Velfjord

Velfjord herred
Former Municipality

View of the Sørfjorden arm of the Velfjorden
Velfjord

Location in Nordland

Coordinates: 65°24′17″N 12°31′19″E / 65.40472°N 12.52194°E / 65.40472; 12.52194Coordinates: 65°24′17″N 12°31′19″E / 65.40472°N 12.52194°E / 65.40472; 12.52194
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Helgeland
Municipality ID NO-1813
Adm. Center Hommelstø
Area[1]
 • Total 600 km2 (200 sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created from Brønnøy in 1875
Merged into Brønnøy in 1964

Velfjord is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Velfjord is located in the present-day municipality of Brønnøy. The administrative centre was the village of Hommelstø. The municipality surrounded the large fjord, Velfjorden, after which the municipality is named. The local Velfjord Church lies just west of Hommelstø.[1]

History

The municipality of Velfjord was created on 1 October 1875 when it was split off from the large municipality of Brønnøy. Initially, Velfjord had a population of 1,162. On 1 January 1964, Velfjord municipality was merged with Brønnøysund, Sømna, Brønnøy, and the Lande area of Bindal to form a new, enlarged Brønnøy municipality. Prior to the merger, Velfjord had a population of 1,380.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Velfjord. – kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  2. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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