page_title: Bodø
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bodø / History
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Gedenktafel im Glockenturm des Doms von Bodø. "„Für alle aus Bodø, die während des Krieges und der Besatzung ihr Leben für Norwegen gaben 1940-1945. Ungenannt,aber unvergessen" English: Memorial plague in the bell tower of the cathedral of Bodø. "In memory of those from the Bodo who gave their lives to Norway during war and occupation 1940-1945 Not named, not forgotten" This is a photo of a monument in Norway, number: 83920-1 in the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage database.
context_page_description: Bodø is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø. Some of the notable villages in Bodø include Misvær, Skjerstad, Saltstraumen, Løding, Løpsmarka, Kjerringøy, Sørvær, and Fenes.
  The municipality of Bodø is located just north of the Arctic Circle and the town of Bodø is the largest urban area and town in Nordland county, and the second-largest town in North Norway. The 1,395-square-kilometre municipality is the 66th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bodø is the 19th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 52,357. The municipality's population density is 39.9 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has increased by 10.7% over the previous 10-year period.
  Bodø was named one of the European Capital of Culture for 2024.
context_section_description: The village of Bodø was granted township status in 1816 and soon after, in 1818, it was known for the Bodø affair, smuggling by British merchants that later were compensated by Norway.  The town of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).  On 1 January 1938, a part of the neighboring municipality of Bodin (population: 559) was transferred into the town of Bodø.  On 1 January 1959, another part of Bodin (population: 1,303) was transferred into Bodø.
  During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.  On 1 January 1968, the town of Bodø (population: 14,252) was merged with the municipality of Bodin (population: 13,323) and this created the much larger Bodø Municipality.  On 1 January 1984, the Tårnvika and Øygården areas (population: 22) northeast of the village of Kjerringøy in Sørfold Municipality was transferred to Bodø.  On 1 January 2005, the entire municipality of Skjerstad was merged into the municipality of Bodø.
caption: World War II memorial plaque in the bell tower of Bodø cathedral
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