- Vevelstad
:"This article is about the municipality in Nordland. For the place in Ski,
Akershus : seeLanghus ".Infobox_Kommune
name=Vevelstad
idnumber=1816
county=Nordland
landscape=Helgeland
capital=Vevelstad
governor=Ken-Richard Hansen (Sp)
governor_as_of=2003
arearank=198
area=539
arealand=517
areapercent=0.17
population_as_of=2008
populationrank=427
population=485
populationpercent=0.01
populationdensity=1
populationincrease=-19.8
language=Bokmål
lat_deg=65| lat_min=40| lat_sec=6| lon_deg=12| lon_min=31| lon_sec=7
utm_zone=33W| utm_northing=7285203 |utm_easting=0385951| geo_cat=adm2nd
munwebpage=www.vevelstad.kommune.noVevelstad is a municipality in the county of
Nordland ,Norway .Vevelstad was separated from
Tjøtta July 1, 1916.The municipality lies in the middle of Norway, surrounded by mountains and
fjord s.The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Vevelstad (Norse "Vifilsstaðir"), since the first church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the Norse male name "Vifill", the last element is "staðir" 'homestead, farm'.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1992). It shows three chevrons (to represent the letter V).
External links
*http://oklausse.home.online.no/vevelstad/
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