Folden

Folden herred
Former municipality

Nordland within
Norway

Folden within Nordland
Coordinates: 67°37′26″N 15°16′45″E / 67.62389°N 15.27917°E / 67.62389; 15.27917Coordinates: 67°37′26″N 15°16′45″E / 67.62389°N 15.27917°E / 67.62389; 15.27917
Country Norway
County Nordland
District Salten
Established 1 Jan 1838
Disestablished 1887
Population (1887)
 • Total 3,293
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-1845
Created as Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Succeeded by Nordfold-Kjerringøy
and Sørfold in 1887
Data from Statistics Norway

Folden is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 2,271-square-kilometre (877 sq mi) municipality[1] existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1887. Folden encompassed all of the areas surrounding the Folda fjord and all of the fjord branches that connect to the main fjord. It included all the areas in what is now Sørfold Municipality, plus the Kjerringøy area of Bodø Municipality, and the southeastern part of the Steigen Municipality.[2]

History

The municipality of Folden was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The municipality existed until 1 January 1887, when it was divided into two new municipalities: Nordfold-Kjerringøy and Sørfold. Before the partition, Folden had a population of 3,293.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Helland, Amund (1908). "Nordfolden, Sørfolden, og Kjerringø herreder". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 298. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  2. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-04-23). "Folda – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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