Vikebygd (municipality)
| Vikebygd kommune | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
 View of the village of Vikebygd | |
  Vikebygd kommune Location in Hordaland county | |
| Coordinates: 59°35′39″N 05°35′14″E / 59.59417°N 5.58722°ECoordinates: 59°35′39″N 05°35′14″E / 59.59417°N 5.58722°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Sunnhordland |
| Municipality ID | NO-1215 |
| Adm. Center | Vikebygd |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 102 km2 (39 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Created from | Sveen in 1902 |
| Merged into | Ølen and Sveio in 1964 |
Vikebygd is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality was located along the eastern and western shores of the Ålfjorden, a small branch off the main Hardangerfjorden. The 102-square-kilometre (39 sq mi) municipality is located in the present-day municipalities of Sveio (in Hordaland county) and in Vindafjord (in Rogaland county). The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Vikebygd, where Vikebygd Church is located.[1]
History
Historically, the parish of Vikebygd was a part of the old municipality of Fjeldberg. In 1865, Vikebygd parish became a part of the new municipality of Sveen. The parish of Vikebygd was established as a separate municipality on 1 January 1902 when the eastern part of the municipality of Sveen was separated to form Vikebygd. Initially, Vikebygd had a population of 1,092. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Vikebygd was dissolved due to the recommendations of the Schei Committee. The Ålfjorden was used as a dividing line and the western part of Vikebygd (population: 471) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Sveio and the eastern part of Vikebygd (population: 578) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Ølen. On 1 January 2006, all of Ølen municipality was incorporated into Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county.[2]
References
- 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Vikebygd" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-03-05.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.