Vikedal
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Vikedal is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.
It was created as Vikedal formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. On 1 January 1923 the municipality was divided in three, creating the new municipalities Imsland and Sandeid. The split left Vikedal with a population of 924.
On 1 January 1965 the farms Hapnes and Dokskar, with 2 inhabitants, were incorporated into Tysvær municipality. The rest of Vikedal, with 978 inhabitants, was merged with Sandeid, Imsland, Vats and part of Skjold to form the new municipality Vindafjord.
[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°30′N 5°55′E / 59.5°N 5.917°E
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