Selje Municipality
Selje Municipality
Selje kommune | |
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| Selløe herred (historic name) | |
View of the island of Barmen in Selje | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Selje within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 62°08′14″N 05°13′23″E / 62.13722°N 5.22306°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Nordfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Stad Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Selje |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | Stein Robert Osdal (KrF) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 226.12 km2 (87.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 219.89 km2 (84.90 sq mi) |
| • Water | 6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi) 2.8% |
| • Rank | #317 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 774.6 m (2,541 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 2,747 |
| • Rank | #279 in Norway |
| • Density | 12.1/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −4.4% |
| Demonym | Seljeværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1441 |
Selje is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 226-square-kilometre (87 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Stad Municipality in the traditional district of Nordfjord in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Selje. Other villages in the municipality included Barmen, Ervik, Flatraket, Hoddevik, Hoddevika, Håvik, and Leikanger.
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 226.12-square-kilometre (87.31 sq mi) municipality was the 317th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Selje Municipality was the 279th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,747. The municipality's population density was 12.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (31/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 4.4% over the previous 10-year period.
Selje Municipality was located at the northwesternmost part of Sogn og Fjordane county. Most of the municipality was located on and around the Stadlandet peninsula as well as some small surrounding islands such as Selja and Barmøya.
Selja was one of the first three Episcopal sees in Norway (Oslo, Nidaros, and Selja). After the diocese was moved to Bergen, monks took over the old Selje Church, which was later destroyed by pirates in 1536. The municipality of Selje was also home to the Selja Abbey, a former Benedictine monastery located on the island of Selja. Ruins of the abbey and church can still be seen on the island.