- Flakstad
Infobox_Kommune
name=Flakstad
idnumber=1859
county=Nordland
landscape=Lofoten
capital=Ramberg
governor=Stein Iversen (Flakstad Distrikstliste )
governor_as_of=2007
arearank=345
area=178
arealand=169
areapercent=0.05
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=370
population=1,484
populationpercent=0.03
populationdensity=9
populationincrease=-8.8
demonym=Flakstadfjerding
language=Neutral
lat_deg=68| lat_min=4| lat_sec=45| lon_deg=13| lon_min=16| lon_sec=28
utm_zone=33W| utm_northing=7552723 |utm_easting=0428120| geo_cat=adm2nd
munwebpage=www.flakstad.kommune.noFlakstad is a municipality in the county of
Nordland , Norway. It comprises the island ofFlakstadøya , and the eastern part of the island ofMoskenesøya , in theLofoten Islands .Flakstad was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (seeformannskapsdistrikt ).Moskenes was separated from Flakstad July 1, 1916. (Flakstad was merged with Moskenes in the period 1964-1976.)The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Flakstad (Norse "Flakstaðir"), since the first church was built there. The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is "staðir" 'homestead, farm'.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1989). It shows a fastening for boats.
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.