Meland
| Meland kommune | |||
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View of the mountain Eldsfjellet in northern Meland
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 Meland within Hordaland |
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| Coordinates: 60°33′51″N 05°07′07″E / 60.56417°N 5.11861°ECoordinates: 60°33′51″N 05°07′07″E / 60.56417°N 5.11861°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hordaland | ||
| District | Nordhordland | ||
| Administrative centre | Frekhaug | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2007) | Nils Marton Aadland (H) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 92.59 km2 (35.75 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 87.54 km2 (33.80 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 391 in Norway | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 7,544 | ||
| • Rank | 142 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 86.2/km2 (223/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 29 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Melandsbu | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1256 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Meland is a municipality in the Nordhordland district of Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality lies about 30 minutes north of the city of Bergen in Western Norway. The island municipality sits mostly on the island of Holsnøy, where the administrative centre of Frekhaug is located. Other villages in Meland include Hjartås, Holme, Io, Krossneset, Meland, and Rossland.
On 15 October 1923, the western part of the municipality of Alversund was separated to create the new municipality of Meland. Meland was one of many municipalities in Norway that were created for geographical reasons: Meland was separated from the rest of Alversund by the Radfjorden, and transportation between the different parts of the municipality was unreliable and time-consuming. The creation of the municipality was approved in 1922, and the first election for the municipal council was held 23 August 1923, with the municipality becoming official on 15 October 1923. Meland encompassed the southern two-thirds of the island of Holsnøy (the northern third belonged to Herdla municipality), a small area on the northeast coast of the island of Askøy, as well as some very small surrounding islands.
In 1962, the Schei Committee concluded its survey of the organization of Norway's municipalities. The committee recommended enlarging Meland municipality by transferring the northern part of Holsnøy and the minor island of Øpsøy (population: 811) from Herdla municipality to Meland, and the island of Flatøy (population: 166) was transferred from Hamre municipality to Meland. Simultaneously, Meland would lose the parts of the municipality located on the island of Askøy and that area would go to Askøy municipality. Hordaland county approved the move, and the border changes came into effect on 1 January 1964. A proposal to change the name of Meland municipality to "Holsenøy" was rejected. Hamre and Herdla municipalities ceased to exist, and their territory was divided between the municipalities of Lindås, Osterøy, and Meland, and Askøy, Øygarden, and Meland, respectively.
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