Dønnes

Dønnes herred
Former municipality

Nordland within
Norway

Dønnes within Nordland
Coordinates: 66°12′13″N 12°35′14″E / 66.20361°N 12.58722°E / 66.20361; 12.58722Coordinates: 66°12′13″N 12°35′14″E / 66.20361°N 12.58722°E / 66.20361; 12.58722
Country Norway
County Nordland
District Helgeland
Established 1 July 1888
Disestablished 1 Jan 1962
Area
 • Total 88 km2 (34 sq mi)
  *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population (1962)
 • Total 1,428
 • Density 16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-1827
Preceded by Nesna in 1888
Succeeded by Dønna in 1962
Data from Statistics Norway

Dønnes is a former municipality in the Helgeland traditional region in Nordland county, Norway. The 88-square-kilometre (34 sq mi) municipality existed from 1888 until its dissolution in 1962. The former municipality encompassed the northern part of the island of Dønna, the western parts of the islands of Tomma and Løkta, and over 300 smaller surrounding islands, islets, and skerries.[1][2]

Dønnes Church was probably built here at the request of Paul Vågaskalm who was governor of Alstahaug. It was built on the site of an older church sometime between 1200 and 1300. The characteristic onion dome was added in 1866. The church organ, built by Paul Christian Brantzeg, was installed in 1866.

History

Dønnes was established as a municipality on 1 July 1888 when the western part of the old Nesna Municipality was separated to form a new municipality. Initially, Dønnes had a population of 1,348. 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 Dønnes ceased to exist. The part of Dønnes on the island of Tomma (population: 80) was merged into Nesna Municipality. The remainder of Dønnes (population: 1,348) was merged with the part of Herøy Municipality on the island of Dønna (population: 19), Nordvik Municipality (population: 1,293), and the part of Nesna Municipality on the island of Løkta (population: 80) to become the new Dønna Municipality.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Helland, Amund (1908). "Dønnes herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 363. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  2. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-03-24). "Dønnes – tidligere kommune". 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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