Andenes Municipality
is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included the northern part of the island of Andøya as well as many small surrounding islets and skerries in what is now Andøy Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Andenes where the Andenes Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 557th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Andenes Municipality was the 246th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,615. The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 29.5% over the previous 10-year period.
General information
The municipality of Andenes was established on 1 January 1924 when Dverberg Municipality was divided into three: Andenes Municipality in the north, Bjørnskinn Municipality in the south, and Dverberg Municipality in the central part of the old municipality.During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Andenes Municipality was merged with the neighboring Dverberg Municipality and Bjørnskinn Municipality to create the new Andøy Municipality.
Name
The municipality is named after the old village of Andenes. The first element is the genitive case of which is the old name for the island of Andøya. The meaning of the island's name is uncertain. The last element is which means "headland".Churches
The Church of Norway had one parish within Andenes Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Dverberg prestegjeld and the Vesterålen prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.| Parish | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
| Andenes | Andenes Church | Andenes | 1876 |
Geography
The highest point in the municipality is the tall mountain Røyken. The municipality was located at the north end of the island of Andøya. Dverberg Municipality was located to the south. The Andfjorden was located to the east and the Norwegian Sea was located to the north and west of the municipality.Government
While it existed, Andenes Municipality was responsible for primary education, outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The 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 Hålogaland Court of Appeal.Municipal council
The municipal council of Andenes Municipality was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.Mayors
The mayor of Andenes Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:- 1924–1931: Andreas Mikal Lorentsen
- 1932–1940: Walberg August Storstrand
- 1946–1947: Henry Olaisen
- 1948–1949: Peder Johnsen
- 1950–1959: Arvid Mathisen
- 1960–1963: Knut Bolstad