Eid is a former municipality in

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county,

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. The municipality existed from 1874 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Rauma Municipality in the traditional district of

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. The

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was the village of Eidsbygda. Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 605th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Eid Municipality was the 685th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 391. The municipality's

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was and its population had increased by 4% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The small municipality of Eid was established on 1 January 1874 when the old Eid og Voll Municipality was divided into two: Eid Municipality (population: 1,048) on the northeast side of the Romsdalsfjorden and Voll Municipality (population: 695) on the other side of the fjord. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1964, a large municipal merger took place. The following places were merged to form the new Rauma Municipality on that date: *all of Eid Municipality (population: 381) *all of Grytten Municipality (population: 3,683) *all of Hen Municipality (population: 1,663) *all of Voll Municipality (population: 1,163) *the southern part of Veøy Municipality (population: 1,400)

Name

The municipality is named after the old ''Eid'' farm () since the first Eid Church was built there. The name comes from the word which means "

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" since the farm was located on an isthmus between two fjords.

Churches

The

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had one parish () within Eid Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Eid

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and the Indre Romsdal prosti (

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) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Geography

It was located along the Romsdalsfjorden in the north-central part of the present-day Rauma Municipality. The

and largest population centre was the village of Eidsbygda. The municipality then extended to the southeast to the coast of the Isfjorden. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Skarven, a

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located on the border with Grytten Municipality and Veøy Municipality. Veøy Municipality was to the north, Grytten Municipality was to the east, and Voll Municipality were to the south and west (across the fjord).

Government

While it existed, Eid Municipality was responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services, welfare and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality was governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The

of Eid was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

() of Eid was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position: *1874–1875: Johan Frisvold *1876–1877: Ole Hamre *1878–1879: Ole Torvik *1880–1883: T. Lereim *1884–1893: Ole Hamre *1893–1907: Anton Eide *1908–1910: Ole Norvik *1911–1923: Tore Midtbust *1923–1925: Ole Mittet *1925–1931: Engelbrekt Lerheim *1931–1942: Anders P. Strømme *1942–1943: Edvard Engen ( NS) *1943–1943: Knut Johansen Eide ( NS) *1943–1944: David Leonhardt Strømme ( NS) *1945–1947: Anders P. Strømme *1948–1963: Erling Moen

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eid Municipality, More og Romsdal Rauma, Norway Former municipalities of Norway 1874 establishments in Norway 1964 disestablishments in Norway Populated places established in 1874 Populated places disestablished in 1964