Sæbø Municipality
Sæbø is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Alver Municipality in the traditional district of Nordhordland in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Sæbø, where Sæbø Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 618th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Sæbø Municipality was the 620th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 6.6% over the previous 10-year period.
General information
The parish of Sæbø was established as a municipality on 1 July 1924 when the old Manger Municipality was divided into three municipalities: Bø Municipality in the north, a much smaller Manger Municipality in the central part, and Sæbø Municipality in the south.During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality was dissolved and a merged with the following places to form the new Radøy Municipality.
- most of Sæbø Municipality, except the Titland area on the Lindås peninsula
- all of Hordabø Municipality
- all of Manger Municipality
- the island of Bogno from Herdla Municipality
- the Sletta area on the island of Radøy from Lindås Municipality
- the Straume area on the island of Radøy and the small island of Fesøy from Austrheim Municipality
Name
The municipality is named after the old Sæbø farm since the first Sæbø Church was built there. The first element comes from the word which means "sea" or "ocean". The last element is which means "farm" or "farmstead". Thus, the name means "farm by the sea".Churches
The Church of Norway had one parish within Sæbø Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Manger prestegjeld and the Nordhordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.| Parish | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
| Sæbø | Sæbø Church | Sæbø | 1883 |
Geography
Sæbø Municipality occupied the southern part of the island of Radøy, some small areas on the mainland Lindås peninsula, and some small areas on the island of Holsnøy. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Skarsveten on the border with Alversund Municipality.Lindås Municipality was located to the north, Alversund Municipality was located to the east, Meland Municipality was located to the south, Herdla Municipality was located to the southwest, and Manger Municipality was located to the northwest.
Government
While it existed, Sæbø 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 Gulating Court of Appeal.Municipal council
The municipal council of Sæbø Municipality was made up of 13 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 Sæbø Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people held this position:- 1924-1925: Olav Maraas
- 1926-1928: Hans K. Askeland
- 1929-1948: Alfred O. Haukeland
- 1948-1963: Benjamin Storheim