Vikedal
This article is about the village and former municipality in Rogaland, Norway. For other uses, see Vikedal (disambiguation).
Vikedal in April 2010
Vikedal is a former municipality in Rogaland country Norway.
It was created as Vikedal formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. On 1 January 1923 the municipality was divided in three, creating the new municipalities Imsland and Sandeid. The split left Vikedal with a population of 924.
On 1 January 1965 the farms Hapnes and Dokskar, with two inhabitants, were incorporated into Tysvær municipality. The rest of Vikedal, with 978 inhabitants, was merged with Sandeid, Imsland, Vats and part of Skjold to form the new municipality Vindafjord.
References
- Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".
Coordinates: 59°30′N 5°55′E / 59.500°N 5.917°E