Foldereid

Foldereid herred
Former Municipality
Municipality ID NO-1743
Adm. Center Foldereid
Created from Kolvereid in 1886
Merged into Nærøy and Høylandet in 1964
Foldereid
Village
Foldereid
Foldereid

Location in Nord-Trøndelag

Coordinates: 64°57′40″N 12°10′46″E / 64.96111°N 12.17944°E / 64.96111; 12.17944Coordinates: 64°57′40″N 12°10′46″E / 64.96111°N 12.17944°E / 64.96111; 12.17944
Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Nord-Trøndelag
District Namdalen
Municipality Nærøy
Elevation[1] 38 m (125 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 7985 Foldereid

Foldereid is a village and a former municipality in the northern part of Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality encompassed the area surrounding the inner part of the Folda fjord, the Innerfolda. The village of Foldereid is located along the fjord in the present-day municipality of Nærøy, just a short distance from the border with Nordland county.[2]

History

The municipality of Foldereid was established on 1 October 1886 when it was separated from Kolvereid. Initially, the new municipality had 948 residents. On 1 January 1964, the municipality was dissolved. The eastern Kongsmoen area (population: 221) was merged into Høylandet and the remainder of the municipality (population: 817) was merged into Nærøy.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Foldereid" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  2. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Foldereid. – tidl. kommune i Nord-Trøndelag" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.


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