Dverberg (municipality)
Dverberg is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed areas on the island of Andøya in what is now Andøy Municipality. Starting out at about in 1838, it was reduced in size in 1924. Upon its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was only . The administrative centre was the village of Dverberg where Dverberg Church is located. History. The prestegjeld of Dverberg was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). It originally covered the whole island of Andøya as well as about on  the northeastern tip of the large island of Hinnøya, plus a number of very small surrounding islets. On 1 January 1924, Dverberg municipality was divided into three. The northern part of Dverberg became the new municipality of Andenes (population: 2,213) and the southern part of Dverberg was separated to become the new municipality of Bjørnskinn (population: 1,410). This left 1,477 residents in Dverberg which now only covered the central part of the island of Andøya. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities  of Bjørnskinn (population: 1,835), Andenes (population: 3,812), and Dverberg (population: 1,719) were all merged back together again to create the new Andøy Municipality. Government. All municipalities in Norway, including Dverberg, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor. Municipal council. The municipal council of Dverberg was made up of 15 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council  was as follows: