Hol is a former municipality in

Nordland Nordland (; , , , ) is one of the three northernmost Counties of Norway, counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to t ...

county,

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. The municipality existed from 1919 until its dissolution in 1963. Hol was located on the island of

Vestvågøya Vestvågøya (or less-commonly: ''Vest-Vågøy'') is an island in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located within Vestvågøy Municipality. The island lies between the islands of Austvågøya and Gimsøya to t ...

in the southeastern part of what is now

Vestvågøy Municipality Vestvågøy is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the List of t ...

. The

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was located in

Stamsund Stamsund is a fishing village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southern side of the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago, along the Vestfjorden. The village is located about east of the to ...

. The main church for Hol was Hol Church which is located just outside of the village of

Fygle Leknes () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The town is also the administrative centre of Vestvågøy Municipality (with 11,619 inhabitants, it is the most populous municipality ...

. The village of Steine was also located in the municipality. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 572nd largest by area out of the 705 municipalities in Norway. Hol Municipality was the 294th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,104. The municipality's

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was and its population had decreased by 3.5% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Hol was established on 1 July 1919 when the southeastern part of

Buksnes Municipality Buksnes is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. It comprised the western part of the island of Vestvågøya in what is now Ve ...

was split off to become the new Hol Municipality. Initially, Hol Municipality had a population of 2,272. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

Schei Committee The Schei Committee () was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a ...

. On 1 January 1963, Hol Municipality (population: 3,154) was merged with the neighboring Borge Municipality (population: 4,056),

(population: 4,416), and

Valberg Municipality Valberg is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1927 until 1963. The municipality covered the southeastern coast of the island of Vestvågøya in what is now Vestvågøy Municipality. The administrativ ...

(population: 662) to create the new

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the old ''Hol'' farm () since the first Hol Church was built there. The name is derived from the word which means "round hill".

Churches

The

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had one parish () within Hol Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Buksnes

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and the

Lofoten prosti Lofoten ( , ; ; ) is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches, and untouched lands. There are two towns, ...

(

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) in the

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Geography

The municipality was located on the southern part of the large island of

was located to the northeast and

was to the north and west. The highest point in the municipality is the tall mountain Justadtinden, which was located on the border with neighboring

Government

While it existed, Hol Municipality was responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the

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Mayors

The

() of Hol was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position: * 1919-1919: Andreas Tetlie * 1920-1922: Ingvald Martin Johansen * 1923-1925: Andreas Tetlie * 1926-1931: Johan Dreier Pettersen * 1932-1934: Mathias J. Waldahl * 1935-1937: Ole Gottlin Johan Lauvdal * 1938-1941: Jarle Holst Try * 1941-1945: Ole Martin Johansen * 1945-1945: Arne Rasmussen * 1946-1946: Martin J. Hol * 1946-1959: Karl Leirfall * 1960-1962:

Walter Kåre Tjønndal Walter Kåre Tjønndal (22 January 1923 – 23 March 2014) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Tjønndal was born in January 1923 in Borge Municipality. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1969, but was not ...

( Ap)

Municipal council

The

of Hol was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political

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Media gallery

Hartvågen i Stamsund.jpg, View of Stamsund Stamsund Aussicht.jpg, Landscape around Stamsund Stamsund kirkested.jpg, Church in Stamsund

References

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