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 / 64.99000; 11.76861
CountryNorway
CountyNord-Trøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
Established1 Jan 1909
  Preceded byLeka Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byNærøy Municipality
Administrative centreGravvika
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
  Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 −9.6%
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-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.