Eresfjord og Vistdal
Eresfjord og Vistdal herad | |
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 View of the Vistdal area | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Romsdal |
| Adm. Center | Eresfjord |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1542 |
| Created from | Nesset in 1890 |
| Merged into | Nesset in 1964 |
Eresfjord og Vistdal is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality encompassed all of the present-day Nesset Municipality that lies south of the Langfjorden and around the Eresfjorden. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Eresfjord. The municipality included the two parishes of Vistdal and Eresfjord and there were two churches in the municipality: Sira Church in Eresfjord and Vistdal Church in Myklebostad.[1]
History
The municipality of Eresfjord og Vistdal was established on 1 January 1890 when it was split off from Nesset Municipality. Eresfjord og Vistdal had an initial population of 2,155. On 1 January 1964, the municipality was reunited with Nesset Municipality. Prior to the merger, Eresfjord og Vistdal had a population of 1,289.[2]
References
- ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Eresfjord og Vistdal" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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