Nordvik Municipality
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Nordvik Municipality
Nordvik herred | |
|---|---|
 View of the Nordvik area | |
 Nordland within Norway | |
 Nordvik within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°07′19″N 12°30′32″E / 66.12194°N 12.50889°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1 July 1917 |
| • Preceded by | Herøy Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
| • Succeeded by | Dønna Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Solfjellsjøen |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 114.2 km2 (44.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #507 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 855.1 m (2,805 ft) |
| Population (1961) | |
• Total | 1,315 |
| • Rank | #589 in Norway |
| • Density | 11.5/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  −14.1% |
| Demonym | Nordvik-folk[2] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1819[5] |
Nordvik is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 114-square-kilometre (44 sq mi) municipality existed from 1917 until its dissolution in 1962. The island municipality encompassed the southern part of the island of Dønna as well as the smaller surrounding islands of Vandve, Slapøya, Havstein, and many others in what is now the southern part of Dønna Municipality.[6] The administrative centre was the village of Solfjellsjøen. The municipality had 2 churches: Nordvik Church in the north and Hæstad Church in the south.
Prior to its dissolution in 1962, the 114-square-kilometre (44 sq mi) municipality was the 507th largest by area out of the 731 municipalities in Norway. Nordvik Municipality was the 589th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,315. The municipality's population density was 11.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (30/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 14.1% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]
Name
The municipality of Nordvik was established on 1 July 1917 when Herøy Municipality was divided into two: the new Nordvik Municipality was in the north and a now-smaller Herøy Municipality in the south. Initially, Nordvik Municipality had a population of 1,530. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, Nordvik Municipality (population: 1,293) was merged with the part of Herøy Municipality located on the island of Dønna (population: 19), most of Dønnes Municipality (population: 1,348), and the part of Nesna Municipality on the island of Løkta (population: 80) to become the new Dønna Municipality.[9]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Nordviken farm (Old Norse: Norðvík). The first element is norðr which means "north". The last element is vík which means "bay" or "inlet from the sea".[10]
Churches
The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Nordvik Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Herøy prestegjeld and the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.[8]
| Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordvik | Nordvik Church | Nordvik (north of Solfjellsjøen) | 1877 |
| Hæstad Chapel | Hestad | 1912 |
Geography
The highest point in the municipality was the 855.1-metre (2,805 ft) tall mountain Dønnmannen, on the southern border with Herøy Municipality.[1] Nordvik Municipality was primarily located on the southern part of the island of Dønna plus many smaller surrounding islands. It was located south of Dønnes Municipality and north of Herøy Municipality.
