Ålvundeid

Ålvundeid herad
Former Municipality
Ålvundeid herad

Location in Møre og Romsdal

Coordinates: 62°49′33″N 08°31′19″E / 62.82583°N 8.52194°ECoordinates: 62°49′33″N 08°31′19″E / 62.82583°N 8.52194°E
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Nordmøre
Adm. Center Ålvundeidet
Area[1]
  Total 179 km2 (69 sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
ISO 3166 code NO-1562
Created from Øksendal in 1899
Merged into Sunndal in 1960

Ålvundeid is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the northern part of the present-day Sunndal Municipality. The old municipality included the Innerdalen valley and the Ålvund valley area. The administrative centre was the village of Ålvundeidet, also where the Ålvundeid Church is located.[1]

History

The municipality of Ulvundeid was established on 1 January 1899 when it was split off from Øksendal municipality. The new municipality had an initial population of 462, making it one of the smallest municipalities in the county. The name was later changed to Ålvundeid. On 1 January 1960, both Ålvundeid and Øksendal municipalities were merged into the neighboring Sunndal Municipality. Prior to the merger, Ålvundeid had a population of 513.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Store norske leksikon. "Ålvundeid – kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-12-05.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.