Borge, Nordland
Borge is a parish and former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1963. It was located on the northern part of the island of Vestvågøya in what is now Vestvågøy Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Bøstad where Borge Church is located. History. The prestegjeld of Borge was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1927, the southern district of Borge (population: 625) split off to form the new municipality of Valdberg. This left Borge with 4,093 inhabitants. 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 Borge (population: 4,056) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Buksnes (population: 4,416), Hol (population: 3,154), and Valberg (population: 662) to create the new Vestvågøy Municipality. Name. The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old Borge farm (Old Norse: "Borgar"), since the Borge Church was built there. The name is the plural of "borg" which means "castle" or "hill/plateau suitable for a castle". Government. All municipalities in Norway, including Borge, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade ), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor. Municipal council. The municipal council of Borge was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: