Editing Bokn (section)

==General information==
[[File:Bokn 033.jpg|thumb|left|View of Vestre Bokn island]]
[[File:Bokn kyrkje.JPG|thumb|left|View of [[Bokn Church]]]]
The municipality of Bokn (historically spelled ''Bukken'') was established in 1849 when it was separated from the large municipality of [[Skudenes]]. Initially, Bokn had 1,035 residents. The borders of Bokn have not changed since that time.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the islands of [[Austre Bokn]] and [[Vestre Bokn]] ({{langx|non|Bókn}}). The meaning of the name is uncertain. It is possible that the word was derived from the Old High German word {{lang|goh|bouchen}} which means "[[sea mark]]" or "[[beacon]]", possibly referring to the local mountain that was a navigational mark for boats. Before 1889, the name was spelled ''"Bukken"''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt |date=1915 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=10 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=431 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 8 August 1986. The official [[blazon]] is ''"Azure, six [[Roundel (heraldry)|plates]], one over two over three"'' ({{langx|no|På blå grunn seks sølv myntar, 1-2-3}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of six circles. The set of circles has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue background represents the sea and the set of six circles represent coins, which symbolize the richness from the sea since it is an island municipality and therefore dependent on fishing and sailing. The six circles are set in a triangle to symbolize a [[cairn]], representing the fact that the island was historically used as a [[sea mark]] for sailors. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Bokn |access-date=2023-07-01 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bokn, Rogaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-11-45.html |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.bokn.kommune.no/om-bokn/kommunevapen/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Bokn kommune |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Bokn. It is part of the [[Haugaland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Bokn'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Bokn||[[Bokn Church]]||[[Føresvik]]||1847
|}

===Buildings and structures===
There is a {{convert|168|m|adj=on}} tall [[guyed mast]] for FM-/TV-broadcasting at located at {{coord|59.220156|5.428281|display=inline}}.