Bokn
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 Bokn within Rogaland |
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| Coordinates: 59°12′01″N 05°25′23″E / 59.20028°N 5.42306°ECoordinates: 59°12′01″N 05°25′23″E / 59.20028°N 5.42306°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Rogaland | ||
| District | Haugaland | ||
| Administrative centre | Føresvik | ||
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| • Mayor (2015) | Tormod Våga (Centre Party) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 47.16 km2 (18.21 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 44.56 km2 (17.20 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2.60 km2 (1.00 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 417 in Norway | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 865 | ||
| • Rank | 414 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 19.4/km2 (50/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 12.5 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Boknar | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1145 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Bokn is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Føresvik, the only urban area in Bokn. Other villages in Bokn include Arsvågen, Trosnavåg, and Loten. The island municipality is mostly located on the three islands of Ognøya, Vestre Bokn, and Austre Bokn. All three main islands are connected to the mainland via a network of bridges.
The municipality of Bokn (historically spelled Bukken) was established in 1849 when it was separated from the large municipality of Skudenes. Initially, Bokn had 1,035 residents. The borders of Bokn have not changed since that time.
The municipality is named after the islands of Austre Bokn and Vestre Bokn (Old Norse: Bókn). The name is probably very old and its meaning is unknown. Before 1889, the name was written "Bukken".
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 8 August 1986. The arms are blue with six silver/white circles in the shape of a triangle. The blue background represents the sea and the 6 circles represent silver coins, which symbolize the richness from the sea since it is an island municipality and therefore dependent on fishing and sailing.
The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Bokn. It is part of the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger.
There is a 168-metre (551 ft) tall guyed mast for FM-/TV-broadcasting at located at 59°13′13″N 5°25′42″E / 59.220156°N 5.428281°E.
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