Borge, Nordland
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| Former Municipality | |
View of Borge Church
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| Coordinates: 68°14′41″N 13°46′14″E / 68.24472°N 13.77056°ECoordinates: 68°14′41″N 13°46′14″E / 68.24472°N 13.77056°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Lofoten |
| Municipality ID | NO-1862 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged into | Vestvågøy in 1963 |
Borge is a parish and former municipality on the island of Vestvågøya in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Vestvågøy. The main church for the municipality is Borge Church in the village of Bøstad.
The parish of Borge was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1927, the southern district of Borge (population: 625) split off to form the new municipality of Valdberg. This left Borge with 4,093 inhabitants. On 1 January 1963, Borge was merged with Buksnes, Hol, and Valberg to create the new municipality of Vestvågøy. Before the merger Borge had a population of 4,056.
The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old Borge farm (Old Norse: Borgar), since the Borge Church was built there. The name is the plural of borg which means "castle" or "hill/plateau suitable for a castle".
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