Buksnes
| Buksnes herred | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
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  Buksnes herred | |
| Coordinates: 68°07′01″N 13°33′37″E / 68.11694°N 13.56028°ECoordinates: 68°07′01″N 13°33′37″E / 68.11694°N 13.56028°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Lofoten |
| Municipality ID | NO-1860 |
| Adm. Center | Gravdal |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged into | Vestvågøy in 1963 |
Buksnes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Vestvågøy. It originally comprised the western part of the island of Vestvågøya. The main church for the municipality was Buksnes Church in the village of Gravdal.[1]
History
The municipality of Buksnes was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 July 1919, Buksnes' southern district (population: 2,272) was separated from it to create the new municipality of Hol. The split left Buksnes with 3,188 inhabitants. On 1 January 1963, Buksnes was merged togethern with the neighboring municipalities of Borge, Hol, and Valberg to create the new municipality of Vestvågøy. Prior to the merger, Buksnes had a population of 4,416.[2]
Notable residents
- Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe (1802-1887), Lutheran clergymen who was the vicar in Buksnes
- Arnold Carl Johansen (1898–1957), Member of the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland
- Gerhard Schøning (1722-1780), Historian
- Harald Sverdrup (1923–1992), Poet and children's writer
References
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Buksnes – tidl. kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.