Hol, Nordland

Hol is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 67 km2 municipality existed from 1919 until its dissolution in 1963. Hol was located on the island of Vestvågøya in the southeastern part of what is now Vestvågøy Municipality. The administrative centre was located in Stamsund. The main church for Hol was Hol Church which is located just outside of the village of Fygle.

History
The municipality of Hol was established on 1 July 1919 when the eastern part of Buksnes municipality was split off to become the new municipality. Initially, Hol had a population of 2,272. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the municipality of Hol (population: 3,154) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Borge (population: 4,056), Buksnes (population: 4,416), and Valberg (population: 662) to create the new Vestvågøy Municipality.

Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hol farm (Hóll) since the first Hol Church was built there. The name is derived from the word which means "round hill".

Government
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.

Municipal council
The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Hol was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Mayors
The mayors of Hol:


 * 1919-1919: Andreas Tetlie
 * 1920-1922: Ingvald Martin Johansen
 * 1923-1925: Andreas Tetlie
 * 1926-1931: Johan Dreier Pettersen
 * 1932-1934: Mathias J. Waldahl
 * 1935-1937: Ole Gottlin Johan Lauvdal
 * 1938-1941: Jarle Holst Try
 * 1941-1945: Ole Martin Johansen
 * 1945-1945: Arne Rasmussen
 * 1946-1946: Martin J. Hol
 * 1946-1959: Karl Leirfall
 * 1960-1962: Walter Tjønndal