Buvik Municipality
Buvik herred | |
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Buviken herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 63°18′42″N 10°11′10″E / 63.31167°N 10.18611°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Sør-Trøndelag |
District | Gauldalen |
Established | 1855 |
• Preceded by | Byneset Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
• Succeeded by | Skaun Municipality |
Administrative centre | Buvika |
Population (1965) | |
• Total | 1,267 |
Demonym | Buvikværing[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1656[2] |
Buvik is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Buvik existed from 1855 until 1965. The municipality encompassed the extreme northeastern part of what is now the municipality of Skaun in Trøndelag county. It encompassed the roughly 25-square-kilometre (9.7 sq mi) area surrounding the Vigda river south of the Gaulosen fjord. The administrative centre was located in the village of Buvika.[3]