Hjørundfjord

Hjørundfjord herad
Former Municipality
Hjørundfjorden from the south (in from the section called Storfjorden by Viddal)
Hjørundfjord
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°12′33″N 06°28′11″E / 62.20917°N 6.46972°E / 62.20917; 6.46972Coordinates: 62°12′33″N 06°28′11″E / 62.20917°N 6.46972°E / 62.20917; 6.46972
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Sunnmøre
Adm. Center Sæbø
Area[1]
 • Total 277 km2 (107 sq mi)
ISO 3166 code NO-1522
Created as Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Merged into Ørsta Municipality in 1964

Hjørundfjord is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is now a part of Ørsta Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Sæbø, located on the shores of the Hjørundfjorden. The municipality encircled both sides of the Hjørundfjorden as well as the Bondalen valley. The villages of Bjørke, Leira, and Store Standal were all a part Hjørundfjord Municipality.[1]

History

The municipality was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The original municipality was the same as the parish (prestegjeld) of Hjørundfjord. On 1 January 1964, Hjørundfjord and the neighboring municipalities of Vartdal and Ørsta were merged into one large Ørsta Municipality. Prior to the merger, Hjørundfjord had a population of 1,728.[2]

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Hjørundfjord. – tidl. kommune i Møre og Romsdal" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  2. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.


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