Vikebygd
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| Vikebygd kommune | |
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| — Former Municipality — | |
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| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Vestlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-1215 |
| Adm. Center | Vikebygd |
| Population (1963) | |
| • Total | 1,075 |
| Created from | Sveen in 1902. |
| Merged with | Ølen and Sveio in 1964. |
Vikebygd is a village and former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.
The municipality was created by a split from Sveen on January 1, 1902. At that time Vikebygd had a population of 1,092.
On 1 January 1964 the districts of Årvik, Veastad and Vik with 578 inhabitants were incorporated into Ølen municipality. The rest of Vikebygd, with 471 inhabitants, was reincorporated into Sveio. On 1 January 2006 Ølen municipality was incorporated into Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county. The village Vikebygd is thus located in Rogaland.
Vikebygd is also a village in Ullensvang municipality in Hardanger.
[edit] References
- Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdfl.
Coordinates: 59°35′34″N 5°35′28″E / 59.59278°N 5.59111°E
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