Kyrkjebø

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Kyrkjebø is a village in Høyanger municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Its population is 245[1].

The surrounding area used to constitute a separate municipality. That municipality, which was known as Klævold at that time, was created by separation from Lavik formannskapsdistrikt in 1858, at which point Kyrkjebø (Klævold) had a population of 1,645. On 1 July 1890 the name was changed from Klævold to Kirkebø[2], and later to Kyrkjebø.

On January 1, 1875, a border adjustment took place, moving a district of Kyrkjebø with 90 inhabitants to the municipality Lavik og Brekke.

On January 1, 1964, Kyrkjebø with its 4,742 inhabitants became a part of Høyanger.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Norway (2005). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2005".
  2. ^ Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".

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