Folden is a
former municipality in
Nordland county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
. The municipality
existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1887. Folden encompassed all of the areas surrounding the
Folda fjord and all of the fjord branches that connect to the main fjord. It included all the areas in what is now
Sørfold Municipality, plus the
Kjerringøy
Kjerringøy is a village in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located about north of the town of Bodø, along the Karlsøyfjorden, just south of the entrance to the Folda fjord. The Kjerringøy Church is located ...
area of
Bodø Municipality, and the southeastern part of the
Steigen Municipality.
History
The municipality of Folden was established on 1 January 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt). The municipality existed until 1 January 1887, when it was divided into two new municipalities:
Nordfold-Kjerringøy and
Sørfold
Sørfold is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen. Other villages in the municipality include Leirfjordgården, ...
. Before the partition, Folden had a population of 3,293.
See also
*
List of former municipalities of Norway
References
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Former municipalities of Norway
Bodø
Steigen
Sørfold
1838 establishments in Norway
1887 disestablishments in Norway