Folden
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]
Folden herred | |
|---|---|
 Nordland within Norway | |
 Folden within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 67°37′26″N 15°16′45″E | |
| 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 |
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]
References
- 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.
- Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-04-23). "Folda – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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