Buksnes
| Buksnes herred | ||
|---|---|---|
| Former municipality | ||
 View of Gravdal and surrounding area | ||
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 Buksnes within Nordland | ||
| Coordinates: 68°07′01″N 13°33′37″E / 68.11694°N 13.56028°ECoordinates: 68°07′01″N 13°33′37″E / 68.11694°N 13.56028°E | ||
| Country | Norway | |
| County | Nordland | |
| District | Lofoten | |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 | |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1963 | |
| Administrative centre | Gravdal | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 102 km2 (39 sq mi) | |
| *Area at municipal dissolution. | ||
| Population (1963) | ||
| • Total | 4,416 | |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1860 | |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 | |
| Succeeded by | Vestvågøy in 1963 | |
Buksnes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 102-square-kilometre (39 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. It comprised the western part of the island of Vestvågøya in what is now Vestvågøy Municipality. The administrative centre was located in the village of Gravdal where the main church for the municipality, Buksnes Church, is located.[1][2]
History
The municipality of Buksnes was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 July 1919, the southern district of Buksnes (population: 2,272) was separated from it to create the new municipality of Hol. The split left Buksnes with 3,188 inhabitants. 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 Buksnes (population: 4,416) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Borge (population: 4,056), Hol (population: 3,154), and Valberg (population: 662) to create the new Vestvågøy Municipality.[3]
Notable residents
- Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe (1802-1887), a Lutheran clergymen who was the vicar in Buksnes
- Arnold Carl Johansen (1898–1957), a member of the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland
- Gerhard Schøning (1722-1780), a historian
- Harald Sverdrup (1923–1992), a poet and children's writer
See also
References
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Buksnes – tidl. kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- ↑ Helland, Amund (1908). "Buksnes herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 619. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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