Gravvik Municipality
Gravvik Municipality
Gravvik herred | |
|---|---|
| Gravik herred (historic name) | |
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Gravvik within Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 64°59′24″N 11°46′07″E / 64.99000°N 11.76861°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District | Namdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1909 |
| • Preceded by | Leka Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Nærøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Gravvika |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1963) | Edvin Aspli (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 191.6 km2 (74.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #380 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 591 m (1,939 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 804 |
| • Rank | #645 in Norway |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −9.6% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1754 |
Gravvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 192-square-kilometre (74 sq mi) municipality existed from 1909 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality covered the northern coastal areas of the present-day Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Gravvika where the Gravvik Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 192-square-kilometre (74 sq mi) municipality was the 380th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Gravvik Municipality was the 645th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 804. The municipality's population density was 4.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 9.6% over the previous 10-year period.