Norwegian municipalities

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Norwegian municipalities are the primary local government units in Norway, responsible for providing essential public services and local administration across the country.

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Surface form Occurrences
Norwegian local government system 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf local government unit
type of administrative division
aboveLevel Norwegian counties NERFINISHED
areSubdividedInto urban and rural areas
canMerge other Norwegian municipalities
canOwn municipal enterprises
canProvide harbour services
local energy utilities
local housing services
cooperateWith Norwegian counties
country Norway
electionsHeldEvery 4 years
fundedBy block grants from central government
local taxes
user fees
governedBy municipal council
have directly elected municipal councils
haveAuthorityOver building permits
local land use
headedBy mayor
historicalReform Schei Committee reforms of 1960s
municipal reform of 2014–2020
languagePolicy may adopt Bokmål, Nynorsk or neutral language form
legalBasis Norwegian Local Government Act NERFINISHED
lowestLevelOf elected government in Norway
mayForm inter-municipal cooperations
NorwegianTerm kommune
overseenBy Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development NERFINISHED
responsibleFor elderly care
fire services
kindergartens
local cultural services
local planning
local public libraries
local public transport (partly)
local roads
primary education
primary health care
sewage
social services
waste management
water supply
zoning
subdivisionOf Kingdom of Norway NERFINISHED
subjectTo state supervision and auditing
taxAuthority municipal income tax
property tax (optional)
votingSystem proportional representation

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norwegian Local Government Act appliesTo Norwegian municipalities
Fjaler Municipality isPartOf Norwegian municipalities
subject surface form: Fjaler
this entity surface form: Norwegian local government system