The 1,929-square-kilometre (745 sq mi) municipality is the 41st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vefsn is the 91st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,342. The municipality's population density is 7.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.7% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]
History
Part of the city park in Mosjøen, Vefsn municipality.
The municipality of Vefsn was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1862, the vast eastern district of Vefsn (population: 921) was separated from Vefsn to become the new municipality of Hattfjelldal. This left Vefsn with 5,051 residents. In 1876, the town of Mosjøen (population: 379) was separated from Vefsn to become a separate municipality. This left Vefsn with 4,672 residents.
In 1927, Vefsn municipality was split into three: the small northern district (population: 964) became the new municipality of Drevja and the large southern district (population: 1,746) became the new municipality of Grane. After the split, Vefsn had 3,119 residents remaining. In 1939, a small area of Vefsn (population: 45) was transferred to neighboring town of Mosjøen.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the municipality of Vefsn (population: 5,358) was merged with the neighboring town of Mosjøen (population: 4,628) and the neighboring municipalities of Drevja (population: 1,001) and Elsfjord (population: 920) to form a new, larger municipality of Vefsn. On 1 January 1995, the mainland areas of the neighboring Alstahaug Municipality (population: 70) were transferred to Vefsn.[6]
Name
The post office was named VEFSEN in 1859.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the river Vefsna (Old Norse: Vefsnar) which flows through the municipality into the Vefsnfjorden (Old Norse: Vefsnir). The meaning of the river name is unknown, but it possibly comes from the old word vefja which means "to wrap" or "to wind around".[7] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Vefsen. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Vefsn.[8]
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was granted on 13 September 1974. The official blazon is "Sable, a rooster argent armed gules" (Norwegian: På svart bunn en sølv hane). This means the arms have a black field (background) and the charge is a rooster. The rooster has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The rooster is also armed which means its claws, beak, and comb are colored red. The rooster is a symbol for watchfulness and alertness. The arms were designed by Arthur Gustavsson.[9][10][11]
The coat of arms was originally adopted by the municipality of Mosjøen on 25 March 1960. In 1962, Mosjøen was merged with Vefsn, Drevja, and Elsfjord to form a new, larger Vefsn municipality. After the merger, the old arms of Mosjøen were chosen for the new municipality. Since the arms officially became obsolete after the merger, they were re-granted in 1974.[10]
The bird watcher that visits Vefsn soon realizes that it will take more than a day to cover all the interesting habitats and birding areas. Here you will find areas of virtually untouched coniferouswoodlands, both inland and along the coast. The Skjørlegda nature reserve is a good example of woodland protection. Here you will find a virtually untouched coniferous forest covering the Eiterå valley. The valley stretches inland to a higher mountainous habitat that is also worth checking.
The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Vefsn is made up of 29 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.
Bent Inge Johnsen (born 1972 in Mosjøen), a former footballer with 284 club caps and assistant manager
Anette Sagen (born 1985 in Mosjøen), a Norwegian former ski jumper
Thomas Drage (born 1992 in Mosjøen), a football player with over 220 club caps
Farms of Vefsn
Maps of the farms of Vefsn
Coordinates are approximate.
Note that each map has a maximum number of listings it can display, so the map has been divided into parts consistent with the enumeration districts (tellingskrets) in the 1920 census. This map will include one farm name per farm number; other farm names or subdivision numbers may exist.
The municipalities of Mosjøen, Elsfjord, and Drevja were incorporated into Vefsn in 1962, and are not included in these maps. Tellingskrets 5, Granli; 6 Øvre Svenningdal, and 7 Austervefsen og Feplingdal, are now part of other municipalities, primarily Grane.
Vefsn municipality, tellingskrets 1-4, 8, 10 from 1920 census
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4: Øien
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5: Vundals-Keiven
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6: Sørgården
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7: Hunnåla
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8: Høyneset
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9: Digermulo
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10: Dimmeldal
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11: Hundaalvatn
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14: Vikdalen
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15: Øyen
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17: Tverå
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18: Kjærstad
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19: Rosvoll
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20: Auflis
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21: Griva
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101: Skog Øvre
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102: Skog Nedre
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103: Olderskog
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22: Kralfars
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23: Farsjord
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24: Øksendal
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25: Steinlid
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26: Eitraalid
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27: Paaljord
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29: Granheim
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33: Ravnaa
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93: Ravatås
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94: Fokstad
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95: Alsgård
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96: Bjørnå øvre
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97: Bjørnåli
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98: Grannes
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99: Bjørnå nedre
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104: Dolstad
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105: Halsøy
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117: Kulstasjøen
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118: Rynes
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119: Aaremmen
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120: Hauberg
Tellingskrets (enumeration districts): 1, Hunnaala (lime); 2, Vikdalen (black); 3, Nes og Mo Skolekrinsar (blue); 4, Forsjord (purple); 8, Bjørnådalen (green); 10, Hals (red).
Vefsn municipality, tellingskrets 9, 11
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89: Tuven
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90: Reinfjell
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91: Nordås
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92: Langvatnet
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93: Otervær
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103: Froststad
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105: Halsskogen
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106: Andås
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107: Lundestad
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108: Hagfors
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109: Moldremma
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110: Heimigarden
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111: Gamarken
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112: Røsdal
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113: Honggard
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114: Jakobgard
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115: Bortigard
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116: Aabotsjord
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84: Herringbotnet
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85: Kalvmones
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122: Forsmo
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123: Jomfrurem
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124: Gløsen
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125: Brubakken
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126: Bjørknes
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127: Risnes
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128: Oseng
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129: Aanes
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130: Høgrem
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131: Heimstad
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133: Nilsmo
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134: Almdal
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135: Sæteren
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136: Hallingard
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137: Stigen
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145: Labakken
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146: Langmo
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147: Langmo ytre
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148: Engås
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149: Rokås
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151: Utgården
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152: Helfjellhaug
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153: Opgård
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154: Gulljord
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155: Høglid
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Dolstad kirke (church), built 1735
Tellingskrets (enumeration districts): 9, Austerbygden og Marka (teal); 11, Helfjell og Herringen (blue)
Vefsn municipality, tellingskrets 12-15
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138: Brekken
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139: Smedseng
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140: Lynghaug
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141: Nerhaug
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142: Sletten
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143: Storvik
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144: Aspnes
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156: Grøftrem
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157: Skjetvik
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158: Sovarneset
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159: Goffahaug
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160: Mjaavatnet
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161: Straumen
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162: Tuvneset
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163: Uren
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164: Kækvik
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165: Nævervei
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166: Hatten
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167: Angermo
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168: Stordal
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169: Bjørkrem
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170: Sandbugt
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171: Toftneset
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172: Ømmervatsbukt
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173: Perjord
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174: Blaafjell
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175: Dalmo
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176: Steinhaug
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177: Jonseng
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178: Rognryggmo
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179: Vatshøve
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180: Enge
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181: Gullmo
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182: Bratlid
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183: Kummernes
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184: Kummermo
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185: Nilsskog
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186: Trømoen
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187: Almaasen
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188: Lamoen
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189: Granmoen
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190: Myren
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191: Forsmoen
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192: Bratbakken
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193: Bergsmo
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194: Nyland
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195: Stuvland
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196: Jonsrud
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197: Utnes
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198: Nermoen
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199: Lindseth
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200: Søfting
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201: Skaland
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121: Veseth
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Drevja kirke (church), built 1883
Tellingskrets (enumeration districts): 12, Ømmervatnet og Fustvatnet (lime); 13, Øvre Drevjen (red); 14, Ner Drevjen (blue); 15, Skaland (green).
Farm names and numbers
Following are the farms in the Vefsn municipality, as they are listed in O. Rygh's series Norske_Gaardnavne ("Norwegian farm names"), the Nordland volume of which was published in 1905.
Here is the digital version of that volume:
<Norske_gaardnavne_bd_Nordlands>
The farm numbers are used in some census records, and numbers that are near each other indicate that those farms are geographically proximate. Handwritten Norwegian sources, particularly those prior to 1800, may use variants on these names. For recorded variants before 1723, see the digital version of O. Rygh. Note that the 1920 census records mapped above may not match O. Rygh.
Farm names were often used as part of Norwegian names, in addition to the person's given name and patronymic or inherited surname. Some families retained the farm name, or toponymic, as a surname when they emigrated, so in those cases tracing a surname may tell you specifically where in Norway the family was from. This tradition began to change in the mid to late 19th century, and inherited surnames were codified into law in 1923.
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