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Hol, Nordland

Hol herred
Former Municipality
Hol herred is located in Nordland
Hol herred
Hol herred
Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 68°08′40″N 13°39′02″E / 68.14444°N 13.65056°E / 68.14444; 13.65056Coordinates: 68°08′40″N 13°39′02″E / 68.14444°N 13.65056°E / 68.14444; 13.65056
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Lofoten
Municipality ID NO-1861
Area
 • Total 67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created from Buksnes in 1919
Merged into Vestvågøy in 1963

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.

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.


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