Elsfjord (municipality)

Coordinates: 66°06′12″N 13°32′54″E / 66.1032°N 13.5483°E / 66.1032; 13.5483
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Elsfjord Municipality
Elsfjord herred
Former municipality
Nordland within Norway
Nordland within Norway
Elsfjord within Nordland
Elsfjord within Nordland
Coordinates: 66°06′12″N 13°32′54″E / 66.1032°N 13.5483°E / 66.1032; 13.5483
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictHelgeland
Established1 July 1929
 • Preceded byHemnes in 1929
Disestablished1 Jan 1962
 • Succeeded byVefsn in 1962
Administrative centreElsfjord
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total280 km2 (110 sq mi)
Population
 (1962)
 • Total920
 • Density3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1829[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

Elsfjord is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 280-square-kilometre (110 sq mi) municipality existed from 1929 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality included the area around the Elsfjorden and the valley leading up to the fjord. The municipality is now a part of Vefsn Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Elsfjord.[2]

History

The municipality of Elsfjord was established on 1 July 1929 when the large Hemnes Municipality was divided into three separate municipalities: Elsfjord (population: 765), Hemnes (population: 1,077), and Sør-Rana (population: 1,708). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the municipality of Elsfjord (population: 920) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Drevja (population: 1,001) and Vefsn (population: 5,358) and with the town of Mosjøen) to form a new, larger Vefsn Municipality.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-06-17). "Elsfjord – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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