Langenes, Nordland

Langenes herred
Former municipality

Nordland within
Norway

Langenes within Nordland
Coordinates: 69°01′07″N 15°09′21″E / 69.01861°N 15.15583°E / 69.01861; 15.15583Coordinates: 69°01′07″N 15°09′21″E / 69.01861°N 15.15583°E / 69.01861; 15.15583
Country Norway
County Nordland
District Vesterålen
Established 1 Jan 1919
Disestablished 1 Jan 1964
Administrative centre Stø
Area
 • Total 103 km2 (40 sq mi)
  *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population (1964)
 • Total 2,037
 • Density 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Langnesfjerding
Langenesfjerding[1]
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-1869
Preceded by Øksnes in 1919
Succeeded by Øksnes in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

Langenes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality encompassed the western shore of the Gavlfjorden in what is now Øksnes Municipality. It is located on the northern end of the large island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The administrative centre was in the village of Stø, just east of the Langenes Church in the northern part of the municipality.[2]

History

The municipality of Langenes was established on 1 July 1919 when the northeastern part of Øksnes Municipality was split off from Øksnes to form the new municipality. Initially, Langenes had a population of 1,085. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the Holm area along the Gavlfjorden (population: 65) was transferred from Langenes to Sortland Municipality. On 1 January 1964, the rest of Langenes (population: 2,037) was merged back together with Øksnes. Prior to the merger, Langenes had 2,037 residents.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Langenes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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