Bjørnskinn Municipality
Bjørnskinn Municipality
Bjørnskinn herred | |
|---|---|
| Bjørnskind herred (historic name) | |
View of Risøyhamn | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Bjørnskinn within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 69°00′00″N 15°37′59″E / 69.0001°N 15.6330°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Vesterålen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1924 |
| • Preceded by | Dverberg Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Andøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Bjørnskinn |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 309.9 km2 (119.7 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #278 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 889.18 m (2,917.26 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,846 |
| • Rank | #463 in Norway |
| • Density | 6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −6% |
| Demonym | Bjørnskinn-folk |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1871 |
Bjørnskinn is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 310-square-kilometre (120 sq mi) municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was centered around the Risøysundet strait. It encompassed the southern part of the island of Andøya and the northern part of the island of Hinnøya in the southern part of what is now Andøy Municipality. The administrative centre was the small village of Bjørnskinn where Bjørnskinn Church is located. The largest village in Bjørnskinn was the village of Risøyhamn.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 310-square-kilometre (120 sq mi) municipality was the 278th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Bjørnskinn Municipality was the 463rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,846. The municipality's population density was 6 inhabitants per square kilometre (16/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 6% over the previous 10-year period.