Dverberg (municipality)
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Dverberg is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village of Dverberg where Dverberg Church is located. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964.
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Dverberg Municipality
Dverberg herred | |
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Coordinates: 69.1064°N 15.9640°E / 69.1064; 15.9640 | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nordland |
District | Vesterålen |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Andøy Municipality |
Administrative centre | Dverberg |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 279 km2 (108 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,719 |
• Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1872[1] |
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The municipality encompassed areas on the island of Andøya in what is now Andøy Municipality. Starting out at about 616 square kilometres (238 sq mi) in 1838, it was reduced in size in 1924. Upon its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was only 279 square kilometres (108 sq mi). [2][3]