Buksnes Municipality
Buksnes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 104-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. It comprised the western part of the island of Vestvågøya in what is now Vestvågøy Municipality.
Photo: Hakrist, Public domain.- Type: Church
- Description: former municipality in Nordland, Norway
- Also known as: “Buksnes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Buksnes Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gravdal and Leknes.
Gravdal
Village
Photo: Hakrist, Public domain.Leknes
Town
Napp
Village
Napp is a small fishing village in Flakstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Napp is situated 6 km west of Buksnes Municipality.
Buksnes Municipality
- Categories: former municipality of Norway and religion
- Location: Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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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
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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”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Buksnes kommune”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Buksnes”
- Norwegian: “Buksnes”
- Romanian: “Comuna Buksnes”
- Russian: “Букснес”
- Swedish: “Buksnes kommun”
- Turkish: “Buksnes”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Brekka and Jerstad.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Fiskarfagskolen and Stormyra.
Nordland: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Lofoten and Narvik.
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