Vikebygd

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Vikebygd is a village and former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.

The municipality was created by a split from Sveen on January 1, 1902. At that time Vikebygd had a population of 1,092.

On 1 January 1964 the districts of Årvik, Veastad and Vik with 578 inhabitants were incorporated into Ølen municipality. The rest of Vikebygd, with 471 inhabitants, was reincorporated into Sveio. On 1 January 2006 Ølen municipality was incorporated into Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county. The village Vikebygd is thus located in Rogaland.

Vikebygd is also a village in Ullensvang municipality in Hardanger.

[edit] References

• Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".