskaal'' with the [[digraph (orthography)|digraph]] "[[Aa (digraph)|aa]]", and after this reform, the name was spelled ''Gildeskål'', using the letter [[å]] instead.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=1000}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.nb.no/items/7c810cb2510e5454433266c698b8808e |title=Den Nye rettskrivning : regler og ordlister |publisher=Den Mallingske Boktrykkeri |year=1918 |location=Kristiania, Norge |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 12 February 1988. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a chalice [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått en sølv kalk}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[chalice]]. The chalice 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. The arms are [[canting arms|canting]] since the meaning of the municipal name ''Gildeskål'' refers to a banquet hall (or [[guildhall]]) which, of course, is a place where one might drink from a chalice. The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Gildeskål |access-date=2023-01-31 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gildeskål, Nordland |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-18-38.html |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1988-02-12 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1988-02-12-196 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{See also-text|[[Coat of arms of Jevnaker]]}}

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Gildeskål'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="6"|Gildeskål||[[Gildeskål Church]]||[[Inndyr]]||1881
|-
|[[Old Gildeskål Church]]||[[Inndyr]]||12th century
|-
|[[Saura Church]]||[[Saura, Norway|Saura]]||1884
|-
|[[Mevik Chapel]]||[[Mevik]]||1910
|-
|[[Nordstranda Chapel]]||[[Lekanger]]||1963
|-
|[[Sørfjorden Chapel]]||[[Sørfinnset]]||1957
|}

==Geography==
Gildeskål is a coastal municipality that encompasses part of the mainland as well as many islands. Major islands include [[Fleina]], [[Fugløya, Gildeskål|Fugløya]], [[Nord-Arnøya]], [[Sør-Arnøya]], and [[Sandhornøya]]. The southern part of the municipality includes part of the [[Saltfjellet]] mountains and the northern part of the municipality borders the [[Saltfjorden]] and the [[Vestfjorden (Norway)|Vestfjorden]].

There are many lakes in the municipality including: [[Fellvatnet]], [[Langvatnet (Gildeskål)|Langvatnet]], [[Litle Sokumvatnet]], and [[Sokumvatnet]]. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1331.83|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Memaurtinden.<ref name="elev" />

==Government==
Gildeskål 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]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Gildeskål 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                      = Gildeskål
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/gildeskål#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Gildeskål List
|otherparty_no             = Gildeskållista
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/nordland/gildeskål#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Gildeskål List
|otherparty_no             = Gildeskållista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|KrF/V                     = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/gildeskål#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Arnøy List
|otherparty_no             = Arnøylista
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Kyst                      = 1
|otherparty                = Gildeskål common list
|otherparty_no             = Gildeskål Felleslister
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|AFS                       = 4
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|AFS                       = 3
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Venstre                   = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gildeskål
|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                     = 24
|Venstre                   = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Gildeskål 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 web |title=Ordførere i Gildeskål kommune |url=https://gildeskal.kommune.no/ordforeren/oversikt-over-ordforere.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001600/https://gildeskal.kommune.no/ordforeren/oversikt-over-ordforere.html |archive-date=2007-09-28 |publisher=Gildeskål kommune |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 1838–1847: Stein Eilert Berner
* 1848–1849: Ole Helgesen
* 1850–1851: Peder H. Berg 
* 1852–1860: Edvard Pedersen 
* 1860–1862: Hans Henrik Holck Daae
* 1863–1866: Jørgen Blix
* 1867–1868: Hans Henrik Holck Daae
* 1869–1870: Hans Olsen
* 1871–1872: Eilert Nicolai Friis 
* 1873–1876: Hans Hansen 
* 1877–1878: Abel Ellingsen 
* 1879–1882: Hans Hansen 
* 1883–1884: Christoffer Arntzen 
* 1885–1888: Hans Hansen 
* 1889–1894: Håkon Hansen 
* 1895–1910: O. Laugsand
* 1911–1913: Paulius Danielsen 
* 1914–1919: Jens Johansen 
* 1920–1922: Daniel Johan Eilertsen 
* 1923–1925: Johan Nilsen-Nygaard 
* 1926-1926: Daniel Johan Eilertsen 
* 1927–1928: Øyvind Heen 
* 1929–1940: Peder Johnsen 
* 1941-1941: Øyvind Heen 
* 1941–1945: Lars Norum 
* 1945-1945: Peder Johnsen 
* 1946–1947: Astrup Johansen
* 1948–1958: Reidar Juliussen Myrhaug 
* 1958–1961: Magnus Sundsfjord
* 1962–1963: Øivind Kaspersen
* 1964–1969: Meyer Madsen 
* 1970–1971: Rolf Fagermo
* 1972-1972: Meyer Madsen
* 1972–1975: Andreas Opsahl
* 1976–1979: Håkon Willumsen 
* 1980–1981: Harald Joakimsen 
* 1982–1983: Svein Christensen 
* 1984–1995: Roger Granberg ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1995–1999: Jon Gisle Karlsen 
* 1999-2003: Gunnar T. Skjellvik ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2003-2011: Walter Pedersen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2011-2019: Petter Jørgen Pedersen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2019–present: Bjørn Magne Pedersen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
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==Buildings and structures==
[[File:Gildeskål lite.jpg|thumb|350px|right|View from Sandhornøya, in Gildeskål]]
[[Sandhornøy Bridge]] connects the island of Sandhornøya to the mainland. The [[Kjellingstraumen Bridge]] crosses the outer end of the [[Beiar Fjord]].

There is a [[Very low frequency|VLF]]-transmitter in Gildeskål that is used for sending messages to submerged [[submarine]]s ([[call sign]]: JXN, [[Radio frequency|frequency]]: 16.4&nbsp;kHz). It uses as antenna multiple wires spun between two mountains ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110628194141/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1838 photo]). The transmitter building is located at {{coord|66|58|58|N|13|52|23|E|region:NO_type:landmark|name=JXN transmitter}}.

== Notable people ==
* [[Elias Blix]] (1836–1902), a professor, theologian, hymn writer, and politician
* [[Harald Sund]] (1876–1940), an architect, artist, and illustrator
* [[Håvard Lund]] (born 1970), a jazz musician (clarinet and saxophone) and composer

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

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