Editing Stryn

{{short description|Municipality in Vestland, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Nordfjord, Norway|the village in this municipality|Stryn (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Stryn
|native_name            =
|native_name_lang       =
|other_name             =
|former_name            =
|image_skyline          = stryn.jpg
|image_caption          = View of Stryn
|idnumber               = 4651
|county                 = Vestland
|district               = Nordfjord
|capital                = [[Stryn (village)|Stryn]]
|established            = 1843
|preceded               = [[Innvik Municipality]]
|demonym                = Stryning
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Stryn komm.svg
|webpage                = www.stryn.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Per Kjøllesdal
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|area_rank              = 67
|area_total_km2         = 1382.02
|area_land_km2          = 1325.86
|area_water_km2         = 56.16
|area_water_percent     = 4.1
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 140
|population_total       = 7244
|population_density_km2 = 5.5
|population_increase    = 2
|coordinates            = {{coord|61|50|19|N|06|51|46|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6858079 |utm_easting = 0387494 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Stryn''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in the [[Counties of Norway|county]] of [[Vestland]], Norway. It is located in the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Nordfjord]]. The [[administrative center]] of the municipality is the village of [[Stryn (village)|Stryn]]. The municipality is located along the innermost part of the [[Nordfjorden (Sogn og Fjordane)|Nordfjorden]]. Some of the main villages in Stryn include [[Loen, Norway|Loen]], [[Innvik (village)|Innvik]], [[Utvik]], [[Randabygda]], [[Olden, Norway|Olden]], and [[Flo, Norway|Flo]].

[[File:Resort Overview.JPG|thumb|left|View towards Stryn summer ski center]]
[[File:Innvik kirke.jpg|thumb|left|Innvik Church]]
[[File:Oppstrynsvatnet.JPG|thumb|left|Oppstrynsvatnet Lake]]

Farming, forestry, fruit growing, animal breeding for furs, small manufacturing industries, tourism, and the service trades provide the main occupations. The river [[Stryneelva]] enters the village of [[Stryn (village)|Stryn]] from the east after passing through the Stryn Valley, from the large lake [[Oppstrynsvatn]]. The [[Jostedalsbreen nasjonalparksenter|Jostedalsbreen National Park Centre]] is on the shore of the lake.

Stryn has all year [[glacier]] skiing at [[Stryn Sommerski]]. It is also the home of the [[association football|football]]er-brothers [[Tore André Flo]], Jarle Flo and [[Jostein Flo]], who grew up in the village of [[Stryn (village)|Stryn]], as well as their footballing-cousin [[Håvard Flo]] who is from the village of [[Flo, Norway|Flo]].

The {{convert|1382|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 67th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Stryn is the 140th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,244. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|5.5|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 2% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
''[[Innvik]]'' was established as a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). The original municipality was identical to the Innvik [[Church of Norway|parish]] ''(prestegjeld)'' with the sub-parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) of [[Oppstryn]], [[Nedstryn]], [[Loen, Norway|Loen]], [[Olden, Norway|Olden]], [[Innvik]], and [[Utvik]]. In 1843, the sub-parishes of Loen, Oppstryn, and Nedstryn were separated from the municipality of Innvik and became a separate municipality named ''Stryn''. The population of ''Stryn'' at this time was 2,401. On 10 January 1922, the area of Raksgrenda was transferred from Innvik to Stryn. The population in this area was 120 at that time.<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>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1965, a merger took place combining the following areas into a new ''Stryn'' municipality:<ref name="Dag" />
*the municipality of [[Innvik]] (population: 3,003)
*the municipality of Stryn (population: 2,982)
*the parts of [[Hornindal Municipality]] located east of the villages of [[Navelsaker]] and [[Holmøyvik]] (population: 1,184)
*the [[Hopland, Sogn og Fjordane|Hoplandsgrenda]] area in the municipality of [[Gloppen]] (population: 42)
Initially, this new municipality of Stryn had a population of 7,211.

On 1 January 1977, the parts of the old [[Hornindal Municipality]] that were merged with Stryn in 1965 were transferred back to the newly re-constituted Hornindal municipality. The population of Stryn was reduced by 1,202 in this transaction.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2019, the Maurset area in the southern part of the neighboring [[Hornindal Municipality]] (population: 19) was transferred from Hornindal to Stryn.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-01 |title=Justering av grensa mellom kommunane Stryn og Hornindal |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/justering-av-grensa-mellom-kommunane-stryn-og-hornindal/id2585272/ |access-date=2019-04-29 |publisher=[[Norwegian Ministry of Local Government|Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet]] |language=no}}</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 likely named after the local river [[Stryneelva]] ({{langx|non|Strjónar}}). The name is derived from the word {{lang|non|strjónn}} which means "(strong) [[stream]]".<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=511 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 11 December 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], a linden branch [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] [[bend sinister|in bend sinister]] with four leaves"'' ({{langx|no|På grønn grunn ein venstre skråstilt gull lindekvist med fire blad}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a linden ([[tilia]]) branch with four leaves. The charge 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 linden was chosen to represent the vast deciduous forests in the region, the branch represents the main fjord through the municipality, and the four leaves were chosen to represent the four main village areas along the fjord. The arms were designed by Heidi Heggdal. 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=NAME_NAME |access-date=2023-05-12 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-14-49.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-12-11 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-12-11-1065 |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{See also-text|the coat of arms of [[Lindås#Coat of arms|Lindås]]}}

[[File:Olden kyrkje, Stryn, Northeast view 20150603 1.jpg|thumb|Olden Church]]
[[File:Nordsida kirke.jpg|thumb|Nordsida Church]]

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has eight parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Stryn. It is part of the [[Nordfjord prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2002 |title=Kyrkjer i Stryn |url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/1726415.html |access-date=29 June 2008 |publisher=NRK.no |language=no}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Stryn'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Oppstryn||[[Oppstryn Church]]||[[Oppstryn]]||1863
|-
|Nedstryn||[[Nedstryn Church]]||[[Nedstryn]]||1859
|-
|Loen||[[Loen Church]]||[[Loen, Norway|Loen]]||1838
|-
|Innvik||[[Innvik Church]]||[[Innvik]]||1822
|-
|Utvik||[[Utvik Church]]||[[Utvik]]||1840
|-
|rowspan="3"|Olden||[[Olden Church]]||rowspan="2"|[[Olden, Norway|Olden]]||1934
|-
|[[Old Olden Church]]||1772
|-
|[[Ljosheim Chapel]]||Mykløy in [[Oldedalen]]||1924
|-
|Randabygda||[[Randabygd Church]]||[[Randabygda]]||1916
|-
|Nordsida||[[Nordsida Church]]||[[Roset, Sogn og Fjordane|Roset]]||1973
|}

==Government==
Stryn 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 Stryn 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                      = STryn
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestland/stryn#seats |access-date=2024-01-21 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestland/stryn#seats |access-date=2019-10-29 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Sogn og Fjordane |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/sogn%20og%20fjordane/stryn#seats |access-date=2019-10-29 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 12
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 12
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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           = 7
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 12
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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           = 9
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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           = 7
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Local list for Olden
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for Olden
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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           = 4
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|smallparty                = [[Bygdeliste|Common list for Hornindal]]
|smallparty_no             = Samlingslista for Hornindal
|smallparty_number         = 4
|otherparty                = Non-party election list from Hornindal<br />
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk Valliste frå Hornindal
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Local list for the old Stryn Muunicipality with Nordsida<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Bygdeliste for tidlegare Stryn kommune med Nordsida
|otherparty_number1        = 4
|otherparty2               = Local list for Innvik, Utvik, and Tistam<br />
|otherparty_no2            = Bygdeliste for Innvik, Utvik og Tistam
|otherparty_number2        = 2
|otherparty3               = Local list for Olden
|otherparty_no3            = Bygdeliste for Olden 
|otherparty_number3        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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           = 7
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 13
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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           = 6
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 6
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stryn
|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                     = 24
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 5
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[mayor]] {{lang|nn|(ordførar)}} of a municipality in Norway is a representative of the majority party of the municipal council who is elected to lead the council. The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] of Stryn:
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* 1843–1844: Arent Uchermann
* 1845–1845: Ole Vik
* 1846–1847: Harald Kolbeinsson Gutdal
* 1848–1851: Peter L. Brandt
* 1853–1855: Peter L. Brandt
* 1857–1859: G. A. Heiberg
* 1860–1863: Jon Nilsson Seime
* 1864–1890: Arne Olsson Tonning
* 1890–1910: Sigmund Kolbeinsen Aarnes
* 1913–1928: Rasmus Larsson Skåre
* 1928–1928: Per Nedreberg
* 1929–1937: Per Lunde
* 1938–1940: Per Nedreberg
* 1941–1945: Nils Bergem
* 1945–1945: Per Nedreberg
* 1946–1952: Jon Øvre-Flo
* 1952–1959: Rasmus Langeset
* 1960–1964: Audun Næss
* 1965–1971: Knut Mork
* 1972–1975: Mathias Hilde
* 1976–1976: [[Paul Svarstad]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1977–1983: [[Leiv Blakset]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1984–1987: Oddvin Drageset ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1988–1991: Inger Hoff ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1992-1999: Oddvin Drageset ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1999-2011: Nils Petter Støyva ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2011-2019: Sven Flo ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2019-present: Per Kjøllesdal ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
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==Geography==
[[File:Loenvatnet 2.JPG|thumb|right|Loenvatnet]]
[[File:Oppstrynsvatnet (2093156113).jpg|thumb|right|Oppstrynsvatnet]]
[[File:Briksdalsbreen (03 272).jpg|thumb|right|Briksdals Glacier]]
[[File:The road to Jostedals Glacier.jpg|thumb|right|Road to Jostedals Glacier]]
[[File:Loen.JPG|thumb|right|Loen]]

===Location===
Stryn is located on the northern border of [[Vestland]] county. To the north, Stryn is bordered by [[Volda Municipality]] and [[Stranda Municipality]] (in [[Møre og Romsdal]] county), to the east is [[Skjåk Municipality]] (in [[Innlandet]] county), to the southeast is [[Luster Municipality]], to the southwest is [[Sunnfjord Municipality]], and to the west is [[Gloppen Municipality]] and [[Stad Municipality]].

===Nature===
Stryn is known for its scenery, [[glacier]]s and the mountains running into the mirroring [[fjord]]s and lakes. The glacier [[Briksdalsbreen]] lies in the [[Oldedalen]] valley. The Stryn area also has a number of other valley glaciers including [[Tindefjellbreen]], [[Tystigsbreen]], and [[Myklebustbreen]]. Most of the valley glaciers in Stryn are originating from the great [[Jostedal]] glacier ([[Jostedalsbreen]]) between the [[Nordfjord]] and [[Sogn]] areas.

[[Ramnefjellsfossen]], the third highest free-falling waterfall in the world, is located in the municipality. Stryn also has the largest [[tilia|linden]] forest in [[Northern Europe]]. The largest lakes are [[Oppstrynsvatn]], [[Lovatnet]], and [[Oldevatnet]]. The mountains [[Skåla (Sogn og Fjordane)|Skåla]], [[Lodalskåpa]], and [[Høgstre Breakulen]] are all located in Stryn.

===Jostedal Glacier National Park===
The [[Jostedalsbreen National Park]] has an area of approximately {{convert|1310|km2}}. Flora and fauna area is situated between the fjord and [[glacier]]. The museum [[Jostedalsbreen nasjonalparksenter]] is located in Oppstryn.

===Briksdal glacier===
Visitors from all over the world come to see the [[Briksdalsbreen]] glacier outlet, which is situated amid waterfalls and high peaks. Briksdal [[glacier]] is a part of the [[Jostedal]] glacier [[ice field]], which is the largest glacier on the European mainland. The highest point of the glacier lies at {{convert|1950|m}} above sea level and in some places it measures {{convert|400|m}} in depth. It is located at the end of the [[Oldedalen]] valley.

===Lodalen–Kjenndalen===
On two occasions, large rockslides from [[Ramnefjellet]] hit the lake below. The resulting flood wave wiped out the settlements of Nesdal and Bødal, killing 135 people.

===Wildlife===
There are many bird species in this area including the [[golden eagle]] (''Aquila chrysaetos''), [[rough-legged buzzard]] (''Buteo lagopus''), and the [[white-backed woodpecker]] (''Dendrocopus leucotos''). Some of the larger mammals that live in this region are red deer (''Cervus elaphus''), [[wolverine]]s (''Gulo gulo''), and [[Eurasian lynx|lynxes]] (''Lynx lynx'').

==Attractions==
===National Tourist Route===
The [[Gamle Strynefjellsvegen]] is a National Tourist Route ([[Norwegian County Road 258|Fylkesvei 258]]). It goes from [[Grotli]] ([[Skjåk]] municipality in [[Innlandet]] county) to [[Videseter]], where a waterfall is, and on to the village of Stryn ([[Vestland]] county).

===Stryn Center===
The village of [[Stryn (village)|Stryn]], a busy and developing small village at the tip of the most northernly of the three short branches at the inner end of [[Nordfjorden (Sogn og Fjordane)|Nordfjorden]], is the local government and shopping centre for a large community and the junction of roads which connect inner Nordfjord with the rest of [[Norway]].

===Oldedalen Valley===
The southernmost of the three short branches at the inner end of Nordfjorden terminates at the village of Olden from which a lovely valley, Oldedalen, goes due south for about {{convert|20|km}} between slopes rising sharply to more than {{convert|1700|m}} to the edge of the [[Jostedalsbreen|Jostedals glacier]].

Olden has two churches. The [[Old Olden Church]] in the village, was built in 1759 on the site of a [[Stave church]] dating from around 1300. Its pews, doors, and jambs are made from timbers of the Stave church. The "new" [[Olden Church]], a short distance along the valley, was built in 1934 so that the old church could be preserved.

===Loen and Lodalen Valley===
The [[Loen Skylift]] is located in [[Loen, Norway|Loen]], and [[Hotel Alexandra (Stryn, Norway/Leon)|Hotel Alexandra]] is a popular tourist retreat. Loen Valley (Lodalen) is a popular attraction, and Kjenndal Glacier is located at the end of the valley (branch of the [[Jostedal Glacier]]). Much of the upper Loen valley was devastated from two rockfall slides (one in 1905 and one in 1936) that created huge waves that swept with them most of the houses and vegetation. A total of 135 people were killed in these two incidents.

===Innvik and Utvik===
On the southern shore of the Nordfjorden, between Hildaneset and Utvikfjellet, lie the villages of [[Innvik (village)|Innvik]] and [[Utvik]], in the area known as Vikane. The main road (Rv 60) skirts the fjord past Innvik and ascends from Utvik to Utvikfjellet mountain. At Hildaneset, beside the main road, there is a sculpture of Mr. Singer. Mr Singer financed the building of the road.

== Notable people ==
[[File:Johs. Andenæs OB.Ø76-3179.jpg|140px|thumb|Johs. Andenæs]]
* [[Alf Torp]] (1853 in Stryn – 1916), a Norwegian philologist and author
* [[Jacob Aaland]] (1865 in Randabygda – 1950), a teacher, local historian, and government scholar
* [[Thoralf Klouman]] (1890 in Innvik – 1940), a Norwegian satirical illustrator and actor<ref>{{IMDb name|0460135|Thoralf Klouman}}. Retrieved 18 September 2020.</ref>
* [[Johannes Andenæs]] (1912 in Innvik – 2003), a distinguished Norwegian jurist and academic
* [[Inge Fænn]] (born 1945 in Markane), a Norwegian editor, journalist and author

=== Sport ===
* [[Per Knut Aaland]] (born 1954 in Randabygda), a retired cross-country skier and team silver medallist at the [[1980 Winter Olympics]]
* brothers Kjell Rune Flo (born 1961), [[Jostein Flo]] (born 1964), Jarle Flo (born 1970), [[Tore André Flo]] (born 1973) and cousins [[Håvard Flo]] (born 1970), [[Per-Egil Flo]] (born 1989) and nephew [[Ulrik Flo]] (born 1988), footballers from Flo and Stryn
* [[Mats Solheim]] (born 1987 in Loen), a Norwegian footballer with over 320 club caps
* [[Johannes Thingnes Bø]] (born 1993 in Stryn), a biathlete, gold medallist, and twice team silver medallist at the [[Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018 Winter Olympics]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Stryn}}
{{wikivoyage|Stryn}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/stryn Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.stryn.no Official Website of Stryn] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.nordfjord.no Official travel guide to Stryn]
*[http://www.strynsommerski.no Stryn summer skiing]
*[http://www.nrk.no/sfj/leksikon/index.php/Stryn NRK: Stryn Kommune] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090717012815/http://www.turistveg.no/modules/module_123/templates/fp.asp?iCategoryId=92&vt=fp&iTVID=89&iInfoId=120&lang=eng Gamle Strynefjellsvegen]

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