Kyrkjebø is a
former municipality in the old
Sogn og Fjordane county,
Norway. The municipality existed from 1858 until 1964 when it became part of the new municipality of
Høyanger which still exists and is part of the new
Vestland county. Prior to its dissolution, the municipality of Kyrkjebø included land on the north and south side of the
Sognefjorden. The
administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of the municipality was the village of
Kyrkjebø, where the main
Kyrkjebø Church is located.
Name
The municipality was originally named after the old ''Klævold'' farm ( non, Kleppavǫllr). The first element comes from the Old Norse word ''kleppr'' meaning "hill" and the second element is identical to the Old Norse word ''vǫllr'' meaning "level ground". Therefore, the meaning could be a hill in the middle of level ground.
The municipality was later named after the old ''Kirkebø'' farm, since
Kyrkjebø Church was located there. The first element of the name is identical with the name for "
church", and the second element of the name is identical with the word for "
farm". It was named this because it was the farm where the church was located. From 1890 until 1917 the name was spelled ''Kirkebø'' (using the
Bokmål spelling) and then in 1917 it was changed to ''Kyrkjebø'' (using the
Nynorsk spelling).
History
The parish of ''Klævold'' was established as a
municipality in 1858 when it was separated from the municipality of
Lavik. At the time of its creation, it had a population of 1,645. On 1 January 1875, a border adjustment took place, moving part of Klævold with 90 inhabitants to the neighboring municipality of
Lavik og Brekke
Lavik og Brekke is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. It is in the present-day municipalities of Gulen and Høyanger in Vestland county. It was part of the traditional district of Sogn. The municipality ...
. On 1 July 1890, the name was changed from ''Klævold'' to ''Kirkebø'', and then in 1917 it was changed again to ''Kyrkjebø''. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the
Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Kyrkjebø (population: 4,742) was merged with the neighboring municipality of
Lavik (population: 894) and the unpopulated Nybø and Nygjerdet part of
Vik Municipality to become a part of the newly created municipality of
Høyanger.
Government
Municipal council
The
municipal council of Kyrkjebø was made up of 29 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The
party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Notable residents
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Ivar Jacobsen Norevik (1900–1956) —
politician
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Odd Vattekar (1918–1992) —
politician
See also
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List of former municipalities of Norway
This is a list of former municipalities of Norway, i.e. municipalities that no longer exist.
When the local council system was introduced in Norway in 1837-38, the country had 392 municipalities. In 1958 the number had grown to a total of 744 rur ...
References
External links
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Weather information for Kyrkjebø
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Høyanger
Former municipalities of Norway
1858 establishments in Norway
1964 disestablishments in Norway