Buvik

Buvik is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Buvik existed from 1855 until 1965. The municipality encompassed the extreme northeastern part of what is now the municipality of Skaun in Trøndelag county. It encompassed the roughly 25-square-kilometre (9.7 sq mi) area surrounding the Vigda river south of the Gaulosen fjord. The administrative centre was located in the village of Buvika.

Buvik Municipality
Buvik herred
Former municipality
Buviken herred  (historic name)
View of Buvika
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Buvik within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°18′42″N 10°11′10″E
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictGauldalen
Established1855
  Preceded byByneset Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
  Succeeded bySkaun Municipality
Administrative centreBuvika
Population
 (1965)
  Total1,267
DemonymBuvikværing
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1656
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