Buksnes
Buksnes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 102-square-kilometre (39 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. It comprised the western part of the island of Vestvågøya in what is now Vestvågøy Municipality. The administrative centre was located in the village of Gravdal where the main church for the municipality, Buksnes Church, is located.
Buksnes Municipality
Buksnes herred | |
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Former municipality | |
View of Gravdal and surrounding area | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Buksnes within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°07′01″N 13°33′37″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Lofoten |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1963 |
| • Succeeded by | Vestvågøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Gravdal |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 102 km2 (39 sq mi) |
| Population (1963) | |
| • Total | 4,416 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1860 |
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