Stryn Municipality

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Stryn is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Stryn. The municipality is located along the innermost part of the Nordfjorden. Some of the main villages in Stryn Municipality include Loen, Innvik, Utvik, Randabygda, Olden, and Flo.

The Template:Convert municipality is the 67th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Stryn Municipality is the 140th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,311. The municipality's population density is Template:Convert and its population has increased by 1.9% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="ssb area">Template:Cite web</ref>

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 from the east after passing through the Stryn Valley, from the large lake Oppstrynsvatn. The Jostedalsbreen National Park Center is on the shore of the lake.

Stryn Municipality has year-round glacier skiing at Stryn Sommerski. It is also the home of the footballer-brothers Tore André Flo, Jarle Flo and Jostein Flo, who grew up in the village of Stryn, as well as their footballing-cousin Håvard Flo who is from the village of Flo.

General information

The parish of Indvigen (later spelled "Innvik") was established as Innvik Municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The original municipality was identical to the Innvik prestegjeld with the parishes (Template:Lang) of Oppstryn, Nedstryn, Loen, Olden, Innvik, and Utvik. In 1843, the large Innvik Municipality was divided into two. The parishes of Loen, Oppstryn, and Nedstryn (population: 2,401) were separated and established as the new Stryn Municipality. The parishes of Olden, Innvik, and Utvik (population: 2,675) continued on as a much smaller Innvik Municipality.<ref name="Dag">Template:Cite web</ref>

On 10 January 1922, the Raksgrenda area (population: 120) was transferred from Innvik Municipality to Stryn Municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

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, much larger Stryn Municipality with a population of 7,211.<ref name="Dag" />

all of Stryn Municipality (population: 2,982)
all of Innvik Municipality (population: 3,003)
the parts of Hornindal Municipality located east of the villages of Navelsaker and Holmøyvik (population: 1,184)
the Hoplandsgrenda area of Gloppen Municipality (population: 42)

On 1 January 1977, the parts of the old Hornindal Municipality that were merged into Stryn Municipality in 1965 were transferred back to the newly re-constituted Hornindal Municipality. The population of Stryn Municipality was reduced by 1,202 in this border adjustment.<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 Municipality to Stryn Municipality.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Historically, this municipality was part of the old Sogn og Fjordane county. On 1 January 2020, the municipality became a part of the newly-formed Vestland county (after Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane counties were merged).<ref>Template:Cite SNL</ref>

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is likely named after the local river Stryneelva (Template:Langx). The name is derived from the word Template:Lang which means "(strong) stream".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 11 December 1987. The official blazon is "Vert, a linden branch Or in bend sinister with four leaves" (Template:Langx). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is a linden (tilia) branch with four leaves. The charge has a tincture of 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>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:See also

Churches

The Church of Norway has eight parishes (Template:Lang) within Stryn Municipality. It is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

**Churches in Stryn Municipality**
Parish (Template:Lang)	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Oppstryn	Oppstryn Church	Oppstryn	1863
Nedstryn	Nedstryn Church	Nedstryn	1859
Loen	Loen Church	Loen	1838
Innvik	Innvik Church	Innvik	1822
Utvik	Utvik Church	Utvik	1840
Olden	Olden Church	Olden	1934
	Old Olden Church	Olden	1772
	Ljosheim Chapel	Mykløy in Oldedalen	1924
Randabygda	Randabygd Church	Randabygda	1916
Nordsida	Nordsida Church	Roset	1973

Government

Stryn 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 is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">Template:Cite SNL</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Sogn og Fjordane District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

Mayors

The mayor (Template:Langx) of Stryn Municipality 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: Template:Div col

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 (H)
1977–1983: Leiv Blakset (Sp)
1984–1987: Oddvin Drageset (Sp)
1988–1991: Inger Hoff (H)
1992–1999: Oddvin Drageset (Sp)
1999–2011: Nils Petter Støyva (Ap)
2011–2019: Sven Flo (H)
2019–present: Per Kjøllesdal (Sp)

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Geography

Location

Stryn Municipality is located on the northern border of Vestland county. To the north, Stryn Municipality 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 Municipality is known for its scenery, glaciers and the mountains running into the mirroring fjords and lakes. The glacier Briksdalsbreen lies in the Oldedalen valley. The Stryn area also has a number of other valley glaciers including Tindefjellsbreen, Tystigsbreen, and Myklebustbreen. Most of the valley glaciers in Stryn Municipality are originating from the great Jostedal Glacier between the Nordfjord and Sogn areas.

Ramnefjellsfossen, the third highest free-falling waterfall in the world, is located in the municipality. Stryn Municipality also has the largest linden forest in Northern Europe. The largest lakes are Oppstrynsvatnet, Lovatnet, and Oldevatnet. The highest point in the municipality is the Template:Convert tall mountain Lodalskåpa, located on the border with Luster Municipality.<ref name="elev" /> The mountains Skåla and Høgstre Breakulen are also located in Stryn.

Jostedal Glacier National Park

The Jostedalsbreen National Park has an area of approximately Template:Convert. Flora and fauna area is situated between the fjord and glacier. The museum Jostedalsbreen National Park Center 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 Template:Convert above sea level and in some places it measures Template:Convert 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), wolverines (Gulo gulo), and lynxes (Lynx lynx).

Attractions

National Tourist Route

The Gamle Strynefjellsvegen is a National Tourist Route (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, a busy and developing small village at the tip of the most northernly of the three short branches at the inner end of 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 Template:Convert between slopes rising sharply to more than Template:Convert to the edge of the Jostedal 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, and 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 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

Alf Torp (1853 in Stryn – 1916), a philologist and author
Jacob Aaland (1865 in Randabygda – 1950), a teacher, local historian, and government scholar
Thoralf Klouman (1890 in Innvik – 1940), a satirical illustrator and actor<ref>Template:IMDb name. Retrieved 18 September 2020.</ref>
Johannes Andenæs (1912 in Innvik – 2003), a distinguished Norwegian jurist and academic
Inge Fænn (born 1945 in Markane), an 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 footballer with over 320 club caps
Johannes Thingnes Bø (born 1993 in Stryn), a biathlete, gold medallist, and twice team silver medallist at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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