Vossestrand
Vossestrand herad | |
|---|---|
  Vossestrand herad Location in Hordaland county | |
| Coordinates: 60°48′N 06°36′E / 60.800°N 6.600°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Voss |
| Municipality ID | NO-1236 |
| Adm. Center | Vasstrondi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 527 km2 (203 sq mi) |
| Population (1963) | |
| • Total | 1,576 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Created from | Voss in 1868 |
| Merged into | Voss in 1964 |
Vossestrand is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The 527-square-kilometre (203 sq mi) municipality existed from 1868 until 1964 and it was located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Voss. The municipality was centered on the nearby villages of Vinje and Oppheim, where the two churches for the municipality are located: Vinje Church and Oppheim Church. The large lake Oppheimsvatnet sat in the central part of the municipality.[1]
History
The municipality of Vossestrand was created on 1 January 1868 when the old (large) municipality of Voss was divided. The northern part became Vossestrand and the southern part remained as Voss. Initially, Vossestrand had a population of 2,009. On 21 August 1869, an unpopulated area of Voss was administratively transferred to the municipality of Vossestrand. On 1 January 1964, the entire municipality was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Evanger and Voss, forming the present-day municipality of Voss. There were 1,573 residents at the time of the merger.[2]
References
- ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Vossestrand. – kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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