Editing Luster, Norway

{{short description|Municipality in Vestland, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Sogn, Norway|the village in Luster municipality|Luster (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Luster
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Lyster herred
|image_skyline          = Luster sognefjord norway.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the village of Luster
|idnumber               = 4644
|county                 = Vestland
|district               = Sogn
|capital                = [[Gaupne]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Lustring
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Luster komm.svg
|webpage                = www.luster.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Andreas Wollnick Wiese 
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 17
|area_total_km2         = 2706.34
|area_land_km2          = 2596.74
|area_water_km2         = 109.61
|area_water_percent     = 4.1
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 176
|population_total       = 5302
|population_density_km2 = 2
|population_increase    = 5.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|61|29|38|N|07|19|46|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6818960 |utm_easting = 0411072 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Luster''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Vestland]] [[counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is located at the end of the [[Sognefjorden]] in the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Sogn]]. The [[administrative centre]] is the village of [[Gaupne]]. Other villages in Luster include [[Fortun (village)|Fortun]], [[Hafslo (village)|Hafslo]], [[Indre Hafslo]], [[Jostedal]], [[Luster (village)|Luster]], [[Nes, Sogn og Fjordane|Nes]], [[Ornes, Sogn og Fjordane|Ornes]], [[Skjolden]], [[Solvorn]], and [[Veitastrond]].

Luster is centered around the inner branch of the [[Sognefjord]], which is called the [[Lustrafjorden]]. Its landscape includes fjords, steep mountains, water-abundant waterfalls, blue glaciers, and valleys. Both [[Jostedalsbreen National Park]] and [[Breheimen National Park]] are partially located in this municipality. The [[Sognefjellsvegen]] road goes over a mountain pass in eastern Luster.

The {{convert|2706|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 17th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Luster is the 176th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,302. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|2|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 5.2% during 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>

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

==General information==
[[File:Fortun 2010.jpg|thumb|left|View of the [[Fortun (village)|Fortun]] area]]
[[File:Norway sheep and landscape.jpg|thumb|left|Norwegian sheep and Luster landscape]]
[[File:Gaupne gamle kirke.jpg|thumb|left|[[Old Gaupne Church]]]]
''Lyster'' was established as a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). The original municipality was identical to the ''Lyster'' [[Church of Norway|parish]] ''([[prestegjeld]])'' with the sub-parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) of [[Fortun (village)|Fortun]], [[Luster (village)|Dale]], [[Nes, Sogn og Fjordane|Nes]], and [[Gaupne]]. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1963, the neighboring municipalities of [[Hafslo]] and [[Jostedal]] were merged with Luster, forming a much larger municipality. After the merger, Luster had 5,854 residents.<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>

Since the consolidation of the three municipalities of [[Hafslo]], [[Jostedal]] and Luster in 1963, the area has been characterized by scattered rural settlements and large distances between these settlements. Luster was the largest municipality by area in the old [[Sogn og Fjordane]] county.<ref name="em">{{Cite web |last=Natvik |first=Oddvar |date=9 February 2005 |title=Some historical data on the 26 Kommunes |url=http://www.emigration.no/sff/emigration3.nsf/0/326D0346278A5909C1256F570048962C?OpenDocument |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613141425/http://www.emigration.no/sff/emigration3.nsf/0/326D0346278A5909C1256F570048962C?OpenDocument |archive-date=13 June 2008 |access-date=23 June 2008}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly created [[Vestland]] county after [[Sogn og Fjordane]] and [[Hordaland]] counties were merged.

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the [[Lustrafjorden]] ({{langx|non|Lústr}}) and the [[Luster (village)|village of Luster]] which grew up along the fjord. The name is derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|ljóss}} which means "light" or "bright", referring to the bright color of the water from the [[glacier]]s.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lN1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt |date=1919 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=12 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=8 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Lyster''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Luster''.<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=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 20 April 1990. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a [[tilia]] curled [[argent]] forming an [[Annulet (heraldry)|annulet]]"'' ({{langx|no|På blå grunn ein sølv linderanke lagt i sirkel}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[tilia]] branch curled into a circle. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The arms are inspired by an old [[Wood carving|woodcarving]] found in the [[Urnes Stave Church]] which is located in the municipality. The arms were designed by Inge Rotevatn from Nordfjordeid. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 September 2022 |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Luster |access-date=2023-05-13 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Luster, Sogn og Fjordane (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-14-26.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1990-05-30 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1990-04-20-258 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has eight parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Luster. It is part of the [[Sogn prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].<ref>{{Cite web |year=2008 |title=Alle kirker og kirkegårder i Norge |url=http://www.tha.no/kirkerinorge-v2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603174706/http://www.tha.no/kirkerinorge-v2.htm |archive-date=2008-06-03 |language=no}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Luster'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Dale||[[Dale Church (Luster)|Dale Church]]||[[Luster (village)|Luster]]||1250
|-
|rowspan="2"|Fet og Joranger||[[Fet Church (Luster)|Fet Church]]||[[Fet, Sogn og Fjordane|Fet]]||1894
|-
|[[Joranger Church]]||[[Joranger]]||1660
|-
|Fortun||[[Fortun Church]]||[[Fortun (village)|Fortun]]||1879
|-
|rowspan="2"|Gaupne||[[Gaupne Church]]||rowspan="2"|[[Gaupne]]||1908
|-
|[[Old Gaupne Church]]||1647
|-
|rowspan="2"|Hafslo||[[Hafslo Church]]||[[Hafslo (village)|Hafslo]]||1878
|-
|[[Veitastrond Chapel]]||[[Veitastrond]]||1928
|-
|Jostedal||[[Jostedal Church]]||[[Jostedal]]||1660
|-
|Nes||[[Nes Church (Sogn og Fjordane)|Nes Church]]||[[Nes, Sogn og Fjordane|Nes]]||1909
|-
|rowspan="2"|Solvorn||[[Solvorn Church]]||[[Solvorn]]||1883
|-
|[[Urnes Stave Church]]||[[Ornes, Sogn og Fjordane|Ornes]]||1130
|}

==Government==
[[File:Andreas Wollnick Wiese 2024 Luster.jpg|thumb|Mayor Andreas Wollnick Wiese, Luster(2024)]]

Luster 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 [[Sogn og Fjordane District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Luster is made up of 25 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                      = Luster
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestland/luster#seats |access-date=2024-01-21 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestland/luster#seats |access-date=2019-10-29 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 13
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 13
|Venstre                   = 1 
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Sogn og Fjordane |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/sogn%20og%20fjordane/luster#seats |access-date=2019-10-29 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|H/KrF/Sp                  = 11
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list for Hafslo
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista for Hafslo
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Local list for Hafslo
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista for Hafslo
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Local list for Hafslo
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista for Hafslo
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Local list for Hafslo
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista for Hafslo
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Cross-party common list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk Samlingsliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 19
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Venstre                   = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 10
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|AFS                       = 11
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|Local_Lists               = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Luster
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|Sp/V                      = 6
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] of Luster:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ordførarar i Luster |url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/3406373.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=NRK Fylkesleksikonet |language=nn}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1838-1841: Mons S. Fuhr
*1842-1843: Peder Lavold
*1844-1845: Hans Hanson Urdahl, Sr. 
*1846-1853: Sølfest Urdahl
*1854-1861: Mons S. Fuhr
*1862-1863: Hans Hanson Urdahl, Sr.
*1864-1865: John Z. Næs
*1866-1866: Sølfest Urdahl
*1867-1867: John Z. Næs
*1868-1869: Sølfest Urdahl
*1870-1875: John Z. Næs
*1876-1877: Hans Hanson Urdahl, Jr.
*1878-1881: John Z. Næs
*1888-1893: Hans Hanson Urdahl, Jr.
*1894-1897: Sjur O. Fuhr
*1898-1898: Hans J. Næss
*1899-1900: Sjur T. Næss
*1901-1904: Sjur O. Fuhr
*1905-1906: Sjur T. Næss
*1907-1910: Per Urdahl 
*1911-1916: Halvard Drægni  
*1917-1919: Johannes Fladhammer
*1920-1921: Halvard Drægni  
*1922-1922: Hermann Prestegård
*1923-1925: Jens Døsen
*1926-1927: Halvard Drægni 
*1928-1928: Olav Tjønn
*1929-1931: Anders Molland
*1932-1934: Hermann Prestegård
*1935-1941: Anders Molland
*1942-1944: Eirik Weka
*1946-1947: Hans Prestegård
*1948-1959: Olav Listou
*1960-1975: Anders Bjørk ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1976-1977: [[Kåre Øvregard]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1978-1979: Knut P. Nes ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1980-1989: Jan Haugen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1990-2003: Ernst Weum ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2003-2011: Torodd Urnes ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*2011-2023: Ivar Kvalen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2023-present: Andreas Wollnick Wiese ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-13 |title=Luster får ny ordførar frå Sp |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestland/luster-far-ny-ordforar-fra-sp-1.16555412 |access-date=2024-01-21 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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==Geography==
[[File:Nigardsbreen-Norway-close-up.jpg|thumb|right|Note people entering the ice cave in the glacier Nigardsbreen&mdash;this gives some perspective on the size of the glacier as the cave shows in the other picture.]]
[[File:Nigardsbreen-Norway.jpg|thumb|right|The [[glacier]] Nigardsbreen and the lake Nigardsbrevatnet in Luster.]]

===Location===
Luster, one of the largest municipalities in southern Norway, is located in the glacial mountains where the [[Sognefjorden]] begins its path to the [[North Sea]]. The fjord is fed by many large glaciers such as the [[Harbardsbreen]], [[Holåbreen]], [[Jostedalsbreen]], [[Nigardsbreen]], [[Spørteggbreen]], and others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wobig |first=Andreas |year=2008 |title=Luster, Sogn og Fjordane |url=http://norwegen.piranho.de/Sogn%20og%20Fjordane_Lustere.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807104152/http://norwegen.piranho.de/Sogn%20og%20Fjordane_Lustere.htm |archive-date=2007-08-07}}</ref>

It is bordered by four municipalities in [[Vestland]] county: [[Stryn]] to the north, [[Sunnfjord (municipality)|Sunnfjord]] to the west, [[Sogndal]] to the southwest, and [[Årdal]] to the southeast. It is also bordered by three municipalities in [[Innlandet]] county: [[Skjåk]] to the northeast and by [[Lom, Norway|Lom]] and [[Vang, Oppland|Vang]] to the east.

===Feigumfoss waterfall===
With a vertical drop of {{convert|218|m}}, the Feigumfoss Waterfall is one of the highest in [[Scandinavia]].<ref name=go/>

===Mountains===
The [[Hurrungane]], [[Breheimen]], and [[Jotunheimen]] mountains cover parts of the municipality. [[Store Skagastølstind]] (or Storen) is the third highest mountain peak in [[Norway]] at {{convert|2405|m}} high, and it is located on the southern border of Luster and [[Årdal]]. It is part of the [[Hurrungane]] mountain range which contains some of the most alpine peaks in Norway.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Mountains of Luster over {{convert|2000|m}}<ref name=go/>
|-
! Mountain !! Height !! Mountain !! Height
|-
| [[Store Skagastølstind]] || {{convert|2405|m|abbr=on}} || Store Dyrhaugstind || {{convert|2147|m|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Store Styggedalstinden]] || {{convert|2387|m|abbr=on}} || Mjølkedalstind || {{convert|2137|m|abbr=on}} 
|-
| [[Jervvasstind]] || {{convert|2351|m|abbr=on}} || Store Ringstind || {{convert|2124|m|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Sentraltind]] || {{convert|2351|m|abbr=on}} || [[Tverrådalskyrkja]] || {{convert|2088|m|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Vetle Skagastølstind]] || {{convert|2340|m|abbr=on}} || [[Lodalskåpa]] || {{convert|2083|m|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Midtre Skagastølstind]] || {{convert|2284|m|abbr=on}} || Store Soleiebotntind || {{convert|2083|m|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Store Austanbotntind]] || {{convert|2203|m|abbr=on}} || Søre Dyrhaugstind || {{convert|2072|m|abbr=on}}
|-
| Store Raudalseggi || {{convert|2168|m|abbr=on}} || [[Fannaråki|Fannaråken]] || {{convert|2068|m|abbr=on}}
|-
| Store Raudalstind || {{convert|2157|m|abbr=on}} || Stetind i Jotunheimen || {{convert|2020|m|abbr=on}}
|-
| Uranostind || {{convert|2157|m|abbr=on}} || [[Brenibba]] || {{convert|2018|m|abbr=on}}
|}

===Lakes and Rivers===
There are notable lakes such as [[Veitastrondsvatnet]], [[Austdalsvatnet]], [[Styggevatnet]], Tunsbergdalvatnet, [[Prestesteinsvatnet]], and [[Hafslovatnet]]. There are also many big waterfalls such as the ''Feigumfoss'' waterfall at {{convert|218|m}} tall. The river [[Jostedøla]] runs through the Jostedal valley and empties into the fjord at Gaupne.

[[File:Austerdalen LC0364.jpg|thumb|right|Storelvi with Austerdalen (right) and Langedalen (left)]]

===Glaciers===
The [[Jostedalsbreen]] glacier (including the arm called [[Nigardsbreen]]) is the biggest [[glacier]] in continental [[Europe]], the highest point on it is [[Høgste Breakulen]]. It is located west of [[Jostedal]], north of [[Gaupne]], in [[Jostedalsbreen National Park]], much of which is located in the municipality of Luster.<ref name="go">{{Cite web |year=2008 |title=Luster Kommune |url=http://www.gonorway.no/norway/counties/sogn-and-fjordande/luster/7637a9b6ae72bf0/ |access-date=24 June 2008 |publisher=GoNorway.no}}</ref>  Other glaciers include the [[Austerdalsbreen]], [[Harbardsbreen]] and [[Spørteggbreen]].

==Economy==
The inhabitants of Luster make their living by farming, growing berries and fruit, [[tourism]], and [[hydroelectricity]]. Jøstedal and Fortun have large hydroelectric power stations. Summer tourism is quite busy. Tourist activities include mountain climbing, skiing, fishing, hiking, and hunting.<ref name=go/>  The [[Sognefjellsvegen]] tourist road passes through Luster.

===River fishing===
[[Fishing permit]]s (for salmon fishing) are sold for use on specific rivers, including Årøy-elva.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-07-19 |title=Laksefiske for alle |publisher=Aftenposten |page=11}}</ref>

==Culture and education==

===Historic churches===
[[File:Urnes Stave Church 2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Urnes Stave Church]] ]]
;Urnes Stave Church
[[Urnes Stave Church]] was built around 1150 and is [[Norway]]'s oldest [[Stave church]]. The Church lies majestically on the top of Urnes. The Stave church is one of four Norwegian Churches on [[UNESCO]]`s list of the most precious cultural monuments in the world.

The [[Stave church]]es are constructions of high quality, richly decorated with carvings. In virtually all of them the door frames are decorated from top to bottom with carvings. This tradition of rich ornamentation appears to go back to the animal carvings of the Viking age. The dragons are lovingly executed and transformed into long-limbed creatures of fantasy, here and there entwined with tendrils of vine, with winding stems and serrated leaves. The elaborate designs are executed with supreme artistic skill. The stave church doorways are, therefore, among the most distinctive works of art to be found in Norway. However, it is difficult to connect them with the [[Christianity|Christian]] gospel.<ref name=go/>

;Old Gaupne Church
The [[Old Gaupne Church]] is a magnificent church that was built in 1647 on a hill directly opposite [[Gaupne]] centre.<ref name=go/>

;Dale Church
[[Dale Church (Luster)|Dale Church]] is a stone church that was built in gothic style in the year 1250.<ref name=go/>

===Breheim center===
The [[Breheimsenteret|Breheim Center]] contains a comprehensive exhibition. A journey through 20,000 years - from the [[Ice age]] to the present day, an audio/visual show takes visitors inside the glacier. Glacier boat ''M/S "Jostedalsrypa"'' crosses the Nigard Glacier Lake. There are internationally approved guides, glacier and climbing courses, and ski-trips.<ref name=go/>

===Education===
In 2020, 32% of the municipality's applicants for [secondary schooling] ''[[videregående skole]]'', sought [non-vocational schooling],   ''studiespesialisering''; [67% or] the rest of the applicants sought [[vocational school]]ing.<ref>https://klassekampen.no/utgave/2021-08-03/fokus. [[Klassekampen]]</ref>

==Notable people==
[[File:Johannes Flintoe - Gerhard Munthe.png|140px|thumb|Gerhard Munthe, 1817]]
* [[Gerhard Munthe (cartographer)|Gerhard Munthe]] (1795 in Hafslo - 1876), a military officer, historian, and cartographer
* [[Christian Ellefson]] (1842 in Luster - 1925?), an American farmer and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
* [[Peter J. Dale]] (1845 in Luster – 1935), a Norwegian-American member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
* [[Henrik Angell]] (1861 in Luster – 1922), a military officer, sportsman, writer, skiing pioneer, and the first Norwegian delegate to the [[International Olympic Committee]]
* [[Sylfest Lomheim]] (born 1945 in Hafslo), a Norwegian philologist, academic, and politician
* [[Tor Bremer]] (born 1955 in Luster), a farmer and politician
* [[Kurt Heggestad]] (born 1982 in Veitastrond), a Norwegian former professional footballer
* [[Stine Pettersen Reinås]] (born 1994 in Hafslo), a Norwegian football defender with over 150 club caps and eight for the [[Norway women's national football team]]

==Twin cities/towns==
Luster has [[Twin towns and sister cities|sister city]] agreements with the following places:
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Viroqua, Wisconsin]], [[United States]]<ref>{{Cite web |year=2008 |title=Local History of Luster |url=http://www.luster.kommune.no/sogn/luster/lusterk.nsf/id/5B6496C31A7B9C1DC125722600283B72 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202143943/http://www.luster.kommune.no/sogn/luster/lusterk.nsf/id/5B6496C31A7B9C1DC125722600283B72 |archive-date=2008-02-02}}</ref>

==Media gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Bilde-Lodalskåpa 1.jpg|Lodalskåpa, a peak in the northeast part of [[Jostedalsbreen]]
File:Feigumfoss i Lyster i Sogn022.jpg|Feigumfossen
File:Hafslovatnet Norway.jpg|Hafslovatnet lake with the [[Sognefjord]] in the background
File:Lustrafjorden.JPG|Lustrafjorden
File:Urnes Stave Church 1.jpg|[[Urnes Stave Church]]
File:2005 07 18 Sognefjell 05.jpg|Sognefjell
File:Skjolden, Luster.JPG|Skjolden at Lustrafjorden in Luster, Norway
File:Nigardsbreen-Norway-glacier-hiking.jpg|Several groups of people are glacier hiking on the glacier Nigardsbreen
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Luster|Luster, Norway}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/luster Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071210074439/http://www.luster.kommune.no/ Luster Municipality Website] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://whc.unesco.org/sites/58.htm Urnes Stave Church]

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