History
Dverberg was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). It covered the whole island of Andøya as well as the northeastern tip of the island of Hinnøya.
On 1 January 1924, the northern part of Dverberg was separated to form the new municipality of Andenes (population: 2,213) and the southern part of Dverberg was separated to become the new municipality of Bjørnskinn (population: 1,410). This left 1,477 residents in Dverberg which now only covered the central part of the island of Andøya.
On 1 January 1964, Bjørnskinn, Andenes, and Dverberg were all merged back together again to create the new municipality of Andøy. Before the merger, Dverberg had a population of 1,719.
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