Dønnes Municipality
Dønnes Municipality
Dønnes herred | |
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Nordland within Norway | |
Dønnes within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°12′13″N 12°35′14″E / 66.20361°N 12.58722°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1 July 1888 |
| • Preceded by | Nesna Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
| • Succeeded by | Dønna Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Dønnes |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 88.3 km2 (34.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #556 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 818 m (2,684 ft) |
| Population (1961) | |
• Total | 1,542 |
| • Rank | #548 in Norway |
| • Density | 17.5/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −5% |
| Demonym | Dønnværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1827 |
Dønnes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 88-square-kilometre (34 sq mi) municipality existed from 1888 until its dissolution in 1962. The area is now part of Dønna Municipality and Nesna Municipality in the traditional district of Helgeland. The administrative centre was the village of Dønnes.
Prior to its dissolution in 1962, the 88-square-kilometre (34 sq mi) municipality was the 556th largest by area out of the 731 municipalities in Norway. Dønnes Municipality was the 548th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,542. The municipality's population density was 17.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (45/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5% over the previous 10-year period.
Dønnes Church was probably built here at the request of Paul Vågaskalm who was governor of Alstahaug. It was built on the site of an older church sometime between 1200 and 1300. The characteristic onion dome was added in 1866. The church organ, built by Paul Christian Brantzeg, was installed in 1866.