Valberg, Nordland

Valberg Municipality
Valberg herred
View of the village surrounding Valberg Church
View of the village surrounding Valberg Church
Nordland within Norway
Nordland within Norway
Valberg within Nordland
Valberg within Nordland
Coordinates: 68°11′42″N 13°56′25″E / 68.1950°N 13.9404°E / 68.1950; 13.9404
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictLofoten
Established1927
 • Preceded byBorge Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1963
 • Succeeded byVestvågøy Municipality
Administrative centreValberg
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total57 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total622
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-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]

  1. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (20 February 2018). "Valberg – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

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