Country Norway County Nordland Municipality ID NO-1861 Area 67 km² | Region Northern Norway District Lofoten Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Hol is a former municipality on the island of Vestvågøya in Nordland county, Norway. Hol comprised the southeastern part of the present-day municipality of Vestvågøy. The main church for the 67-square-kilometre (26 sq mi) municipality was Hol Church in Leknes.
History
The municipality of Hol was established on 1 July 1919 when the eastern part of Buksnes municipality was split off to become the new municipality. Initially, Hol had a population of 2,272. On 1 January 1963, the municipality of Hol was merged with Borge, Buksnes, and Valberg to create the new municipality of Vestvågøy. Before the merger, Hol had a population of 3,154.
References
Hol, Nordland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA