Buksnes
Encyclopedia
Buksnes is a populated area in Vestvågøy
municipality, Nordland
county, Norway
.
in 1837. On July 1, 1919 the district of Hol
with 2,272 inhabitants was separated from Buksnes to create a municipality of its own. The split left Buksnes with 3,188 inhabitants. On 1 January 1963 Buksnes was merged with Borge
, Hol
and Valberg
to create the new municipality Vestvågøy
. Before the merger Buksnes had a population of 4,416.
Vestvågøy
Vestvågøy is an island and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Lofoten traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Leknes....
municipality, Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
History
Buksnes was created as Buksnes formannskapsdistriktFormannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
in 1837. On July 1, 1919 the district of Hol
Hol, Nordland
Hol is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway.It was created by a split from Buksnes on July 1, 1919. At that time Hol had a population of 2 272....
with 2,272 inhabitants was separated from Buksnes to create a municipality of its own. The split left Buksnes with 3,188 inhabitants. On 1 January 1963 Buksnes was merged with Borge
Borge, Nordland
Borge is a parish and former municipality in Vestvågøy municipality, Nordland county, Norway.-History:Borge parish was created as Borge formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. In 1927 the district of Valdberg with 625 of inhabitants was separated from Borge to create a municipality of its own. The split...
, Hol
Hol, Nordland
Hol is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway.It was created by a split from Buksnes on July 1, 1919. At that time Hol had a population of 2 272....
and Valberg
Valberg, Nordland
Valberg is a former municipality now located in Vestvågøy municipality in Nordland County, Norway.It was created by an acrimonious split from Borge in 1927. On 1 January 1963 Valberg was merged with Borge, Buksnes and Hol to create the new municipality Vestvågøy...
to create the new municipality Vestvågøy
Vestvågøy
Vestvågøy is an island and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Lofoten traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Leknes....
. Before the merger Buksnes had a population of 4,416.
Notable residents
- Arnold Carl JohansenArnold Carl JohansenArnold Carl Johansen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Buksnes.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1950, but was not re-elected in 1954....
(1898–1957), Member of the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland - Harald SverdrupHarald Sverdrup (writer)Harald Ulrik Sverdrup was a Norwegian poet and children's writer. He received several literary prizes, including the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature, the Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment, the Dobloug Prize and the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.-Early and personal life:Sverdrup was born in...
(1923–1992), Poet and children's writer - Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink HolmboeLeonhard Christian Borchgrevink HolmboeLeonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe was a Norwegian priest and politician.-Personal life:He was born in Trondenes as the son of bailiff Jens Holmboe and his wife Anna Margrethe Irgens . He had several brothers and sisters...
(1802-1887), Lutheran clergymen who was vicar in Buksnes - Gerhard SchøningGerhard SchøningGerhard Schøning was a Norwegian historian. His Reise som giennem en Deel af Norge i de Aar 1773, 1774, 1775 paa Hans Majestets Kongens Bekostning documenting travel through Trondheim, Gudbrandsdal and Hedmark, Norway in 1773–1775 has been recognized as both a historical reference and as a "minor...
(1722-1780), Historian