Hjørundfjord

Hjørundfjord herad
— Former Municipality —
Hjørundfjord Location in Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates:
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
Municipality ID	NO-1522
Adm. Center	Sæbø
Area^[1]
• Total	277 km² (107 sq mi)
Created as	Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Merged into	Ørsta in 1964

Hjørundfjord is a former municipality in the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village of Sæbø, located on the shores of the Hjørundfjorden. The municipality encircled both sides of the Hjørundfjorden as well as the Bondalen valley. The villages of Leira and Store Standal were both part Hjørundfjord.^[1]

History

The municipality was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The original municipality was the same as the parish (prestegjeld) of Hjørundfjord. On 1 January 1964, Hjørundfjord (and the neighboring municipality of Vartdal) was merged into the neighboring municipality to the west, Ørsta. Prior to the merger Hjørundfjord had a population of 1,728.^[2]

Notable residents

Paul Andreas Jetmundsen Aklestad, mayor for thirty years and member of the national parliament for twenty years
Jon Hustad, writer and journalist
Hjalmar Olai Storeide, politician

References

^ ^a ^b Store norske leksikon. "Hjørundfjord. – tidl. kommune i Møre og Romsdal" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Hj%C3%B8rundfjord./tidl._kommune_i_M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.