Eid, Hordaland

Eid Municipality
Eid herred
Former municipality
Hordaland within Norway
Hordaland within Norway
Eid within Hordaland
Eid within Hordaland
Coordinates: 59°47′28″N 05°40′48″E / 59.79111°N 5.68000°E / 59.79111; 5.68000
CountryNorway
CountyHordaland
DistrictSunnhordland
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1855
 • Succeeded byFjelberg Municipality
Administrative centreEidsvik
Population
 (1855)
 • Total
1,207
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1282[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

Eid is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed only for a short time, from 1838 until 1855 and it is now part of Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county. The municipality encompassed most of the island of Halsnøy as well as some small surrounding areas. The administrative centre was located in the village of Eidsvik on the island of Halsnøy. Eid Church was the main church for the municipality.[2]

  1. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Eid – tidligere kommune i Hordaland" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 March 2015.