Valberg Municipality
Valberg herred | |
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![]() View of the village surrounding Valberg Church | |
![]() Nordland within Norway | |
![]() Valberg within Nordland | |
Coordinates: 68°11′42″N 13°56′25″E / 68.1950°N 13.9404°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nordland |
District | Lofoten |
Established | 1927 |
• Preceded by | Borge Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1963 |
• Succeeded by | Vestvågøy Municipality |
Administrative centre | Valberg |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 57 km2 (22 sq mi) |
Population (1963) | |
• Total | 622 |
• Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1863[1] |
Valberg (formerly Valdberg) is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 57-square-kilometre (22 sq mi) municipality existed from 1927 until 1963. The municipality covered the southeastern coast of the island of Vestvågøya in what is now Vestvågøy Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Valberg where Valberg Church is located.[2]