Elsfjord (municipality)

Elsfjord herred
Former municipality

Nordland within
Norway

Elsfjord within Nordland
Coordinates: 66°06′12″N 13°32′54″E / 66.1032°N 13.5483°E / 66.1032; 13.5483Coordinates: 66°06′12″N 13°32′54″E / 66.1032°N 13.5483°E / 66.1032; 13.5483
Country Norway
County Nordland
District Helgeland
Established 1 July 1929
Disestablished 1 Jan 1962
Administrative centre Elsfjord
Area
 • Total 280 km2 (110 sq mi)
  *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population (1962)
 • Total 920
 • Density 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-1829
Preceded by Hemnes in 1929
Succeeded by Vefsn in 1962
Data from Statistics Norway

Elsfjord is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 280-square-kilometre (110 sq mi) municipality existed from 1929 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality included the area around the Elsfjorden and the valley leading up to the fjord. The municipality is now a part of Vefsn Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Elsfjord.[1]

History

The municipality of Elsfjord was established on 1 July 1929 when the large Hemnes Municipality was divided into three separate municipalities: Elsfjord (population: 765), Hemnes (population: 1,077), and Sør-Rana (population: 1,708). 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 Elsfjord (population: 920) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Drevja (population: 1,001) and Vefsn (population: 5,358) and with the town of Mosjøen) to form a new, larger Vefsn Municipality.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-06-17). "Elsfjord – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  2. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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