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26-575: Alstahaug is a municipality in Nordland county , Norway . It is part of the Helgeland region . The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandnessjøen . Some of the villages in Alstahaug include Søvika and Tjøtta . Most residents of Alstahaug live in the town of Sandnessjøen which is situated on the island of Alsta . The characteristic Seven Sisters mountain range

52-435: A chance to do some birding in spectacular scenery, be it coastal or inland where The Seven Sisters mountain chain marks the boundary between the habitats . One of the better areas to birdwatch is the island of Tjøtta . Here you will find the small nature reserve Ostjønna. Alstahaug is a municipality consisting entirely of islands. Most residents live on the main islands of Alsta and Tjøtta , and Alstahaug stretches from

78-404: A field In waves of the sea . The correct language of heraldry is very flexible and virtually any image may be blazoned in a correct manner; for example "sky proper" might be blazoned simply Azure or bleu celeste , whilst "waves of the sea" might be blazoned correctly as Azure, 3 bars undee argent which would provide 3 wavy thick white lines on a blue field. This heraldry -related article

104-550: A small group of municipalities in the Hardanger region of Western Norway still use the name herad such as Voss herad , Ulvik herad , and Kvam herad . Ullensvang Municipality used the name herad until 2020. Norway also has some municipalities that are bilingual or trilingual due to the presence of many native Sami people living there. In Northern Sámi , there are two words for a municipality: suohkan and gielda . Both are loan words from Scandinavian languages,

130-598: Is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Helgeland District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Alstahaug is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayor ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Alstahaug

156-420: Is found on the eastern part of the island. Local legend has made this chain of peaks into seven sisters, two adjacent peaks representing twin sisters. The island is connected to the mainland via the large Helgeland Bridge along Norwegian County Road 17 . The Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Sandnessjøen . The 188-square-kilometre (73 sq mi) municipality

182-483: Is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. Law enforcement and church services are provided at a national level in Norway. Municipalities are undergoing continuous change by dividing, consolidating, and adjusting boundaries. In 1930, there were 747 municipalities in Norway. As of 2024, there are 357 municipalities. See

208-512: Is loaned from the French word commune , which ultimately derives from Latin word communia , communis ("common"). The Kven equivalent is kommuuni . Historically, the word herred   ( Bokmål ) or herad   ( Nynorsk ) was used in Norway as the name for municipalities. That word derived from the old hundred that was used all over northern Europe. Since the 1960s, that name has fallen out of use across Norway, although

234-634: Is not a tincture but is shown as a scene from a landscape , or, in the case of the 329th Fighter Group of the United States Air Force , blazoned as the sky proper . Landscape fields are regarded by many heralds as unheraldic and debased , as they defy the heraldic ideal of simple, boldly-coloured images, and they cannot be consistently drawn from blazon . The arms of the Inveraray and District Community Council in Scotland have as

260-470: Is that municipalities should only merge voluntarily, and studies are underway to identify potential gains. There are two different writing standards in Norway: Bokmål and Nynorsk . Norwegian municipalities are named kommuner   ( Bokmål ) or kommunar   ( Nynorsk ) (plural) or kommune (the singular form is the same in both Bokmål and Nynorsk). The Norwegian word kommune

286-464: Is the 308th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Alstahaug is the 137th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,421. The municipality's population density is 39.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (102/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period. The large prestegjeld of Alstahaug was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1862,

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312-467: Is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position (incomplete list): List of municipalities of Norway Municipalities are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality

338-466: Is warmest November temperature recorded in Nordland. Alstahaug Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor

364-541: The De syv søstre mountains on the island of Alsta . The official weather station is located at Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka , on Alsta island. Alstahaug has a temperate oceanic climate (marine west coast climate). The record high was recorded July 2019, and the all-time low was recorded February 2010. The warmest high recorded in the municipality is 33.1 °C (92 °F) recorded July 2019 at Tjøtta island. The November record high 19.4 °C (67 °F) set 6 November 2003

390-628: The Skålværet island group in the west, to the Vefsnfjorden in the east, and to Mindlandet island to the south. Leirfjord Municipality , Vefsn Municipality , and Vevelstad Municipality all lie to the east of Alstahaug; Dønna Municipality lies to the north; Herøy Municipality lies to the west; and Vega Municipality lies to the south. The highest point in the municipality is the 1,072-metre (3,517 ft) tall mountain Botnkrona, one of

416-510: The list of former municipalities of Norway for further details about municipal mergers. The consolidation effort has been underway since the work of the Schei Committee in the 1960s. This work has been complicated by a number of factors. Since block grants are made by the national government to the municipalities based on an assessment of need, there is little incentive for the municipalities to lose local autonomy. The national policy

442-416: The municipal council ( kommunestyre ). The mayor is the executive leader. The municipal council is the deliberative and legislative body of the municipality and it is the highest governing body in the municipality. The members of the municipal council are elected for a four-year term . A subdivision of the full council is the executive council ( formannskap ), composed of five members. Historically,

468-660: The arms. The design symbolizes the Seven Sisters ( Norwegian : De syv søstre ), a row of mountains in the area, mirrored in the clear waters of the fjord . The arms were designed by Jarle E. Henriksen. The Church of Norway has three parishes ( sokn ) within Alstahaug Municipality. It is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland . At Alstahaug, on

494-416: The council has been known as a herredstrye , using the old name for a municipality. H Field (heraldry) In heraldry , the background of the shield is called the field . The field is usually composed of one or more tinctures ( colours or metals ) or furs . The field may be divided or may consist of a variegated pattern . In rare modern cases, the field or a subdivision thereof

520-488: The first of which is related to the Norwegian words sokn and sogn (a parish). The second term is related to the Norwegian word gjeld ( prestegjeld ). Lule Sámi likewise has two words for municipalities: suohkan and giellda . The Southern Sámi word is tjïelte . Each municipality has its own governmental leaders: the mayor ( ordfører   ( Bokmål ) or ordførar   ( Nynorsk ) ) and

546-412: The old Alstahaug farm ( Old Norse : Alastarhaugr ) since the first Alstahaug Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the island Alöst (now Alsta ). The linguist Magnus Olsen believed this old island name means "eel grounds" and it was an old taboo word for the sea. The last element is haugr which means " hill " or " mound ". The coat of arms

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572-407: The same day, the following areas were merged to form the new, larger Alstahaug Municipality: On 1 January 1971, the Skålværet islands (population: 32) were transferred from Vega Municipality to Alstahaug Municipality. On 1 January 1995, the mainland areas of Alstahaug Municipality (population: 70) were transferred to Vefsn Municipality . The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after

598-425: The southern district (population: 2,781) was separated to become the new Tjøtta Municipality ( Vevelstad Municipality was later separated from Tjøtta Municipality). This left Alstahaug Municipality with about 3,280 residents. Just two years later, in 1864, the western island district (population: 2,438) was separated to become the new Herøy Municipality . Then on 1 July 1899, the northern district (population: 2,673)

624-463: The southern end of the island of Alsta , lies the medieval Alstahaug Church , where the poet and minister Petter Dass worked around 1700. Tjøtta , an island south of Alsta, is the place where the famous Viking Hárek of Tjøtta resided in the 11th century. Lying just south of the Arctic Circle in an area that is known as Outer Helgeland , Alstahaug offers the visiting bird watcher

650-420: Was granted on 8 August 1986. The official blazon is " Argent , a fess engrailed azure " ( Norwegian : I sølv en blå bjelke dannet ved taggesnitt ). This means the arms have a field (background) that has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The charge is a fess (bar) with engrailed edges running horizontally through

676-473: Was separated to form the new Stamnes Municipality ( Leirfjord Municipality was later separated from Stamnes). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1965, several major municipal changes took place. First, the Husvær island area of Alstahaug (population: 461) was transferred from Alstahaug Municipality to Herøy Municipality . On

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