Editing Radøy

{{short description|Former municipality in Hordaland, Norway}}
{{about|the former municipality in Hordaland, Norway|the island in Norway|Radøy (island)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Radøy
|former                 = yes
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|official_name          = 
|image_skyline          = Manger 29 To Bergen (5672350914).jpg
|image_caption          = View of the village of Manger
|idnumber               = 1260
|county                 = Hordaland
|district               = Nordhordland
|capital                = [[Manger, Norway|Manger]]
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Radøy komm.svg
|established            = 1 Jan 1964
|preceded               = [[Hordabø]], [[Sæbø (municipality)|Sæbø]], and [[Manger (municipality)|Manger]] municipalities
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 2020
|succeeded              = [[Alver (municipality)|Alver Municipality]]
|demonym                = Radværing
|mayor                  = Jon Askeland
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2007-2019
|area_rank              = 372
|area_total_km2         = 111.44
|area_land_km2          = 106.80
|area_water_km2         = 4.64
|area_water_percent     = 4.2
|population_as_of       = 2019
|population_rank        = 199
|population_total       = 5,128
|population_density_km2 = 48
|population_increase    = 10.1
|coordinates            = {{coord|60|40|09|N|05|02|10|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6732491 |utm_easting = 0283482 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Radøy''' is a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in the [[Nordhordland]] district of the old [[Hordaland]] county, [[Norway]]. The municipality existed from 1964 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into the new municipality of [[Alver (municipality)|Alver]] in [[Vestland]] county. The municipality included almost all of the island of [[Radøy (island)|Radøy]] plus many small surrounding islands. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality was the village of [[Manger, Norway|Manger]]. Other villages in the municipality included [[Askeland, Radøy|Askeland]], [[Austmarka]], [[Bøvågen]], [[Haugland, Radøy|Haugland]], [[Sæbø, Hordaland|Sæbø]], and [[Sletta, Hordaland|Sletta]].

Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the {{convert|111|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 372nd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Radøy is the 199th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,128. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|48|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 10.1% over the last decade.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2017 |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=Folkemengd1951&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=folkendrhist&StatVariant=&checked=true |access-date=2017-10-26 |language=no}}</ref>

==General information==
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. Radøy was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964. The new municipality was constructed from parts of several different municipalities:<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |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>
*all of [[Manger Municipality]] (population: 1,344)
*all of [[Hordabø Municipality]] (population: 1,679)
*the island of [[Bognøy]] from [[Herdla Municipality]] (population: 29)
*most of [[Sæbø Municipality]], except the Titland area on the Lindås peninsula (population: 916)
*the Sletta area on the island of [[Radøy (island)|Radøy]] from [[Lindås Municipality]] (population: 305)
*the Straume area on the island of Radøy and the small island of Fesøy from [[Austrheim Municipality]] (population: 56)

On 1 January 2020, the neighboring [[Meland Municipality]], Radøy Municipality, and [[Lindås Municipality]] were merged into the new [[Alver Municipality]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ein kommune |url=https://einkommune.no/ |access-date=2017-10-26 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality is named after the [[Radøy (island)|island of Radøy]] ({{langx|non|Rǫð}}) since the municipality encompassed the island. The first element is {{lang|non|rǫð}} which means "row", "ridge", or "line" (here in the sense that it is a "long island" sticking out of the ocean). The last element, {{wikt-lang|no|øy}} which means "[[island]]", was added later as a suffix to the name.<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Radøy. – øy |url=http://snl.no/Rad%C3%B8y.%2F%C3%B8y |access-date=2014-04-15 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud5LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt |date=1910 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=11 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=401 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 14 June 1991 and it was in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was dissolved. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], two [[Rowlock|oarlock]]s [[in pale]] [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]]"'' ({{langx|no|På gul grunn to svarte årekeipar.}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) 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 [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a pair of [[Rowlock|oarlock]]s, one above the other. Oarlocks are on the [[gunwale]] of a [[boat]] and they support the [[oar]] and give force to the rower's stroke. Some of these objects have been found in several places in Radøy and the artifacts date back to the first century BC. The arms were designed by Even Jarl Skoglund. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Radøy |access-date=2023-06-28 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Radoy, Hordaland |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-12-60.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1991-06-14 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1991-06-14-415 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{See also|Coat of arms of Fosnes|Coat of arms of Tjøme}}

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

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Radøy'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="4"|Radøy||[[Hordabø Church]]||[[Bøvågen]]||1875
|-
|[[Manger Church]]||[[Manger, Norway|Manger]]||1891
|-
|[[Sæbø Church]]||[[Sæbø, Hordaland|Sæbø]]||1883
|-
|[[Emigrant Church, Sletta]]||[[Sletta, Hordaland|Sletta]]||1997
|}

==Government==
During its existence, this municipality was governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] was [[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 |access-date=2023-01-01 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=no |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref>

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Radøy was made up of 25 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The [[Political party|party]] breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Radøy
|start                     = 2016
|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>
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Radøy
|start                     = 2012
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Hordaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/hordaland/radøy?type=ko&year=2011 |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Radøy
|start                     = 2008
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|SV/R                      = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Radøy
|start                     = 2004
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Radøy
|start                     = 2000
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Common List
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Radøy
|start                     = 1996
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Common list
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista  
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Radøy
|start                     = 1992
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Common list
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista  
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Radøy
|start                     = 1988
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|DLF/V                     = 2
|otherparty                = Common list
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista  
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Radøy
|start                     = 1984
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|DLF                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Radøy
|start                     = 1980
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|DLF                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Radøy
|start                     = 1976
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|DLF                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Radøy
|start                     = 1972
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Radøy
|start                     = 1968
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Radøy
|start                     = 1964
|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=2020-05-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
{{incomplete list|date=June 2023}}
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Radøy (incomplete list):<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ordførar i Radøy kommune |url=http://www.vestafjells.no/hordaland/radoy/politikk/ordforar.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=vestafjells.no |language=no}}</ref>
* 1983–1990: [[Olav Marås]]
* 2003–2007: [[Olav Steinar Namtvedt]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2007–2019: Jon Askeland ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref>[http://www.radoy.kommune.no/no/Om-Radoy-kommune/Lokaldemokrati/Folkevalde/Representantane/ Kommunestyret] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130223155914/http://www.radoy.kommune.no/no/Om-Radoy-kommune/Lokaldemokrati/Folkevalde/Representantane/ |date=2013-02-23 }}</ref>

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align       = none
|direction   = horizontal
|percentages = pagr
|source      = [[Statistics Norway]]<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|1964|4329
|1970|4100
|1980|4363
|1990|4560
|2000|4585
|2010|4825
|2019|5128
}}

==Geography==
[[File:Toska.JPG|thumb|right|350px|View of the island of Toska]]
The municipality encompassed all of the island of [[Radøy (island)|Radøy]], except the far southern tip (which belonged to [[Lindås]] municipality). The smaller surrounding islands of [[Toska]], [[Bognøy]], Fesøy, and others were also part of Radøy municipality. The [[Radfjorden]] separated Radøy municipality from the municipality of [[Meland]] to the south. The Radsundet strait separated the municipality of Radøy from the municipality of Lindås to the east. The island of [[Fosnøyna]] (in [[Austrheim]]) were located to the north. The islands of [[Øygarden]] sat across the [[Hjeltefjorden]] to the west.

== Notable people ==
{{See also|Alver_(municipality)#Notable_people}}

==See also==
*[[List of former municipalities of Norway]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Vestland}}
{{Authority control}}
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