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Ølen Municipality Ølen kommune
Former municipality
View over Ølensjøen and Ølensvåg
FlagCoat of arms
Rogaland within Norway
Ølen within Rogaland
Coordinates: 59°38′59″N 05°38′13″E / 59.64972°N 5.63694°E / 59.64972; 5.63694
Country	Norway
County	Rogaland
District	Haugalandet
Established	1 Jan 1916
• Preceded by	Fjelberg Municipality
Disestablished	1 Jan 2006
• Succeeded by	Vindafjord Municipality
Administrative centre	Ølensjøen
Government
• Mayor (2004–2006)	Arne Bergsvåg (Sp)
Area
• Total	181 km (70 sq mi)
Population
• Total	3,426
• Density	19/km (49/sq mi)
Demonym	Ølsbu
Official language
• Norwegian form	Nynorsk
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1159
Data from Statistics Norway

Ølen is a former municipality in the Vestlandet region of Norway. The municipality existed from 1916 until 2006, and originally it was a part of Hordaland county, but in 2002 it was transferred to Rogaland county prior to its dissolution in 2006. The 181-square-kilometre (70 sq mi) municipality was located on the south side of the Bjoafjorden and east of the Ålfjorden. The administrative center of Ølen was the village of Ølensjøen. The municipality of Ølen makes up the northern part of the present-day Vindafjord Municipality in Rogaland county.

History

The parish of Ølen was established as a municipality on 1 July 1916 when it was split off from the large municipality of Fjelberg. Initially, Ølen had 1,715 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipality of Vikebygd was dissolved and the eastern half of it (population: 578) was merged into the municipality of Ølen.

On 1 January 2002, the municipality of Ølen was transferred administratively from Hordaland county to Rogaland county. On 1 January 2003, the people of Ølen and the neighboring municipality of Vindafjord held a merger referendum which was successful. On 1 January 2006, Ølen and Vindafjord merged, forming a larger municipality called Vindafjord. Before the merger, Ølen had a population of 3,426. The coat of arms of the new Vindafjord municipality bears the design of the old Ølen arms and the colours of the old Vindafjord arms.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Ølsfjorden (Old Norse: Ǫlund) since it was a central geographical feature of the municipality. The meaning of the name is uncertain, but it may come from the word ala which means "to produce" or "to nourish", possibly referring to the rich fishing in the fjord.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 4 April 1986. The official blazon is "Gyronny embowed argent and vert" (Norwegian: Åttedelt av sølv og grønt ved virvelsnitt). This means the arms are a whirl design that divides the shield into 8 curved sections. The field (background) alternates colors, with half having a 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.

Government

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. 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 municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Mayors

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2023)

The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Ølen (incomplete list):

• 1999-2005: Arne Bergsvåg (Sp)

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Ølen was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four-year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council of Ølen was as follows:

See also

• List of former municipalities of Norway

References

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v t e Rogaland county, Norway
Main article: Rogaland Capital: Stavanger County government: Rogaland County Municipality County lists: County Governors Villages Churches
	Towns and cities	Stavanger (1125) Egersund (1798) Haugesund (1854) Skudeneshavn (1857-1964, 1996) Sandnes (1860) Kopervik (1866–1964, 1996) Jørpeland (1998) Sauda (1999) Bryne (2001) Åkrehamn (2002) Sogndal (former; 1798–1944)
	Municipalities	Dalane Bjerkreim Eigersund Lund Sokndal Haugaland Bokn Haugesund Karmøy Tysvær Utsira Vindafjord Jæren Gjesdal Hå Klepp Randaberg Sandnes Sola Stavanger Time Ryfylke Hjelmeland Kvitsøy Sauda Strand Suldal
	Former Municipalities in Rogaland Avaldsnes (1838-1965) Egersund (1838-1964) Erfjord (1914-1965) Finnøy (1838-2020) Fister (1884-1965) Forsand (1871-2020) Helleland (1838-1965) Heskestad (1838-1965) Hetland (1838-1965) Hjelmeland og Fister (1859-1884) Høle (1865-1965) Høyland (1838-1965) Håland (1838-1930) Imsland (1923-1965) Jelsa (1838-1965) Kopervik (1866-1964) Madla (1930-1965) Mosterøy (1884-1965) Nedstrand (1838-1965) Nærbø (1894-1964) Ogna (1839-1964) Rennesøy (1838-2020) Sand (1859-1965) Sandeid (1923-1965) Sjernarøy (1868-1965) Skjold (1838-1965) Skudenes (1838-1965) Skudeneshavn (1858-1965) Skåre (1881-1958) Sogndal (1845-1944) Stangaland (1909-1965) Torvastad (1838-1965) Vats (1891-1965) Varhaug (1894-1964) Vikedal (1838-1965) Ølen (1916-2006) Åkra (1892-1965) Årdal (1859-1965)

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• Former municipalities of Norway
• 1916 establishments in Norway
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