Værøy Municipality

municipality in Nordland, Norway
Organization municipality_of_norway Q48629
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Værøy Municipality

Summary

Værøy Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Værøy Municipality is located in Nordland[3].
  • Værøy Municipality is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Værøy Municipality's head of government is recorded as Susann Berg Kristiansen[5].
  • Værøy Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Norway[6].
  • Værøy Municipality's capital is recorded as Sørland[7].
  • Værøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Moskenes[8].
  • Værøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Røst[9].
  • Værøy Municipality's main regulatory text is recorded as Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[10].
  • Værøy Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Værøy[11].
  • Værøy Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[12].
  • January 1, 1838 marks the founding of Værøy Municipality[13].
  • Værøy Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 67.673055555556, 'lon': 12.669166666667}[14].
  • Værøy Municipality's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Norwegian Sea[15].
  • Værøy Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[16].
  • Værøy Municipality's official website is recorded as https://varoy.kommune.no/[17].
  • Værøy Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Værøy Municipality[18].
  • Værøy Municipality's Commons gallery is recorded as Værøy[19].
  • Værøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+765'}[20].
  • Værøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+728'}[21].
  • Værøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+698'}[22].
  • Værøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+678'}[23].
  • Værøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+688'}[24].
  • Værøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+683'}[25].
  • Værøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+677'}[26].
  • Værøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+656'}[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1838 marks the founding of Værøy Municipality[13].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Værøy Municipality include Værøy Airport[28], an airport[29], in Norway[30], founded in 1986[31] and Værøy Heliport[32], a heliport[33], in Norway[34], founded in 1997[35].

Why It Matters

Værøy Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Værøy Airport[28], an airport[29], in Norway[30], founded in 1986[31] and Værøy Heliport[32], a heliport[33], in Norway[34], founded in 1997[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language used → Bokmål
    Capital → Sørland
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Nordland
    Official website → https://varoy.kommune.no/
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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