Buksnes Municipality

Buksnes is a former municipality in county, . The 104-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. It comprised the western part of the island of in what is now .
Wikipedia
Photo: Hakrist, Public domain.
  • Type: Church
  • Description: former municipality in Nordland, Norway
  • Also known as: “Buksnes”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Buksnes Church.

Church
Photo: Holav, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the village of on the island of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gravdal and Leknes.

Village
Photo: Hakrist, Public domain.
is a village in in county, . It is located on the island of in the central part of the archipelago, north of the Arctic Circle.

Town
Photo: Paalsvendsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lofoten is a group of islands in the northern part of . 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. is situated 4 km northeast of Buksnes Municipality.

Village
Photo: rheins, CC BY 3.0.
is a small fishing village in in county, . The village is located on the northern part of the island of in the archipelago. is situated 6 km west of Buksnes Municipality.

Buksnes Municipality

Latitude
68.11715° or 68° 7′ 2″ north
Longitude
13.56033° or 13° 33′ 37″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9FWM4H86+V4
Geo­Names ID
3159735
Wiki­data ID
Q1771277
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Buksnes Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բուքսնես”
  • Catalan: “Buksnes”
  • Danish: “Buksnes Kommune”
  • Dutch: “Buksnes”
  • Irish: “Buksnes”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Buksnes kommune”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Buksnes”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Buksnes kommune”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Buksnes”
  • Norwegian: “Buksnes”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Buksnes”
  • Russian: “Букснес”
  • Swedish: “Buksnes kommun”
  • Turkish: “Buksnes”

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