Nordfold
| Nordfold herred | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
| Municipality ID | NO-1846 |
| Adm. Center | Nordfold |
| Created from | Nordfold-Kjerringøy in 1906 |
| Merged into | Steigen and Sørfold in 1964 |
| Nordfold | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Nordfold Location in Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 67°45′48″N 15°13′58″E / 67.76333°N 15.23278°ECoordinates: 67°45′48″N 15°13′58″E / 67.76333°N 15.23278°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Salten |
| Municipality | Steigen |
| Elevation[1] | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Post Code | 8286 Nordfold |
Nordfold is a village and former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village Nordfold. The municipality encompassed the southern part of the present-day municipality of Steigen and the northern part of the present-day municipality of Sørfold.[2]
The village of Nordfold lies along the Nordfolda fjord, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the municipal centre of Leinesfjorden. It is the location of the Nordfold Church.
History
The municipality of Nordfold was established on 1 January 1906 when the old municipality of Nordfold-Kjerringøy was split into two new municipalities: Nordfold and Kjerringøy. Initially, Nordfold had a population of 1,485. On 1 January 1964, Nordfold municipality ceased to exist. Most of Nordfold was incorporated into its neighboring municipality Steigen. The remainder of Nordfold (the eastern Mørsvikbotn district surrounding the Mørsvikfjorden) was transferred to neighboring Sørfold municipality. Prior to the merger, Nordfold had a population of 1,212.[3]
References
- ↑ "Nordfold" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Nordfold" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-04-05.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.