Hol, Nordland

Hol herred
Former municipality

Nordland within
Norway

Hol within Nordland
Coordinates: 68°08′40″N 13°39′02″E / 68.14444°N 13.65056°E / 68.14444; 13.65056Coordinates: 68°08′40″N 13°39′02″E / 68.14444°N 13.65056°E / 68.14444; 13.65056
Country Norway
County Nordland
District Lofoten
Established 1 July 1919
Disestablished 1 Jan 1963
Administrative centre Stamsund
Area
 • Total 67 km2 (26 sq mi)
  *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population (1963)
 • Total 3,154
 • Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-1861
Preceded by Buksnes in 1919
Succeeded by Vestvågøy in 1963
Data from Statistics Norway

Hol is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 67-square-kilometre (26 sq mi) municipality existed from 1919 until its dissolution in 1919. Hol was located on the island of Vestvågøya in the southeastern part of what is now Vestvågøy Municipality. The administrative centre was located in Stamsund. The main church for Hol was Hol Church which is located just outside of the village of Fygle.[1]

History

The municipality of Hol was established on 1 July 1919 when the eastern part of Buksnes municipality was split off to become the new municipality. Initially, Hol had a population of 2,272. 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 Hol (population: 3,154) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Borge (population: 4,056), Buksnes (population: 4,416), and Valberg (population: 662) to create the new Vestvågøy Municipality.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-02-20). "Hol – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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