Vikebygd (municipality)
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Vikebygd is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1964. It 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.[2]
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Vikebygd Municipality
Vikebygd herad | |
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Coordinates: 59°35′39″N 05°35′14″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Hordaland |
District | Sunnhordland |
Established | 1 Jan 1902 |
• Preceded by | Sveen Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Ølen and Sveio municipalities |
Administrative centre | Vikebygd |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 102 km2 (39 sq mi) |
Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,049 |
• Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1215[1] |
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