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It was located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre was the village of Skei. Other villages in the municipality included Helgheim, \u00c5lhus, Vassenden, and Langhaugane.J\u00f8lster was located at the centre of the old Sogn og Fjordane county and was known for its rich cultural traditions in home crafts, folk music, song, dancing, and creative arts. Agriculture was the largest industry in the municipality. The principal attraction in J\u00f8lster was the scenery, with easy access to the glaciers Grovabreen, Jostedalsbreen, and Myklebustbreen. J\u00f8lster was home to part of the largest glacier of continental Europe, the Jostedalsbreen as well as a clear green lake named J\u00f8lstravatnet. The trout caught in J\u00f8lstravatn were renowned throughout Norway and beyond.At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 671-square-kilometre (259\u00a0sq\u00a0mi) municipality is the 168th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. J\u00f8lster is the 260th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,047. The municipality’s population density is 4.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (13\/sq\u00a0mi) and its population has increased by 3.3% over the last decade.[3][4]In 2016, the chief of police for Vestlandet formally suggested a reconfiguration of police districts and stations. He proposed that the police station in J\u00f8lster be closed.[5]Table of ContentsGeneral information[edit]Name[edit]Coat of arms[edit]Churches[edit]Government[edit]Municipal council[edit]Mayor[edit]Geography[edit]Economy[edit]Attractions[edit]Astruptunet[edit]Eikaas Gallery[edit]J\u00f8lstra Museum[edit]J\u00f8lster Alpine Ski Centre[edit]Notable residents[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]General information[edit]    The parish of J\u00f8lster was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The original municipality was identical to the J\u00f8lster parish (prestegjeld) with the sub-parishes (sokn) of \u00c5lhus and Helgheim.[6]  During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the farm area of F\u00f8rde in the neighboring municipality of Breim (population: 38) was transferred to J\u00f8lster municipality.[7]On 1 January 2020, the neighboring municipalities of J\u00f8lster, F\u00f8rde, Naustdal, and Gaular were merged to form the new Sunnfjord Municipality.[8]Name[edit]The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the J\u00f8lstra River, which runs through the lower parts of the municipality. The name (Old Norse: J\u00f3lmstr) is a word for the noise and rumble of the river.[9]Coat of arms[edit]The coat of arms were granted on 22 July 1983. The arms are derived from the arms of Audun Hugleiksson from Hegranes in the present municipality, who died in 1302. He was a Middle Ages nobleman who lived in J\u00f8lster and built Audunborg, one of only two private stone castles in Norway. On his seals, he used a shield with a rose, surrounded with a bordure of fleur-de-lis. The arms of J\u00f8lster are derived from this bordure. The symbol is gold on a red background.[10]Churches[edit]The Church of Norway had two parishes (sokn) within the municipality of J\u00f8lster. It was part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bj\u00f8rgvin.Government[edit]All municipalities in Norway, including J\u00f8lster, 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 elect a mayor.[11]  The municipality falls under the Sogn og Fjordane District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.Municipal council[edit]The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of J\u00f8lster was made up of 25 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:J\u00f8lster kommunestyre 1972\u20131975 [20]\u00a0\u00a0Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number ofrepresentatives\u00a0Local List(s) (Lokale lister)25Total number of members:25J\u00f8lster kommunestyre 1968\u20131971 [21]\u00a0\u00a0Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number ofrepresentatives\u00a0Local List(s) (Lokale lister)25Total number of members:25J\u00f8lster kommunestyre 1964\u20131967 [22]\u00a0\u00a0Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number ofrepresentatives\u00a0Local List(s) (Lokale lister)25Total number of members:25Mayor[edit]The mayor (ordf\u00f8rar) of a municipality in Norway is a representative of the majority party of the municipal council who is elected to lead the council. Oddmund Klakegg of the Centre Party was elected mayor for the 2011\u20132015 term.[29]  He was re-elected for the 2015\u20132019 term as well.Geography[edit]  View from Eik\u00e5snipa towards J\u00f8lstravatnet.The J\u00f8lstravatnet lake splits the municipality in half, which creates a centre of population at each end of the lake: Skei in the eastern end of the lake and Vassenden (English: the water-end) in the western part, where the river J\u00f8lstra starts. A small end of the lake Breimsvatnet crosses over into the municipality of J\u00f8lster.J\u00f8lster is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Stryn and Gloppen, to the east by Luster, to the southeast by Sogndal, and to the south and west by F\u00f8rde. The Jostedalsbreen National Park lies partially in this municipality.Economy[edit]Tourism is one of the largest industries in J\u00f8lster, and there are hotels, campsites, and a number of tourist facilities in each centre of the municipality. In addition to tourism, agriculture and construction are the other most important industries.Attractions[edit]  View from Sn\u00f8nipa to the north  Painting by Nikolai Astrup  Astruptunet[edit]Astruptunet was the home of the painter Nikolai Astrup (1880\u20131928) for the last fourteen years of his life. The Astrup Farm (Astruptunet) was the artist’s home and small farm, but today it is a museum and art gallery, kept as it was in Astrup’s days, nestled among the steep but fertile slopes on the south side of J\u00f8lstravatn. The barn was torn down and rebuilt as a gallery, but in the same style as the old barn. The gallery has permanent exhibitions of Astrup’s work such as paintings, graphics, wood-engraving plates and sketches. Most of his scenes have been taken from J\u00f8lster and Nikolai Astrup has since remained one of the most Norwegian of our national artists.Nikolai Astrup lived most of his life in J\u00f8lster. Astrup often is regarded as the artist of Western Norway, as he found virtually all of his motives in his home surroundings. He’s considered the “most Norwegian” of all the national artists of Norway.[30]Eikaas Gallery[edit]Another Norwegian painter and graphic artist, Ludvig Eikaas, is closely connected to J\u00f8lster. The artist grew up in J\u00f8lster, but later moved to Oslo. He is among other things famous for his non-figurative art and portraits\/self-portraits.The Eikaas Gallery was originally an old dairy farm in \u00c5lhus that was purchased by the municipality of J\u00f8lster and converted to a modern art gallery. The collection contains about 300 works of art by Ludvig Eikaas.[30]J\u00f8lstra Museum[edit]The J\u00f8lstra museum is a private village green with many original J\u00f8lstra buildings and a collection of around 3,000 artifacts. There are also exhibitions of paintings by Ludvig Eikaas and Oddvar Torsheim and of J\u00f8lster textiles.[30]J\u00f8lster Alpine Ski Centre[edit]J\u00f8lster alpine ski centre lies at Vassenden. There are lighted ski trails in the villages of \u00c5rdal and Dvergsdalen. J\u00f8lster also has mountains for Telemark skiing enthusiasts.[30]Notable residents[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to J\u00f8lster."},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/jolster-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"J\u00f8lster – Wikipedia"}}]}]