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Nord-Vågsøy herad — Former Municipality — Refvikstranda
Coordinates: 61°59′07″N 5°8′24″E / 61.98528°N 5.14°ECoordinates: 61°59′07″N 5°8′24″E / 61.98528°N 5.14°E Country Norway County Sogn og Fjordane District Nordfjord Municipality ID NO-1440 Admin. Center Raudeberg Split from Selje in 1910 Merged into Vågsøy in 1964 Nord-Vågsøy is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Vågsøy. Today Nord-Vågsøy refers to the northern part of the island of Vågsøy, where the villages Raudeberg, Halsør, Vedvik, Refvik, Kvalheim, and Kråkenes are located.
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Name
The municipality was named Nord-Vågsøy because it encompassed the northern part of Vågsøy island (nord means "northern" in Norwegian). The Old Norse form of the island name was Vágsøy. The first element is the genitive case of vágr which means "bay" and the last element is øy which means "island".[1]
History
Nord-Vågsøy was originally a part of the municipality of Selje (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1910, Nord-Vågsøy and Sør-Vågsøy were separated from Selje to form their own municipalities. Initially, Nord-Vågsøy had a population of 1,111. On 1 July 1921, the Blesrød farm in Nord-Vågsøy was transferred to Sør-Vågsøy. On 1 January 1964, the new municipality of Vågsøy was created by merging Sør-Vågsøy, Nord-Vågsøy, and parts of neighboring Davik and Selje municipalities. Prior to the merger, Nord-Vågsøy had a population of 1,476.[2]
Politically, Nord-Vågsøy was marked by the father and son Karl and Leif Iversen, who served as mayors the last forty years before the merger.[3]
References
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1919) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 399. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=197570&avid=44024.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999) (in Norwegian) (PDF). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen. Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.
- ^ "NRK County Encyclopedia of Sogn og Fjordane" (in Norwegian). http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/1549880.html.
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