Langenes, Nordland
Langenes Municipality
Langenes herred | |
|---|---|
 Nordland within Norway | |
 Langenes within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 69°01′07″N 15°09′21″E / 69.01861°N 15.15583°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Vesterålen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1919 |
| • Preceded by | Øksnes in 1919 |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Øksnes in 1964 |
| Administrative centre | Stø |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 103 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 2,037 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Langnesfjerding Langenesfjerding[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1869[2] |
Langenes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality encompassed the western shore of the Gavlfjorden in what is now Øksnes Municipality. It is located on the northern end of the large island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The administrative centre was in the village of Stø, just east of the Langenes Church in the northern part of the municipality.[3]
History
The municipality of Langenes was established on 1 July 1919 when the northeastern part of Øksnes Municipality was split off from Øksnes to form the new municipality. Initially, Langenes had a population of 1,085. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the Holm area along the Gavlfjorden (population: 65) was transferred from Langenes to Sortland Municipality. On 1 January 1964, the rest of Langenes (population: 2,037) was merged back together with Øksnes. Prior to the merger, Langenes had 2,037 residents.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Langenes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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