Area 600 km² | Region Northern Norway Adm. Center Hommelstø | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 87% Humidity | ||
Velfjord is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Velfjord is located in the present-day municipality of Brønnøy. The administrative centre was the village of Hommelstø. The municipality surrounded the large fjord, Velfjorden, after which the municipality is named. The local Velfjord Church lies just west of Hommelstø.
History
The municipality of Velfjord was created on 1 October 1875 when it was split off from the large municipality of Brønnøy. Initially, Velfjord had a population of 1,162. On 1 January 1964, Velfjord municipality was merged with Brønnøysund, Sømna, Brønnøy, and the Lande area of Bindal to form a new, enlarged Brønnøy municipality. Prior to the merger, Velfjord had a population of 1,380.
References
Velfjord Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA