Moster is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway . The municipality existed from 1916 until 1963, when it was merged into the new, larger municipality of Bømlo . The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Mosterhamn , where the Old Moster Church is located (the oldest surviving stone church in Norway). The 66-square-kilometre (25 sq mi) municipality encompassed the southeastern part of the island of Bømlo and the island of Moster as well as many surrounding islets.
12-555: The municipality of Moster was established on 1 July 1916 when the old municipality of Finnås was split into the three new municipalities: Moster (population: 1,316), Bømlo (population: 1,217), and Bremnes (population: 3,411). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1963, the three municipalities of Moster (population: 1,834), Bømlo (population: 1,463), and Bremnes (population: 4,829) were merged into
24-796: A community-dominant in late snow patches on mountains. Nardus stricta may also become a dominant species in habitats grazed by cattle or sheep because it is tough and unpalatable . It flowers from June until August. Apomixis is found to be common in this plant, with extensive colonies often proving to be a single clone. Culms are erect and 25–60 centimetres (10–20 in) long, with grey-green leaf-blades filiform and involute , ranging from 4–30 cm (2–10 in) long by 0.5–1 millimetre (0.02–0.04 in) wide, i.e. bristle like. The ligules of basal leaves are 0.4–0.8 mm (0.02–0.03 in) long and blunt, while those of culm leaves are longer, up to 2 mm (0.08 in), and more pointed. The roots and shoots are very closely packed together at
36-447: A new, larger Bømlo Municipality . The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the island of Moster ( Old Norse : Mostr ) since the first Moster Church was built there. The meaning of the first element is uncertain. It may come from the word mosi which means "mossy swamp", likely because the island is marshy. It could also come from the word mostr which means "pleased" or "large amount", possibly referring to
48-512: Is native to Eurasia (from Iceland and the Azores to Mongolia ), North Africa ( Algeria , Morocco ), and northeastern North America ( Greenland , eastern Canada , and the northeastern United States ). Nardus stricta occurs on heath, moorland, hills, and mountains on nutrient poor acidic sandy to peaty soils and is strongly calcifuge, avoiding calcareous soils. It can occur from low elevations to over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), becoming
60-568: The parish ) is named after the Finnaas farm since the Old Moster Church was built there. The name is relative new name with very little historical record. The first element is finn which is the local name for a type of grass known as Nardus stricta . The last element is ås which means "hill". Thus it means a hill with "finn" grass. During its time as a municipality, it was always spelled Finnaas . On 21 December 1917 (after
72-459: The Øklandsgrend area (population: 247) was transferred from Finnaas to the neighboring municipality of Stord . The spelling of the name changed slightly over time from Findaas to Finnaas and then finally to Finnås . On 1 July 1916, the municipality of Finnås was split to create three new (smaller) municipalities: On 1 January 1963, the three municipalities were merged into a new, larger Bømlo Municipality . The municipality (originally
84-465: The fact that the island is very hilly. Another possibility is that it comes from the word mǫn which means " mane ". During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Moster was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of
96-412: The final municipal council was as follows: Finn%C3%A5s Finnås is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway . The 225-square-kilometre (87 sq mi) municipality, which existed from 1838 until 1916, was located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland . Originally, the municipality encompassed all of the island of Bømlo , the small surrounding islands, and
108-509: The mainland located south of the Bømlafjorden . It was located in the present-day municipalities of Bømlo and Sveio . The Kulleseid Canal is a canal that was built in the 1800s on a small isthmus on the island of Bømlo. It enabled boats to journey between the east and west sides of Bømlo island. Today the channel is surrounded by a small trading center and tourist center, and it is a popular guest harbor. The parish of Findaas
120-461: The municipality existed. Nardus stricta Nardus is a genus of plants belonging to the grass family , containing the single species Nardus stricta , known as matgrass . It is placed in its own tribe Nardeae within the subfamily Pooideae . The name derives from ancient Greek nardos ( νάρδος ) from the earlier Akkadian lardu . It is not to be confused with spikenard , Nardostachys jatamansi . Nardus stricta
132-409: The municipality had been dissolved and merged into Bømlo), a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms . Prior to this change, the name was spelled Finnaas with the digraph " aa ", and after this reform, the name was spelled Finnås , using the letter å instead. Since then, when referring to the old municipality, the new spelling is used, but the letter "å" was never used while
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#1732773132844144-493: Was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1865, the southern mainland district of Findaas (population: 2,237) and the Vikebygd area of the neighboring municipality of Fjelberg (population: 1,062) were merged to form the new municipality of Sveen . On 1 January 1868, a small part of Finnaas (population: 10) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Fitje . On 1 April 1870,
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