Editing Selje

{{short description|Former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway}}
{{other uses}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Selje
|former                 = yes
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Selløe herred
|image_skyline          = Barmen.JPG
|image_caption          = View of the island of Barmen in Selje
|idnumber               = 1441
|county                 = Sogn og Fjordane
|district               = Nordfjord
|capital                = [[Selje (village)|Selje]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 2020
|succeeded              = [[Stad, Norway|Stad Municipality]]
|demonym                = Seljeværing
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Selje komm.svg
|mayor                  = Stein Robert Osdal
|mayor_party            = [[Christian People's Party (Norway)|KrF]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2015-2019
|area_rank              = 317
|area_total_km2         = 226.12
|area_land_km2          = 219.88
|area_water_km2         = 6.24
|area_water_percent     = 2.8
|population_as_of       = 2018
|population_rank        = 279
|population_total       = 2757
|population_density_km2 = 12.5
|population_increase    = -4
|coordinates            = {{coord|62|08|14|N|05|13|23|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6895225 |utm_easting = 0303153 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Selje''' is a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in the old [[Sogn og Fjordane]] county, [[Norway]] and was located in the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Nordfjord]]. The [[Selje (village)|village of Selje]] was the [[administrative center]] this municipality.  and neighborhoods in the municipality included [[Barmen, Norway|Barmen]], [[Ervik, Sogn og Fjordane|Ervik]], [[Flatraket]], [[Hoddevik]], [[Hoddevika]], [[Håvik]], and [[Leikanger, Selje|Leikanger]]. On 1 January 2020 the municipality became part of the new [[Stad Municipality]] in the newly formed [[Vestland]] county.

Selje municipality had been located at the northwesternmost part of [[Sogn og Fjordane]] county. Most of the municipality was located on and around the [[Stad (peninsula)|Stadlandet]] peninsula as well as some small surrounding islands such as [[Selja, Selje|Selja]] and [[Barmøya]].

At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the {{convert|226|km2|adj=on}} municipality was the 317th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Selje was the 279th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,757. Its [[population density]] was {{convert|12.5|PD/km2}} and its population had decreased by 4% over the prior decade.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2018 |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |access-date=2019-10-05 |language=no}}</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/ |access-date=2019-10-05 |language=no}}</ref>

Selje was one of the first three [[Episcopal see]]s in [[Norway]] ([[Oslo]], [[Nidaros]], and Selje). After the [[diocese]] was moved to [[Bergen]], [[monk]]s took over the church in Selje, which was later destroyed by [[piracy|pirates]] in 1536. The municipality of Selje was also home to the [[Selje Abbey]], a former [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine monastery]] located on the island of [[Selja, Selje|Selja]]. Ruins of the abbey and church can still be seen on the island.<ref name="Go" />

==General information==
[[File:Naust i Selje.JPG|thumb|left|Some boat-houses at Selje]]
[[File:Selje kyrkje-45.jpg|thumb|left|[[Selje Church]]]]
[[File:Flatraket.jpg|thumb|left|[[Flatraket]]]]
Selje was established as a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). The original municipality was identical to the historic Selje ''[[prestegjeld]]'' with the sub-parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) of Hove and [[Vågsøy]]. The municipality originally included all of the [[Stadlandet]] peninsula, the [[Vågsøy (island)|island of Vågsøy]] and the mainland area north of the mouth of the [[Nordfjorden (Sogn og Fjordane)|Nordfjorden]].<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>

On 1 January 1910, the southwestern district of Vågsøy was separated from Selje to form two new municipalities: [[Nord-Vågsøy]] and [[Sør-Vågsøy]]. The sub-parish of Hove was renamed ''Selje'' at the same time. After the separation, Selje had a population of 3,367 residents.<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, the municipalities of [[Nord-Vågsøy]] and [[Sør-Vågsøy]] as well as a small part of southern Selje municipality were merged to form the new [[Vågsøy Municipality]]. The parts of Selje involved were the island of [[Silda (Sogn og Fjordane)|Silda]], the Hagevik-Osmundsvåg area, and the farms of Sørpollen and Straumen.<ref name="NS">{{Cite web |date=19 March 2007 |title=The municipality of Selje |url=http://www.northseatrail.org/show_single_article.php?article_id=352&lang=uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163219/http://www.northseatrail.org/show_single_article.php?article_id=352&lang=uk |archive-date=21 July 2011 |access-date=20 July 2008}}</ref>  There were 344 residents in those areas that were moved out of Selje.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2020, Selje was dissolved as a municipality and it was merged with the neighboring municipality of [[Eid, Norway|Eid]] and the [[Bryggja]]-Totland area of [[Vågsøy]] and they formed the new [[Stad Municipality]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stad 2020: Eid og Selje i ny kommune |url=http://nyeeid.custompublish.no/ |access-date=2017-10-22 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bryggja inn i Stad kommune |url=http://www.stad2020.no/bryggja-grensejustering.431555.no.html |access-date=2019-10-05 |publisher=Nye Stad kommune |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the small island of [[Selja, Selje|Selja]] since the first [[Selje Church]] was built there. The meaning of the name is uncertain. One possibility is that it is derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|sel}} which means "pasture shed", particularly used in the [[Transhumance|sæter]] mountain farms. A less likely possibility is that it comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|salr}} which means "room" or "hall", referring to the local cave where [[Saint Sunniva]] and her followers dwelled after reaching the island in the 10th century. Prior to 1889, the name was written ''Selø'' or ''Selløe''.<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=384 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
[[File:Selje komm.svg|thumb|left|100px|Coat of arms]]
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 5 April 1991 and it was in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was dissolved. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a half woman with raised hands [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På blå grunn ein halv sølv kvinnefigur med lyfta hender}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is the upper half of a woman with raised arms and crown. 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 woman is a depiction of [[St. Sunniva|Saint Sunniva]], the royal Irish missionary who died as a martyr on the island of [[Selja, Selje|Selja]] while trying to convert he locals to [[Christianity]]. Later, the [[Selje Abbey]] was built on the spot where she died. She was later named the [[patron saint]] of the Norwegian [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]] and all of [[Western Norway]]. The arms were designed by Turid Haye. 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=Selje |access-date=2023-06-20 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Selje, Sogn og Fjordane (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-14-41.html |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1991-04-05 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1991-04-05-190 |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Selje |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Selje |access-date=2019-10-05 |date=2019-09-30 |editor-last=Askheim |editor-first=Svein |language=no |editor2-first=Geir |editor2-last=Thorsnæs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Selje kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/he10081205030736.tif.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3DSelje |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
[[File:Selje koster 2.jpg|thumb|right|Ruins of the Selje Abbey on Selja]]
The [[Church of Norway]] has three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Selje. It is part of the [[Nordfjord prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selje kirkelige fellesråd |url=http://www.kirken.no/?event=showCouncils&pFellesId=f1441 |publisher=Den Norske Kirke |language=no}}</ref><ref name="em">{{Cite web |last=Natvik |first=Oddvar |date=9 February 2005 |title=Some historical data on the 26 Kommunes |url=http://www.sf-f.kommune.no/sff/emigration3.nsf/enduser?readform |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180634/http://www.sf-f.kommune.no/sff/emigration3.nsf/enduser?readform |archive-date=24 July 2011}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Selje'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Ervik||[[Ervik Church]]||[[Ervik, Sogn og Fjordane|Ervik]]||1970
|-
|Leikanger||[[Leikanger Church (Selje)|Leikanger Church]]||[[Leikanger, Selje|Leikanger]]||1866
|-
|Selje||[[Selje Church]]||[[Selje (village)|Selje]]||1866
|-
|colspan=4|<small>Note:the ruins of the [[Selje Abbey]] (built in 1100) are located on the island of Selja.</small>
|}

==Government==
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[unemployment]], [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s. 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> The municipality was 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 Selje was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The [[Political party|party]] breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
{{div col|colwidth=33em|style=column-count:2}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk liste
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|start                     = 2012
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Sogn og Fjordane |url=https://valgresultat.no/sogn%2Bog%2Bfjordane/selje?type=ko&year=2011 |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|otherparty                = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk liste
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|start                     = 2008
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|otherparty                = People's common list
|otherparty_no             = Folkeleg fellesliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|start                     = 2004
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|otherparty                = People's common list
|otherparty_no             = Folkeleg fellesliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|start                     = 2000
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|otherparty                = Cross-party common list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk samlingsliste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = People's common list
|otherparty_no1            = Folkeleg fellesliste
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|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=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Cross-party common list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk samlingsliste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|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=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Non-political common list
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk samlingsliste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|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=2020-02-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Venstre                   = 4
|otherparty                = Non-party Election List for the Moldestad area<br />
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk Valliste for Moldestad Krins 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Election List for the Stokkevåg area<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Valliste for Stokkevåg Krins 
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|otherparty2               = Non-party Election List for outer, middle, and southern Selje
|otherparty_no2            = Upolitisk Valliste for Ytre, Midtre og Søre Selje
|otherparty_number2        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Local_Lists               = 18
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Local_Lists               = 25
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Local_Lists               = 25
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1960
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Høyre                     = 3
|Local_Lists               = 22
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1956
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Local_Lists               = 17
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1952
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Local_Lists               = 24
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1948
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Local_Lists               = 24
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Local_Lists               = 24
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Selje
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1938
|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=2020-05-11 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Local_Lists               = 24
|}}
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===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Selje:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-01-06 |title=Ordførarar i Selje kommune |url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/3402766.html |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=NRK Fylkesliksikon |language=no}}</ref>
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* 1838-1843: W. Koren
* 1844-1849: Josef P. Moldestad 
* 1850-1857: W. Koren
* 1858-1861: Josef P. Moldestad
* 1862-1869: Julius Hartmann  
* 1870-1871: Peder I. Sandvik  
* 1872-1873: Knut Halvorsen 
* 1874-1875: Sivert J. Berge 
* 1876-1890: Christian B. U. Wiese  
* 1890-1891: Anders O. Listau 
* 1892-1895: Lars Strømme 
* 1896-1897: Anders O. Listau  
* 1898-1916: R. Hjertenæs  
* 1917-1922: Reiel Nybø  
* 1923-1928: Johannes J. Bortne  
* 1929-1941: Petter Vederhus  
* 1945-1945: Hilmar Ervik
* 1946-1963: Johannes O. Sande  
* 1964-1967: Ragnvald Berge 
* 1968-1971: [[Julius Fure]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1972-1975: Nils Sætren ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1976-1981: [[Julius Fure]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1982-1983: [[Magne Aarøen]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1984-1989: [[Åge Starheim]] ([[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]])
* 1990-1997: [[Sverre Hoddevik]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1998-2001: Magny Husetuft Myklebust ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2001-2011: Gunn Helgesen ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 2011-2015: Ottar Nygård ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 2015-2019: Stein Robert Osdal ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
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==Geography==
[[File:Stadt Årvik.jpg|thumb|right|The village of Årvik on the Stad peninsula]]
[[File:Stadt Drage.jpg|thumb|right|The village of Drage on the Stad peninsula]]
[[File:Stadt Honningsvåg.jpg|thumb|right|Honningsvåg lake on the Stad peninsula]]
[[File:Stadt Hoddevik.jpg|thumb|right|Hoddevik village on the Stad peninsula]]
Selje was located in the northwesternmost part of [[Sogn og Fjordane]] county, in the [[Nordfjord]] region. It included the [[Stad (peninsula)|Stad]] peninsula and the islands of [[Barmøya]], Venøya, and [[Selja, Selje|Selja]]. Selje was surrounded by water on three sides: the [[Sildagapet]] bay on the west, the [[North Sea]] to the north, and the [[Vanylvsfjorden]] to the northeast. Selje Municipality was bordered to the south and west by [[Vågsøy Municipality]] and to the east by [[Vanylven Municipality|Vanylven]] and [[Sande Municipality (Møre og Romsdal)|Sande]] municipalities (in [[Møre og Romsdal]] county).

==Economy==
Historically, the main industries in the municipality of Selje were [[fishing]] and [[agriculture|farming]]. These industries were present in Selje throughout its existence, with the addition of new industries such as [[Fish farming|fish breeding]], [[boat building]], ready-made [[clothing]] [[manufacturing]], and [[Tertiary sector of the economy|service industries]].<ref name="Go" /> The [[Skorge Hydroelectric Power Station]] was located in the municipality.

==Attractions==
===Selja===
On the island of [[Selja, Selje|Selja]], a 15-minute boat trip from the village of [[Selje (village)|Selje]], lie the ruins of the [[Selje Abbey]], its tower still intact. The abbey was built by [[Benedictine]] monks early in the 12th century in honour of St. [[Sunniva]]. The legend of St. Sunniva who was martyred here lives on. Norway has two male [[saint]]s ([[Olaf II of Norway|St. Olav]] and [[Hallvard Vebjørnsson|St. Hallvard]]) and one female one, St. Sunniva, the guardian saint of [[Western Norway]]. According to legend, Sunniva, daughter of an [[List of Irish kings|Irish king]], fled when her country was conquered by heathens and the new king wanted to marry her. She came ashore on the island of Selja. The St. Sunniva cave where Sunniva is said to have died is a large cavern containing remains of walls and traces of the first church dedicated to the [[Archangel]] [[Michael (archangel)|Michael]].

The island of Selja is also home to the following sites:
*The site of the first [[Selje Church]] which was later moved to the mainland. The ruins of St. Sunniva's Church on the site where [[Olaf I of Norway|Olav Trygvasson]] built one of the first churches in [[Norway]].
*The [[ruins]] of St. Alban's Church, the [[monastery]] church dedicated to the [[England|English]] [[Saint Alban]]. The monastery ruins are still used for church ceremonies such as [[Mass (liturgy)|masses]] and [[wedding]]s.
*Several [[Viking]] graves and the remains of an [[Iron Age]] [[longhouse|long house]] have also been found on the south side of the island.<ref name="Go">{{Cite web |title=Selje Municipality in Norway |url=http://www.gonorway.com/norway/township_seo.php?county=sogn-and-fjordande&township=selje&id=763b49b767511b9 |access-date=20 July 2008 |publisher=GoNorway.com}}</ref>

===Vestkapp===
The part of Norway's mainland that is farthest west is in Selje. The West Cape ''(Vestkapp)'' is {{convert|496|m}} above sea level at the northwestern end of the [[Stad (peninsula)|Stad]] peninsula. It is a precipitous rocky [[plateau]], almost flat on top, that drops steeply down to the sea. In good weather, there is a panoramic view in all directions. It is immediately north of the village of Ervik.<ref name="Go" />

===Ervik===
[[Ervik, Sogn og Fjordane|Ervik]] is located by the ocean near the West Cape at the end of the Stad peninsula. The [[Ervik Church]] is located here in memory of those who died when the coastal express [[ship]] ''Sanct Svithun'' was wrecked here after being mistakenly bombed in 1943 by Canadian planes. Ervik has a fine sandy [[beach]] which is popular for [[surfing]], and a river rich in [[trout]] and [[salmon]].<ref name="Go" />

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

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.selje.kommune.no/ Homepage of Selje]
*[http://www.selje.info/ Independent information wiki for Selje]
*[http://www.nordfjord.no/en Promotional travel guide to Selje and Nordfjord]

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