Gimsøy (municipality)

Gimsøy herred
Former municipality

Nordland within
Norway

Gimsøy within Nordland
Coordinates: 68°19′15″N 14°14′29″E / 68.3207°N 14.2413°E / 68.3207; 14.2413Coordinates: 68°19′15″N 14°14′29″E / 68.3207°N 14.2413°E / 68.3207; 14.2413
Country Norway
County Nordland
District Lofoten
Established 1856
Disestablished 1 Jan 1964
Administrative centre Gimsøysand
Area
 • Total 187 km2 (72 sq mi)
  *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population (1964)
 • Total 1,551
 • Density 8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-1864
Preceded by Vaagan in 1856
Succeeded by Vågan in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

Gimsøy is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 187-square-kilometre (72 sq mi) municipality existed from 1856 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in the northwestern part of what is now Vågan Municipality. The municipality consisted mainly of the island of Gimsøya as well as the western part of the larger neighboring island of Austvågøya. The municipalities also included 407 other small islands as well has hundreds of little islets and skerries, all of which are located in the Lofoten archipelago. The administrative centre was located at the village of Gimsøysand, where the Gimsøy Church is located.[1][2]

History

The municipality of Gimsøy was established in 1856 when it was split off from the municipality of Vågan. Initially, Gimsøy had a population of 987. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Gimsøy (population: 1,551) was merged with the neighboring town of Svolvær (population: 3,952) and the municipality of Vågan (population: 4,820) to form the new, larger municipality of Vågan.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-04-23). "Gimsøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  2. ↑ Helland, Amund (1908). "Gimsø herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 576. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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