Voss, Norway
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Voss in March 2005
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 Voss within Hordaland |
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| Coordinates: 60°42′09″N 06°25′23″E / 60.70250°N 6.42306°ECoordinates: 60°42′09″N 06°25′23″E / 60.70250°N 6.42306°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hordaland | ||
| District | Voss | ||
| Administrative centre | Vossevangen | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2011) | Hans-Erik Ringkjøb (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,805.81 km2 (697.23 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,731.97 km2 (668.72 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 73.84 km2 (28.51 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 38 in Norway | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 14,168 | ||
| • Rank | 82 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 2.9 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Vossing Voss (male) Vosse (female) |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1235 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Voss is a municipality and a traditional district in Hordaland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, Oppheim, Stalheim, and Vinje.
Voss has been established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1867, a small area in northern Voss (population: 28) was transferred to the municipality of Hosanger. On 1 January 1868, the northern district of the municipality (population: 2,009) was separated to form the new municipality of Vossestrand. This left 7,592 residents in Voss. On 21 August 1868, an unpopulated area of northern Voss was transferred to Vossestrand. Then, on 1 January 1885, the western district of Voss (population: 2,045) was separated to form the new municipality of Evanger. This left Voss with 5,403 residents.
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