Hol Municipality
Hol is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 67.5-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1919 until its dissolution in 1963. Hol was located on the island of Vestvågøya in the southeastern part of what is now Vestvågøy Municipality.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Hol Church.
Hol Church
Church
Hol Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southeastern edge of the town of Leknes on the island of Vestvågøya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leknes and Gravdal.
Leknes
Town
Photo: Paalsvendsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lofoten is a group of islands in the northern part of Norway. With its postcard-looking small fishing villages nestled in fjords dotting a very rugged coast with abrupt peaks rising directly from the ocean, the archipelago is often described as one of the most scenic parts of Norway.
Gravdal
Village
Photo: Hakrist, Public domain.
Gravdal is a village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Vestvågøya in the central part of the Lofoten archipelago, north of the Arctic Circle. Gravdal is situated 5 km southwest of Hol Municipality.
Steine
Village
Steine is a fishing village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies on the south side of the island of Vestvågøya, about 3 kilometres west of the village of Stamsund. Steine is situated 6 km southeast of Hol Municipality.
Hol Municipality
- Type: Locality
- Description: former municipality in Nordland, Norway
- Category: former municipality of Norway
- Location: Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Hol Municipality” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Hol”
- Danish: “Hol i Nordland”
- Dutch: “Hol”
- French: “Hol”
- Irish: “Hol”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hol kommune”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hol”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hol i Lofoten”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hol i Nordland”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hol kommune”
- Norwegian: “Hol”
- Romanian: “Comuna Hol”
- Russian: “Хол”
- Russian: “Хуль”
- Swedish: “Hol kommun”
- Swedish: “Hols kommun, Nordland”
- Swedish: “Hols kommun”
- Turkish: “Hol”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fygle and Hol.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Haghaugen and Bakhaugan.
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