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Hol Municipality (Nordland)

Coordinates: 68°08′40″N 13°39′02″E / 68.14444°N 13.65056°E / 68.14444; 13.65056
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Hol Municipality
Hol herred
Former municipality
Flag of Hol Municipality
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Nordland within Norway
Nordland within Norway
Hol within Nordland
Hol within Nordland
Coordinates: 68°08′40″N 13°39′02″E / 68.14444°N 13.65056°E / 68.14444; 13.65056
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictLofoten
Established1 July 1919
 • Preceded byBuksnes in 1919
Disestablished1 Jan 1963
 • Succeeded byVestvågøy in 1963
Administrative centreStamsund
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total3,154
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1861[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

Hol is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 67-square-kilometre (26 sq mi) municipality existed from 1919 until its dissolution in 1919. Hol was located on the island of Vestvågøya in the southeastern part of what is now Vestvågøy Municipality. The administrative centre was located in Stamsund. The main church for Hol was Hol Church which is located just outside of the village of Fygle.[2]

History

The municipality of Hol was established on 1 July 1919 when the eastern part of Buksnes municipality was split off to become the new municipality. Initially, Hol had a population of 2,272. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the municipality of Hol (population: 3,154) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Borge (population: 4,056), Buksnes (population: 4,416), and Valberg (population: 662) to create the new Vestvågøy Municipality.[3]

  • View of Stamsund
    View of Stamsund
  • Landscape around Stamsund
    Landscape around Stamsund
  • Church in Stamsund
    Church in Stamsund

See also

References

  1. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-02-20). "Hol – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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