Editing Hemnes Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Nordland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Hemnes
|native_name            =
|native_name_lang       =
|other_name             =
|former_name            =
|image_skyline          = Hemnesberget.JPG
|image_caption          = View of Hemnesberget
|idnumber               = 1832
|county                 = Nordland
|district               = Helgeland
|capital                = [[Korgen]]
|established            = 1839
|preceded               = [[Rana Municipality]]
|demonym                = Hemnesværing
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Hemnes komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.hemnes.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Paul Asphaug 
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|elevation_max_m        = 1915.75
|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              = 49
|area_total_km2         = 1589.50
|area_land_km2          = 1429.98
|area_water_km2         = 159.52
|area_water_percent     = 10
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 194
|population_total       = 4485
|population_density_km2 = 2.8
|population_increase    = -1.5
|coordinates            = {{coord|66|03|15|N|14|01|50|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Hemnes''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Nordland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Helgeland]] [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Korgen]]. Other villages include [[Bjerka]], [[Bleikvasslia]], [[Finneidfjord]], [[Hemnesberget]], and [[Sund, Hemnes|Sund]].

[[File:Utsikt mot Vefsn.JPG|thumb|left|View from Korgfjellet mountain in Hemnes (about 400 m [[amsl]]) towards Vefsn]]
The municipality sits south of the [[Ranfjorden]] and stretches south and east toward the border with [[Sweden]]. The [[Nordland Line]] and [[European route E6]] cross Hemnes on their way to the town of [[Mo i Rana]] about {{convert|20|km}} to the northeast. The E6 highway enters Hemnes from the west through the [[Korgfjell Tunnel]] from [[Vefsn Municipality]].

The {{convert|1590|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 49th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hemnes is the 194th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,485. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|2.8|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 1.5% 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==
This municipality was established in 1839 when the large [[Rana Municipality]] was divided into Sør-Rana Municipality and [[Nord-Rana Municipality]], shortly after the [[Formannskapsdistrikt]] law went into effect. Soon after, in 1844, ''Sør-Rana Municipality'' was renamed ''Hemnes Municipality''.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 July 1918, the southern district of Hemnes Municipality (population: 1,369) was separated to become the new [[Korgen Municipality]]. This left Hemnes Municipality with 3,567 residents. A few months later on 1 January 1919, the eastern area of [[Bardal]] (population: 4) was transferred to the neighboring [[Nesna Municipality]]. Then on 1 July 1929, Hemnes was divided into three smaller municipalities: [[Sør-Rana Municipality]], [[Elsfjord Municipality]], and Hemnes Municipality. After this division, Hemnes Municipality only consisted of the large village of [[Hemnesberget]] and the area immediately around it (population: 1,077).<ref name="Dag" />

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, Hemnes Municipality (population: 1,352) was merged with [[Korgen Municipality]] (population: 3,033), the extreme northern part of [[Hattfjelldal Municipality]] (population: 168), and the southern part of [[Sør-Rana Municipality]] (population: 934) to form a new, larger Hemnes Municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{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 |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Hemnes'' farm ({{langx|non|Heimnes}}, now called [[Hemnesberget]]) since the first [[Hemnes Church]] was built there. The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|heimr}} which means "[[home]]" (here in the sense of being "closest to home"). The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|nes}} which means "[[headland]]", referring to the peninsula on which the farm is located.<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=132 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 4 April 1986. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], boat clamps [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått en gull båtklammer}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a boat [[clamp (tool)|clamp]]. The clamp 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 blue color in the field symbolizes the importance of the ocean. The clamp was chosen because [[shipbuilding]] has long been a tradition in the municipality. To symbolize shipbuilding, it was decided to use the clamp which is used to keep the wooden flanks of the ships together. The arms were designed by Anne Lofthus Valla.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Hemnes |access-date=2023-02-02 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hemnes, Nordland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-18-32.html |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-04-04 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-04-04-885 |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Hemnes Municipality. It is part of the [[Indre Helgeland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Hemnes'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Bleikvassli||[[Bleikvassli Church]]||[[Bleikvasslia]]||1955
|-
|Hemnes||[[Hemnes Church]]||[[Hemnesberget]]||1872
|-
|Korgen||[[Korgen Church]]||[[Korgen]]||1863
|}

==History==
[[File:Memorial stone for partisans A.JPG|thumb|left|Memorial for Yugoslav partisans taken as [[POW]]s.]]

===Second World War===
As part of their drive on [[Northern Norway]], a detachment of three hundred German soldiers landed at Hemnes from the captured Norwegian coastal steamer [[SS Nordnorge (1923)|SS ''Nordnorge'']] on 10 May 1940 and captured the municipality from a platoon of British soldiers from No. 1 [[Independent Company]], despite a spirited defence in the streets of [[Hemnesberget]]. A [[Royal Navy]] task force consisting of the anti-aircraft cruiser [[HMS Calcutta (D82)|''Calcutta'']] and destroyer [[HMS Zulu (F18)|''Zulu'']] sank the former Norwegian steamer and shelled the German forces in the town, but were unable to dislodge the German landing force.

A [[Norwegian Army]] detachment attempted a counterattack against the German's positions, but was driven back. The town was again bombarded on 12 May by a passing Royal Navy force without significant effect, leaving Hemnes in German control for the rest of the war.<ref>{{Cite web |year=1952 |title=The Campaign in Norway |url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/UK-NWE-Norway/UK-NWE-Norway-12.html#page181 |publisher=HyperWar |location=London: HMSO}}</ref>

==Economy==
In 2023, a window manufacturing company, Natre Vinduer, announced that after 99 years operating in [[Hemnesberget]], it was closing its factory and relocating it to [[Gjøvik (town)|Gjøvik]]. This would transfer about 100 employees out of the municipality to the new factory.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guttormsen |first=Marius |date=2023-09-26 |title=100 ansatte mister jobber – vindusfabrikken Natre legger ned i Hemnes etter 99 år |url=https://www.nrk.no/nordland/100-ansatte-mister-jobber-_-vindusfabrikken-natre-legger-ned-pa-hemnes-1.16571668 |access-date=2023-09-26 |work=[[NRK]].no |language=no}}</ref>

==Government==
Hemnes 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 [[Helgeland District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Hemnes is made up of 23 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                      = Hemnes
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|otherparty1               = Green Hemnes
|otherparty_no1            = Grønt Hemnes
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|otherparty                = Social Democrats Hemnes
|otherparty_no             = Sosialdemokratene Hemnes
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/nordland/#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Social Democrats Hemnes
|otherparty_no             = Sosialdemokratene Hemnes
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Grønne                    = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Hemnes Community Party
|otherparty_no             = Hemnes samfunnsparti
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Hemnes Peoples Party Free Politics List
|otherparty_no             = Hemnes Folkepartis Fripolitiske Liste 	
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste 
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Hemnes cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Hemnes tverrpolitiske liste 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|otherparty_no             = Hemnes Upolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] and independent liberal voters
|smallparty_no             = Venstre og uavhengige liberale velgeres liste
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}} 50%, white 50%);
|smallparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] and independent liberal voters
|smallparty_no             = Venstre og uavhengige liberale velgeres liste
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}} 50%, white 50%);
|smallparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|DLF/V                     = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Høyre                     = 2
|NKP                       = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|note = On 1 January 1964, [[Korgen Municipality]] and some other adjacent areas became part of Hemnes Municipality.

|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 1
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hemnes
|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                     = 12
|Venstre                   = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 1
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Hemnes 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 (incomplete list):<ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}</ref>
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*1911-1914: J.O. Rydsaa<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/31646582ab84430a29abe3b15a30e28b|title=Hemnes herredsstyre|date=1911-02-01|newspaper=Ranens Tidende|page=3}}</ref>
*1914-1916: Wilhelm Theting<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/9711d90b6382fe9112efb9e34247ba1d|title=70 år|date=1947-03-11|newspaper=[[Dunderlandsdølen]]|page=2}}</ref>
*1917-1919: N. Boldermo<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/7efb6ae785f89ecec2b81b1780976d69|title=Som ordfører|date=1917-05-21|newspaper=Ranans Folkeblad|page=2}}</ref>
*1919-1922: Per Drevvatne<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/15c9efc88ff5dc375d2715d9d0fd62d6|title=Ved ordførervalget i Hemnes|date=1919-12-10|newspaper=[[Nordlandsposten]]|page=2}}</ref>
*1922-1926: Johan Finneide<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/fe64a4de5d34e1e571f324648f512ece|title=Ordførervalgene|date=1922-12-13|newspaper=[[Nordlandsposten]]|page=2}}</ref>
*1926-1928: Hans Jakobsen<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/3da1ca9edce389b4012884b286e96d78|title=Hemnes herredsstyre|date=1925-12-16|newspaper=Helgeland|page=4}}</ref>
*1928-1929: M. Michaelsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/1b5f5849ed964a0417059d113fd73803|title=Ordførervalgene|date=1928-12-19|newspaper=[[Nordlandsposten]]|page=2}}</ref>
*1929-1931: K. Mollestad<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/9c519daf461f42470ae66a9fc247e8a7|title=Hemnes kommune|date=1929-06-15|newspaper=[[Lofotposten]]|page=5}}</ref>
*1931-1940: Jens Jensen<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/47b04b4316faa8c5c34f9037908ec5b7?page=1|title=De nye ordførere i Nordland fylke|date=1935-02-18|newspaper=[[Nordlandsposten]]|page=2}}</ref>
*1941-1941: Fr. Præstang<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/7902f42afc9a253a68881b1ab5f4bd63|title=De nye ordførere og varaordførere i Nordland opnevnt|date=1941-01-16|newspaper=[[Lofotposten]]|pages=1 & 6}}</ref>
*1941-1943: Johan Selseth<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/f1877e261c8d37e94e7eddd5cb471f5f|title=Ny ordfører i Hemnes|date=1941-02-19|newspaper=[[Lofotposten]]|page=2}}</ref>
*1943–1944: Trygve Langseth<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/c10fa807143570c46bd48eceab31a56f|title=Nye ordførere og varaordførere i Nordland fylke|date=1943-01-05|newspaper=[[Nordlandsposten]]|page=4}}</ref>
*1945-1945: Jens Jensen<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/4e1d0a67c4e89251d112ccefbc3df255|title=De nye, midlertidige ordførere i Nordland og Troms|date=1945-05-14|newspaper=[[Lofotposten]]|page=6}}</ref>
*1946-1951: Bjarne Paulsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/c65e5afeab07334704bd5c14d2fa3eb6|title=Formannskapsvalg i Hemnes og Sør-Rana|date=1946-01-09|newspaper=[[Helgeland Arbeiderblad]]|page=2}}</ref>
*1952-1959: Øystein Jenssen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/69bdb1bf2cebcf8c8197aa0474d0725a|title=Ordførervalg på Helgeland|date=1952-01-02|newspaper=[[Lofotposten]]|page=15}}</ref>
*1959-1967: Kristen Pettersen Øverleir ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{cite news|language=no|accessdate=2024-10-19|url=https://www.nb.no/items/c06bb9ccbac7de9741734127c9763285|title=K. Petersen-Øverleir ny ordfører i Hemnes|date=1959-12-15|newspaper=[[Rana Blad]]|page=1}}</ref>
*1968-1975: Ole Brygfjeld ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1976-1979: Harald Gullesen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1980-1983: Nils Nermark ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1984-1995: Ørnulf Skjæran ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1996-1999: Nils Valla ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1999-2003: Per Jomar Hoel ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2003-2011: [[Kjell-Idar Juvik]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2011-2015: Kjell Joar Petersen-Øverleir ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2015-2019: Christine Trones ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2019–present: Paul Asphaug ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
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[[File:Image7-19918810.jpg|thumb|right|Okstindan range with [[Oksskolten]], 1916 m, the highest mountain in [[North Norway]].]]

==Geography==
The lake [[Røsvatnet]] ({{langx|sma|Reevhtse}}) is a [[lake]] and [[reservoir (water)|reservoir]] lying partially in the southern part of Hemnes. It has been the site of human occupation since the [[Stone Age]]. Its area of {{convert|219|km2}} makes it the [[List of lakes in Norway|second largest lake in Norway]] by surface area. Other lakes include [[Bleikvatnet]], [[Grasvatnet]], [[Stormålvatnet]], and [[Stormyrbassenget]].

The [[Okstindan]] mountain range is located in Hemnes, including the highest point in the municipality: the {{convert|1915.75|m|adj=on}} tall [[Oksskolten]].<ref name="elev" /> The large [[Okstindbreen]] [[glacier]] sits atop the mountain range.

===Farms of Hemnes===
====Maps====
Each map has a maximum number of listings it can display, so the map has been divided into parts consistent with the [https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/district_list/74255 enumeration districts] ({{langx|no|tellingskrets}}) in the 1920 census. This map will include one farm name per farm number; other farm names or subdivision numbers may exist.   
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| mark-title10      = 9: Naverlid
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Note that tellingskrets 2, Brennberget - Straumgrenda, and 3, Utskarpen, are now in Rana municipality.<br>Tellingskrets 5, Elsfjorden; 6, Drevvatne skolekreds and 7, Luktvatne,  are now in [[Vefsn Municipality]].

====Names and numbers====
The farms in Hemnes Municipality as they are listed in O. Rygh's series [[Norske_Gaardnavne]] ({{lit|Norwegian farm names}}), the Nordland volume of which was published in 1905. 
:''See also:'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=4i5MAQAAIAAJ Digital version of Norske Gaardnavne - Nordland] {{in lang|no}}

The farm numbers are used in some census records, and numbers that are near each other indicate that those farms are geographically proximate. Handwritten Norwegian sources, particularly those prior to 1800, may use variants on these names. For recorded variants before 1723, see the digital version of O. Rygh.

Note that this list of farms does not adhere to the modern boundaries of Hemnes, but instead reflects the boundaries as O. Rygh knew them. Refer to their location on the map to determine which municipality they belong in now.

Farm names were often used as part of [[Scandinavian_family_name_etymology#Norway|Norwegian names]], in addition to the person's given name and [[patronymic]] or inherited surname. Some families retained the farm name, or [https://www.kartverket.no/globalassets/til-lands/stadnamn/toponymic-guidelines-for-map-and-other-editors-norway.pdf toponymic], as a surname when they emigrated, so in those cases tracing a surname may tell you specifically where in Norway the family was from. This tradition began to change in the mid to late 19th century, and inherited surnames were codified into law in 1923.

If you can't find an entry when you are searching for a word that starts with AE, Ae, O, A or Aa, it may have been transcribed from one of those letters not used in English. Try looking for it under the Norwegian letter; Æ, Ø, and Å appear at the end of the [[Danish_and_Norwegian_alphabet|Norwegian alphabet]]

{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! Farm Name !! Farm Number
|-
| Sandnes indre || 1 
|-
| Sandviken || 1, 5 
|-
| Osmo || 2 
|-
| Hestnesosen || 3 
|-
| Hestneset || 4 
|-
| Berntviken || 4, 2 
|-
| Brennesvik || 5 
|-
| Stomviken || 5, 2 
|-
| Blaabærviken || 5, 3 
|-
| Mastervik || 6 
|-
| Leirvik || 7 
|-
| Brattaamoen || 7, 3 
|-
| Vedaaen || 8 
|-
| Næverli || 9 
|-
| Høineset || 10 
|-
| Varpen || 10, 2 
|-
| Espervik || 11 
|-
| Fuglstrand || 12 
|-
| Skravlaa || 13 
|-
| Elsfjorden || 14 
|-
| Flotmoen || 15 
|-
| Svartkjønli || 16 
|-
| Vesterbækmo || 17 
|-
| Dyrhaug || 18 
|-
| Lillejorden || 18, 3 
|-
| Drevasbotnet || 19 
|-
| Bjørnstadmoen || 19, 2 
|-
| Leirfaldmoen || 19, 4 
|-
| Drevatnet || 20 
|-
| Sagbakken || 20, 6 
|-
| Rørenget || 20, 7 
|-
| Granneset || 20, 9 
|-
| Luktvasli, 1|| 21 
|-
| Luktvasli, 2 || 22 
|-
| Luktvasli, 3 || 23 
|-
| Rundsvold || 24 
|-
| Skogsmo || 25 
|-
| Hjartli || 26 
|-
| Langmoen || 26, 3 
|-
| Luktvashoved || 27 
|-
| Bjerknes || 28 
|-
| Kjerringhalsen || 29 
|-
| Svartvatnet || 30 
|-
| Luktvatnet lille || 31 
|-
| Luktvasmo || 32 
|-
| Elsfjordosen || 33 
|-
| Tronmoen || 34 
|-
| Nymoen || 34, 2
|-
| Forsmoen || 35 
|-
| Stormoen || 36 
|-
| Sagmoen || 36, 2 
|-
| Storvoldmoen || 36, 4 
|-
| Kobhaugen || 37 
|-
| Bakken || 37, 2 
|-
| Elsfjordstranden || 38 
|-
| Seljeli || 39 
|-
| Myrvik || 40 
|-
| Myrbækmoen || 40, 2 
|-
| Furuhatten || 41 
|-
| Mula || 42 
|-
| Vægthaugkraaen || 43 
|-
| Øninglien || 44 
|-
| Maalvatnet, 1 || 45 
|-
| Maalvatnet, 2|| 46 
|-
| Bjurbækdalen || 47 
|-
| Forsbakken || 48 
|-
| Bjerkadalen || 49 
|-
| Stien || 49, 1 
|-
| Bjerkadalen || 50 
|-
| Bjerka store || 51 
|-
| Breiviken || 52 
|-
| Langklevenget || 52, 3 
|-
| Finneid || 53 
|-
| Katstranden || 54 
|-
| Urland || 55
|-
| Urlandaaen || 56 
|-
| Holmen || 57 
|-
| Svalingen || 58 
|-
| Inderviken || 58, 4
|-
| Sæteren || 59 
|-
| Grønvikmoen || 60 
|-
| Grindviken || 60, 2 
|-
| Grønvik || 61
|-
| Oterbranden || 62
|-
| Lakshusneset || 62, 3
|-
| Sund || 63
|-
| Gløsen || 63, 1
|-
| Staulen || 63, 2
|-
| Sjøgaarden || 63, 4
|-
| Sjøbakken || 63, 6
|-
| Ekren || 63, 8
|-
| Moan || 63, 9
|-
| Ekreneset || 63, 10
|-
| Præstenget || 64
|-
| Hundnesdalen || 64, 2
|-
| Hemnes || 65
|-
| Gjeitvik || 66
|-
| Høineset || 66, 2
|-
| Buvik || 67
|-
| Dilkestad, 1 || 68
|-
| Purkneset || 68, 1
|-
| Aaenget || 68, 2
|-
| Aspbakken|| 68, 5
|-
| Purkneshaugen || 68, 6
|-
| Dilkestad, 2 || 69
|-
| Dalosen || 70
|-
| Sletten || 70, 3
|-
| Brubakken || 70, 7
|-
| Ravnseng || 70, 9
|-
| Faldhaala || 70, 10
|-
| Steinhaugen || 71
|-
| Utskarpen || 72
|-
| Storholmen || 73
|-
| Gjesbakken || 74
|-
| Rørlien || 75
|-
| Fuglmyrhaug || 76
|-
| Storstranden || 77
|-
| Landenget || 77, 5
|-
| Bratland || 78
|-
| Lilleberget || 78, 4
|-
| Aaneset || 78, 5
|-
| Kvitneset || 79
|-
| Brennberget øvre || 80
|-
| Brennberget nedre || 81
|-
| Høikleppen || 82
|-
| Brennbergfjeld || 83
|-
| Brennberget indre || 84
|-
| Laukhellen || 84, 4
|-
| Seljehammeren || 85
|-
| Strømsnes || 86
|-
| Tybækken || 87
|-
| Utland || 88
|-
| Strømbotn || 89
|-
| Medstrøm || 90
|-
| Tverbæklien || 91
|-
| Strømfors || 92
|-
| Strømdalen || 93
|-
| Nordenglien || 94
|-
| Jamtjorden || 95
|-
| Bjerklien || 96
|-
| Strømbugten || 97
|-
| Strømmen || 98
|-
| __ || __ 
|-
| Røssagauren || 100
|-
| Røssaaen || 101
|-
| Mellingsjorden || 102
|-
| Traangmoen || 102, 3
|-
| Solhaug || 104
|-
| Engesmoen || 104, 2
|-
| Samuelmoen || 105
|-
| Valaamoen || 106
|-
| Seljebakneset || 106, 4
|-
| Korgen || 107
|-
| Vildmoen || 108
|-
| Bjurselvmoen || 109
|-
| Kjukkelmoen || 110
|-
| Tømmermoen || 111
|-
| Fagervoldli || 112
|-
| Langmoen || 113
|-
| Groftremmen || 114
|-
| Flatmoen || 114, 2
|-
| Forsmoen || 115
|-
| Bygdaasen|| 116
|-
| Svartvasmoen || 117
|-
| Kongsdalen || 118
|-
| Bleikvasforsen || 119
|-
| Oksfjeldelven || 120
|-
| Lenningsvik || 121
|-
| Rapliaasen || 122
|-
| Smalsundmoen || 123
|-
| Bleikvaslien || 124
|-
| Krokselvmoen || 125
|-
| Stabbforsen || 126
|-
| Brygfjelddalen || 127
|-
| Ytterlien || 128
|-
| Jordaabakken || 128, 2
|-
| Brygfjeld lille || 129
|-
| Bollermoen || 130
|-
| Aaenget || 131
|-
| Holmsletten || 132
|-
| Brygfjeld store || 133
|-
| Skresletten || 134
|-
| Tveraaen || 135
|-
| Fjelddal || 136
|-
| Trætbakken || 137
|-
| Finbakken || 138
|-
| Skjeftmoen || 139
|-
| Leirskaret || 140
|-
| Meland || 141
|-
| Leiren øvre || 142
|-
| Leiren ytre || 143
|-
| Jerpbakken || 144
|-
| Olderneset || 145
|-
| Troneset || 146
|-
| Leiren nedre || 147
|-
| Valla || 148
|-
| Svebakken || 148, 5
|-
| Libakken || 148, 7
|-
| Bjerka lille || 149
|}
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== Notable people ==
[[File:Laila4.jpg|140px|thumb|Laila Stien,2007]]
* [[:no:Kristen Rivertz|Kristen Rivertz, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (1862–1937), an architect
* [[Johan Albrigt Rivertz]] (1874 in Korgen – 1942), a judge on the [[Supreme Court of Norway]]
* [[Erling Falk]] (1887 in Hemnesberget - 1940), a Norwegian politician, ideologist, and writer
* [[:no:Christen Finbak|Christen Finbak, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (1904–1954), a chemist and physicist
* [[Egil Kraggerud]] (born 1939 in Hemnes), a philologist
* [[Laila Stien]] (born 1946 in Hemnes), a novelist, poet, and author of children's literature
* [[Gerd-Liv Valla]] (born 1948), a former trade union leader who grew up near Bjerka 
* [[Reidar Sørensen]] (born 1956 in Hemnesberget), a Norwegian stage and film actor<ref>{{IMDb name|0845719|Reidar Sørensen}}. Retrieved 10 September 2020.</ref>
* [[Kjell-Idar Juvik]] (born 1966 in Hemnesberget), a politician who was Mayor of Hemnes from 2003–2011
* [[Børge Petersen-Øverleir]] (born 1967 in Hemnesberget), a guitarist

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

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