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.[1]

Eid herad
Former municipality
Hordaland within Norway
Eid within Hordaland
Coordinates: 59°47′28″N 05°40′48″E
Country	Norway
County	Hordaland
District	Sunnhordland
Established	1 Jan 1838
• Created as	Formannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished	1 Jan 1855
• Succeeded by	Fjelberg Municipality
Administrative centre	Eidsvik
Population  (1855)
• Total	1,207
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1282
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The parish of Eid was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1855, Eid municipality was incorporated into the neighboring municipality of Fjelberg. Before the merger, Eid had a population of 1,207.[2]

See also

• List of former municipalities of Norway

References