Hosanger

Hosanger kommune
Former Municipality
Kossdalsvatnet.
Country	Norway
County	Hordaland
District	Vestlandet
Municipality ID	NO-1253
Adm. Center	Hosanger
Population  (1963)
• Total	2,442
Created from	Hosanger formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Merged with	Osterøy in 1964

Hosanger Church

Hosanger is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.

History

The parish of Hosanger was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

The annex of Seim (lying as an exclave of the municipality in the west) was transferred from Hosanger to the new municipality of Alversund January 1, 1885. At that time Hosanger had a population of 3,387. On 1 January 1867 a district of Voss with 28 inhabitants was moved to Hosanger by Royal resolution. On 1 January 1910 the district of Modalen was separated from Hosanger to create a discrete municipality with 821 inhabitants. The split left Hosanger with 2,524 inhabitants. On 1 January 1964 the area north of the Osterfjord, with 791 inhabitants, became a part of the enlarged Lindås municipality. The rest of Hosanger, with 1,616 inhabitants, took part in a merger to create the new municipality Osterøy. The village of Hosanger is located on the western shore of the Osterøy, between Lonevåg and Fotlandsvåg.

Hosanger Church

Hosanger Church (Hosanger kyrkje) was built in 1796. It is a Romanesque style church constructed of brick and stone. On the site there was a stave church dating to the Middle Ages, mentioned in 1329. Later a wooden church was constructed. The wooden church was hit by lightning and burnt down on Christmas Day 1795. In the years 1863-1865, the church was extended to the west. The vestry extension on the south side of the church was built in 1962-64.

Notable residents

• Nicolai Wergeland
• Arne Bjørndal
• Nils Andresson Lavik
• Johannes Lavik