Editing Vindafjord

{{short description|Municipality in Rogaland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Vindafjord
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = OlenFlyfoto 300 200.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the municipal centre of [[Ølensjøen]]
|idnumber               = 1160
|county                 = Rogaland
|district               = Haugaland
|capital                = [[Ølensjøen]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1965
|preceded               = [[Sandeid]], [[Vats (municipality)|Vats]], [[Imsland]], [[Vikedal (municipality)|Vikedal]], and [[Skjold (municipality)|Skjold]] municipalities
|demonym                = Vindafjording
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Vindafjord komm.svg
|webpage                = www.vindafjord.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Ole Johan Vierdal
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2011
|area_rank              = 186
|area_total_km2         = 620.58
|area_land_km2          = 598.74
|area_water_km2         = 21.85
|area_water_percent     = 3.5
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 122
|population_total       = 8844
|population_density_km2 = 14.8
|population_increase    = 2.7
|coordinates            = {{coord|59|32|44|N|05|49|05|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6605127 |utm_easting = 0320138 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Vindafjord''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Rogaland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Haugaland]]. Since 2005, the [[administrative centre]] of the municipality has been the village of [[Ølensjøen]] (prior to that time it was the village of [[Sandeid]]). Other villages in the municipality include [[Bjoa]], [[Imslandsjøen]], [[Ølensvåg]], [[Skjold, Rogaland|Skjold]], [[Vats, Rogaland|Vats]], [[Vikebygd]], and [[Vikedal]]. The municipality is centered on the [[Vindafjorden]] and [[Sandeidfjorden]] in the east and it lies north and east of the [[Skjoldafjorden]] in the west.

The {{convert|621|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 186th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vindafjord is the 122nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,844. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|14.8|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 2.7% 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==
[[File:E134 Skjold Vindafjord.jpg|thumb|left|View of the E134 highway in Skjold, Vindafjord]]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1965, the new municipality of Vindafjord was created from several areas in northern [[Rogaland]] county:<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>
*all of [[Sandeid]] municipality (population: 876) 
*the Liarheim og Langeland areas of [[Skjold (municipality)|Skjold]] municipality on the north side of the Skjoldafjorden (population: 1,262)
*all of [[Vats (municipality)|Vats]] municipality except for the Breidal and Stølsvik farms (population: 1,128)
* all of [[Imsland]] municipality located north of the [[Vindafjorden]] (population: 372)
* all of [[Vikedal (municipality)|Vikedal]] municipality except for the Hapnes and Dokskar farms (population: 978)

Initially, Vindafjord had 4,616 residents. On 1 January 1969, the Sponevik farm (population: 6) was transferred from Vindafjord to the neighboring municipality of [[Tysvær]]. Then on 1 January 1978, the Vormestrand area along the southern shore of the [[Vindafjorden]] (population: 13) was transferred to neighboring [[Suldal]] municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2006, Vindafjord merged with the neighboring municipality of [[Ølen]] (population: 3,420). Ølen had transferred from [[Hordaland]] county to [[Rogaland]] county 2002. After the merger, the municipal centre of Vindafjord was moved from [[Sandeid]] to the village of [[Ølensjøen]], which had been the [[administrative centre]] of [[Ølen]].<ref name="snl1">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Ølen |url=https://snl.no/%C3%98len |access-date=2015-08-19 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (created in 1965) is named after the [[Vindafjorden]] ({{langx|non|Vindafjǫrðr}}), a [[fjord]] that runs through the eastern part of the municipality. The first element is derived from the verb {{wikt-lang|non|vinda}} which means "to turn" or "to twist", referring to the sharp turn of the fjord at Dragneset. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|fjǫrðr}} which means "[[fjord]]".<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Vindafjord |url=https://snl.no/Vindafjord |access-date=2015-08-19 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt |date=1915 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=10 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=347 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The original [[coat of arms]] was granted on 12 December 1986 and it was in use until a new coat of arms was approved on 10 March 2006. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules (heraldry)|Gules]], five [[Chevron (heraldry)|chevrons]] [[argent]] two over two over one"'' ({{langx|no|På raud grunn fem svevande kvite sparrar, 2-2-1}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of five [[Chevron (heraldry)|chevrons]]. 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 design was meant to give the appearance of a collection of ''[[rorbu]]er'' or ''nauster'' (these are typical Norwegian boat houses that are often painted red and white). There were five shapes used in order to represent the five predecessor municipalitites that were merged into Vindafjord in 1965: [[Sandeid (municipality)|Sandeid]], [[Vikedal (municipality)|Vikedal]], [[Imsland]], [[Vats (municipality)|Vats]], and [[Skjold (municipality)|Skjold]]. The arms were designed by John Digernes. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="NK">{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Vindafjord |access-date=2023-07-01 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref name="FW">{{Cite web |title=Vindafjord, Rogaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-11-60.html |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-12-12 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-12-12-2287 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

A new [[coat of arms]] was granted on 10 March 2006, shortly after the merger of [[Ølen]] with Vindafjord. The new arms were a mix of the arms of the two municipalities which were merged. The swirling design is taken from the old coat of arms of [[Ølen]] and the colours (red and silver/white) are from the old arms of Vindafjord. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gyronny]] [[embowed]] [[argent]] and [[gules]]"'' ({{langx|no|Åttedelt av kvitt og raudt ved virvelsnitt}}). This means the arms are a whirl design that divides the shield into 8 curved sections. The [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) alternates colors, with half having a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of green and the other half have a tincture of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The design was chosen to symbolise the way that several major roads come together in the municipality, making it an important centre of trade. The arms were designed by Vigdis Viland. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="NK" /><ref name="FW" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-03-10 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/2006-03-10-317 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> 
<gallery mode="packed">
Vindafjord komm.svg|Current arms since 2006
Vindafjords_kommunevåpen_1986.svg| Old arms of Vindafjord (1986-2005)
Ølen komm.svg|Old arms of Ølen (1986-2005)
</gallery>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has eight parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Vindafjord. It is part of the [[Haugaland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Vindafjord'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Bjoa||[[Bjoa Church]]||[[Bjoa]]||1895
|-
|rowspan="1"|Imsland||[[Imsland Church]]||[[Imslandsjøen]]||1861
|-
|rowspan="1"|Sandeid||[[Sandeid Church]]||[[Sandeid]]||1904
|-
|rowspan="1"|Skjold||[[Skjold Church (Rogaland)|Skjold Church]]||[[Skjold, Rogaland|Skjold]]||1999
|-
|rowspan="1"|Vats||[[Vats Church]]||[[Vats, Rogaland|Vats]]||1855
|-
|rowspan="1"|Vikebygd||[[Vikebygd Church]]||[[Vikebygd]]||1937
|-
|rowspan="1"|Vikedal||[[Vikedal Church]]||[[Vikedal]]||1881
|-
|rowspan="1"|Ølen||[[Ølen Church]]||[[Ølensjøen]]||1874
|}

==Government==
Vindafjord 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 [[Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Vindafjord 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                      = Vindafjord
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/rogaland/vindafjord#seats |access-date=2024-01-25 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Vindafjord List
|otherparty_no             = Vindafjordlista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vindafjord
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/rogaland/vindafjord#seats |access-date=2020-07-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Bjoa local list
|otherparty_no             = Bjoa bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vindafjord
|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        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Bjoa local list
|otherparty_no             = Bjoa bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vindafjord
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/rogaland/vindafjord#seats |access-date=2020-07-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Bjoa local list
|otherparty_no             = Bjoa bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vindafjord
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|otherparty                = Bjoa local list
|otherparty_no             = Bjoa bygdeliste 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vindafjord
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|otherparty                = Skold and Vats cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Skjold og Vats tverrpolitisk liste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vindafjord
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|otherparty                = Vikedal and Imsland local list
|otherparty_no             = Vikedal og Imsland bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|otherparty1               = Cross-party list for Skjold/Vats and Sandeid/Ilsvåg
|otherparty_no1            = Tverrpolitisk liste for Skjold/Vats og Sandeid/Ilsvåg
|otherparty_number1        = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vindafjord
|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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|otherparty                = Vikedal and Imsland local list
|otherparty_no             = Skjold og Vats bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 6
|otherparty1               = Sandeid and Ilsvåg local list
|otherparty_no1            = Sandeid og Ilsvåg bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vindafjord
|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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|otherparty                = Skjold and Vats local list
|otherparty_no             = Skjold og Vats bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 8
|otherparty1               = Sandeid and Ilsvåg local list
|otherparty_no1            = Sandeid og Ilsvåg bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|otherparty2               = Local list for Skjold
|otherparty_no2            = Bygdeliste for Skjold
|otherparty_number2        = 1
|otherparty3               = Left wind
|otherparty_no3            = Venstrevind
|otherparty_number3        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vindafjord
|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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|otherparty                = Skjold and Vats local list
|otherparty_no             = Skjold og Vats bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 11
|otherparty1               = Sandeid and Ilsvåg local list
|otherparty_no1            = Sandeid og Ilsvåg bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 4
|otherparty2               = Vikedal and Imsland local list
|otherparty_no2            = Vikedal og Imsland bygdeliste
|otherparty_number2        = 6
|otherparty3               = Left wind
|otherparty_no3            = Venstrevind
|otherparty_number3        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vindafjord
|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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|otherparty1               = Sandeid and Ilsvåg local list
|otherparty_no1            = Sandeid og Ilsvåg bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|otherparty2               = Left wind
|otherparty_no2            = Venstrevind
|otherparty_number2        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vindafjord
|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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|otherparty                = Vindafjord non-partisan women's list<br />
|otherparty_no             = Vindafjord upolitisk kvinneliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Sandeid and Ilsvåg local list
|otherparty_no1            = Sandeid og Ilsvåg bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|otherparty2               = Vikedal and Imsland local list
|otherparty_no2            = Vikedal og Imsland bygdeliste
|otherparty_number2        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vindafjord
|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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|otherparty                = Skjold local list
|otherparty_no             = Skjold Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Non-partisan list for Skjold and Vats<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Upolitisk liste for Skjold og Vats
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vindafjord
|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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 27
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vindafjord
|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=2020-07-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Local_Lists               = 23
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
{{incomplete list|date=July 2023}}
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Vindafjord (incomplete list):
*1975–1987: Trygve Mikal Viga ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2005–2011: [[Arne Bergsvåg]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2011–present: Ole Johan Vierdal ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])

==Geography==
The municipality of Vindafjord lies south of the [[Hardangerfjorden]] and north of the [[Skjoldafjorden]] and [[Vindafjorden]]. The [[Sandeidfjorden]] flows through the municipality also. The lake [[Vatsvatnet]] lies in the central part of the municipality. The municipality sits near the base of the [[Haugaland]]et peninsula, connecting the mainland to the city of [[Haugesund]] on the western end of the peninsula. The [[European route E134]] highway runs through the municipality.

[[File:Jens Hundseid.jpeg|140px|thumb|Jens Hundseid, 1935]]
[[File:Ragnvald Eikeland.jpg|140px|thumb|Ragnvald Eikeland, 1949]]

== Notable people ==
* [[Knud Baade]] (1808 in Skjold - 1879), a Norwegian painter of portraits and landscapes, particularly moonlight paintings
* [[Jens Hundseid]] (1883 in Vikedal – 1965), a Norwegian politician who was [[Prime Minister of Norway]] from 1932 to 1933;
* [https://digitaltmuseum.org/021036634321/eikeland-ragnvald-1921-1960 Ragnvald Eikeland] (1921 – 1960, Øvre Vats), art painter  
* [[Thormod Næs]] (1930 in Skjold – 1997), a sport shooter who competed at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Per Øyvind Heradstveit]] (1932 in Skjold – 2004), a Norwegian TV journalist and non-fiction writer 
* [[Agnes Ravatn]] (born 1983 in Ølen), a Norwegian novelist, columnist, and journalist

== Gallery ==
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File:Skjold kyrkje.jpg|Skjold kyrkje
File:Pecon1.jpg|Building of Ekofisk wall in Vikebygd
File:Vikedal gamle kirkegård.jpg|Vikedal gamle kirkegård
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/vindafjord Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
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*{{wiktionary-inline|Vindafjord}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Rogaland}}

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