Eid, Hordaland
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Eid is a former municipality in Hordaland
county, Norway.
It was created as Eid formannskapsdistrikt
in 1837.
In 1855 it was incorporated into Fjelberg
. Before the merger Eid had a population of 1,207.
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
county, Norway.
It was created as Eid formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
in 1837.
In 1855 it was incorporated into Fjelberg
Fjelberg
Fjelberg is a village and former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.The parish of Fjældberg was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 2,986. Already in 1855 the municipality Eid was incorporated into Fjelberg,...
. Before the merger Eid had a population of 1,207.