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Nordvik

Coordinates: 66°07′19″N 12°30′32″E / 66.12194°N 12.50889°E / 66.12194; 12.50889
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This article is about the former municipality in Norway. For other uses, see Nordvik (disambiguation).
Nordvik Municipality
Nordvik herred
Former municipality
Nordland within Norway
Nordland within Norway
Nordvik within Nordland
Nordvik within Nordland
Coordinates: 66°07′19″N 12°30′32″E / 66.12194°N 12.50889°E / 66.12194; 12.50889
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictHelgeland
Established1 July 1917
 • Preceded byHerøy in 1917
Disestablished1 Jan 1962
 • Succeeded byDønna in 1962
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total86 km2 (33 sq mi)
Population
 (1962)
 • Total1,293
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1819[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

Nordvik is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 86-square-kilometre (33 sq mi) municipality existed from 1917 until its dissolution in 1962. The island municipality encompassed the central part of the island of Dønna as well as the smaller surrounding islands of Vandve, Slapøya, Havstein, and many others in what is now the southern part of Dønna Municipality.[2] The municipality had 2 churches: Nordvik Church in the north and Hæstad Church in the south.

History

The municipality of Nordvik was established on 1 July 1917 when the northern part of Herøy Municipality was divided into two with Nordvik in the north and Herøy in the south. Initially, Nordvik had a population of 1,530. 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 Nordvik (population: 1,293) was merged with the part of Herøy Municipality on the island of Dønna (population: 19), most of Dønnes Municipality (population: 1,348), and the part of Nesna Municipality on the island of Løkta (population: 80) to become the new Dønna 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. (2016-03-24). "Nordvik – Nordland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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