Eid, Hordaland

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Eid herad
Official logo of Eid herad
Eid within Hordaland
Eid within Hordaland
Coordinates: 59°47′28″N 05°40′48″E / 59.79111°N 5.68000°E / 59.79111; 5.68000Coordinates: 59°47′28″N 05°40′48″E / 59.79111°N 5.68000°E / 59.79111; 5.68000
CountryNorway
CountyHordaland
DistrictSunnhordland
Established1 Jan 1838
Disestablished1 Jan 1855
Administrative centreEidsvik
Population
 (1855)
 • Total1,207
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1282
Created asFormannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Succeeded byFjelberg in 1855
Halsnøy monastery in Eid, Hordaland

Eid is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed only for a short time, from 1838 until 1855 and it is now part of Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county. The municipality encompassed most of the island of Halsnøy as well as some small surrounding areas. The administrative centre was located in the village of Eidsvik on the island of Halsnøy. Eid Church was the main church for the municipality.[1]

History[]

The parish of Eid was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1855, Eid municipality was incorporated into the neighboring municipality of Fjelberg. Before the merger, Eid had a population of 1,207.[2]

See also[]

Halsnøy monastery

References[]

  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Eid – tidligere kommune i Hordaland" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  2. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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