Langenes Municipality

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title: "Langenes Municipality" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["øksnes-municipality", "former-municipalities-of-norway", "1919-establishments-in-norway", "1964-disestablishments-in-norway", "populated-places-established-in-1919", "populated-places-disestablished-in-1964"] description: "Former municipality in Nordland, Norway" topic_path: "geography/norway" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langenes_Municipality" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Former municipality in Nordland, Norway ::

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Field	Value
name	Langenes
herred	yes
former	yes
image_skyline	Stø 01.jpg
image_caption	View of the village harbour of Stø
idnumber	1869
county	Nordland
district	Vesterålen
capital	Stø
established	1 Jan 1919
preceded	Øksnes Municipality
disestablished	1 Jan 1964
succeeded	Øksnes Municipality
demonyms	Langnesfjerding
Langenesfjerding
language	Bokmål
mayor	Otto Holm
mayor_party	Ap
mayor_as_of	1955-1963
elevation_max_m	762.46
highest_point_ref
area_rank	513
area_total_km2	103.4
population_as_of	1963
population_rank	428
population_total	2040
population_density_km2	19.7
population_increase	5.8
coordinates
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Langenes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality, which existed from 1919 until 1964, encompassed the western shore of the Gavlfjorden in what is now Øksnes Municipality. It is located on the northern end of the large island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The administrative centre was in the village of Stø, just east of the Langenes Church in the northern part of the municipality.

General information

The municipality of Langenes was established on 1 July 1919 when the northeastern part of Øksnes Municipality was split off from Øksnes to form the new municipality. Initially, Langenes had a population of 1,085. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the Holm area along the Gavlfjorden (population: 65) was transferred from Langenes Municipality to Sortland Municipality. On 1 January 1964, the rest of Langenes (population: 2,037) was merged back together with Øksnes Municipality. Prior to the merger, Langenes had 2,037 residents.

Name

The municipality is named after the old Langenes farm () since the first Langenes Church was built there. The first element is which means "long", here referring to the island, Langøya on which the municipality was located. The island's name, , is directly translated as "the long island". The last element is which means "headland". The municipality was located on the northernmost peninsula on the island thus the name Langenes means the "headland on Langøya".

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Langenes Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Øksnes prestegjeld and the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

::data[format=table title="style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Langenes Municipality'''''"]

Parish (sokn)	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Langenes	Langenes Church	Stø	1500s
Alsvåg Church	Alsvåg	1923
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Geography

Langenes Municipality was located on the island of Langøya, along with many other smaller islets and skerries just off shore. Øksnes Municipality was located to the west, Sortland Municipality was located to the south, and Bjørnskinn Municipality was located to the east, across the Gavlfjorden, on the island of Andøya. The highest point in the municipality is the 762.46 m tall mountain Snøkolla, located on the border with Øksnes Municipality.

Near Langenes church 20060731 1712.jpg|Area near Langenes Church Stø overview.jpg|Harbour at Stø Alsvåg.jpg|View of the village of Alsvåg

Government

While it existed, Langenes Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Langenes Municipality was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: |name = Langenes |herad = yes |start = 1959 |end = 1963 |reference = |Total = 13 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4 |AFS = 1 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 3 |note = On 1 January 1964, Langenes Municipality became part of Øksnes Municipality. |}} |name = Langenes |herad = yes |start = 1955 |end = 1959 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 13 |Arbeiderpartiet = 7 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 2 |Local_Lists = 1 |}} |name = Langenes |herad = yes |start = 1951 |end = 1955 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |Høyre = 2 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4 |Venstre = 1 |}} |name = Langenes |herad = yes |start = 1947 |end = 1951 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Local_Lists = 12 |}} |name = Langenes |herad = yes |start = 1945 |end = 1947 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Local_Lists = 12 |}} |name = Langenes |herad = yes |start = 1937 |end = 1941* |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Local_Lists = 12 |}}

Mayors

The mayor () of Langenes Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:

• 1919–1919: S. Skog
• 1920–1922: Lars Olson Standahl
• 1923–1925: Lorents Bendik Olsen Sæther
• 1925–1928: S. Skog
• 1928–1934: Lorents Bendik Olsen Sæther
• 1935–1943: L.H. Nielsen (H)
• 1943–1945: Olav Meløy
• 1945–1945: Kristian Holm
• 1946–1955: Julius Kristian Pettersen Meløy (KrF)
• 1955–1963: Otto Holm (Ap)

References

|state = collapsed |Centre = Langenes Municipality |North = Norwegian Sea |Northeast = Bjørnskinn Municipality |East = Bjørnskinn Municipality |Southeast = Sortland Municipality |South = Sortland Municipality |Southwest = Øksnes Municipality |West = Øksnes Municipality |Northwest = Norwegian Sea

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