Nordfold-Kjerringøy

Nordfold-Kjerringøy or Nordfold og Kjerringøy is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 737-square-kilometre (285 sq mi) municipality existed from 1887 until its dissolution in 1906. The municipality covered the area surrounding the entrance to the large Folda fjord plus the area surrounding the northern branch of that fjord. It included the southern part of what is now Steigen Municipality, the northern part of the present-day Bodø Municipality, and the northern part of what is now Sørfold Municipality.[2][3]

Nordfold-Kjerringøy herred

Nordfold og Kjerringøy herred
Former municipality
Nordland within
Norway
Nordfold-Kjerringøy within Nordland
Coordinates: 67°45′48″N 15°13′58″E
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictSalten
Established1 Jan 1887
Disestablished1 Jan 1906
Area
 • Total737 km2 (285 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1906)
 • Total2,342
 • Density3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Nordfoldværing[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1846
Preceded byFolden in 1887
Succeeded byNordfold and Kjerringøy in 1906
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Nordfold-Kjerringøy was established on 1 January 1887, when the municipality of Folden was split into two new municipalities: Nordfold-Kjerringøy and Sørfold. Initially, Nordfold-Kjerringøy had a population of 1,347. On 1 January 1894, the Movik farm (population: 30) on the north side of the Sagfjorden was moved administratively from Nordfold-Kjerringøy Municipality to the neighboring Sørfold Municipality. On 1 January 1906, Nordfold-Kjerringøy ceased to exist when it was split into two new municipalities: Nordfold and Kjerringøy. Before the partition, Nordfold-Kjerringøy had a population of 2,342.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-04-25). "Nordfold og Kjerringøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  3. Helland, Amund (1908). "Nordfold herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 298. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  4. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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