Bolsøy
| Bolsøy herad | |
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| — Former Municipality — | |
 Bolsøy herad
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| Coordinates: 62°46′49″N 07°29′33″E / 62.78028°N 7.4925°ECoordinates: 62°46′49″N 07°29′33″E / 62.78028°N 7.4925°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| Municipality ID | NO-1544 |
| Adm. Center | Bolsøya |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged into | Molde in 1964 |
Bolsøy is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Bolsøy encompassed the area around the Fannefjord including most of the present-day municipality of Molde, excluding the city of Molde. The municipality also included the Molde Archipelago and the island of Bolsøya, where the main church was located.[1]
[edit] History
The parish of Bolsøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). According to the 1835 census, Bolsøy had a population of 2,391. [2] On 1 January 1877, the Sotnakken farm (population: 19) was added to Bolsøy from Nesset. In 1915, a part of Bolsøy with 183 inhabitants was transferred to Molde. Again in 1952, another part of Bolsøy (population: 1,913) was transferred to Molde. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Bolsøy was incorporated into Molde. Prior to the merger, Bolsøy had a population of 7,996.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Bolsøy – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Bols%C3%B8y/tidligere_kommune. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ Registreringssentral for historiske data. "Hjemmehørende folkemengde Møre og Romsdal 1801-1960" (in Norwegian). University of Tromsø. http://www.rhd.uit.no/dok/nos15.html.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.
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