Varaldsøy
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Varaldsøy is a former municipality in Hordaland
county, Norway
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Varaldsøy is an island (Varaldsøyna) in the Hardangerfjord
in western Kvinnherad
. The village of Varaldsøy is located on the island.
It was declared to be a municipality by a split from Strandebarm
on 1 January 1902. At that time Varaldsøy had a population of 1,661. On 1 January 1965 a part of the district of Mundheim with 300 inhabitants was incorporated into Kvam
municipality. The rest of Varaldsøy, with 511 inhabitants, became a part of Kvinnherad
.
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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Varaldsøy is an island (Varaldsøyna) in the Hardangerfjord
Hardangerfjord
With a length of , the Hardangerfjord in the county of Hordaland in Norway is the third largest fjord in the world and the second largest in Norway. The surrounding district is called Hardanger....
in western Kvinnherad
Kvinnherad
Kvinnherad is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Kvindherred was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Fjelberg, most of Varaldsøy and parts of Skånevik merged with Kvinnherad on 1 January 1965.The municipality is the 5th in size in Hordaland...
. The village of Varaldsøy is located on the island.
It was declared to be a municipality by a split from Strandebarm
Strandebarm
Strandebarm is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.It was created in 1837 as Strandebarm formannskapsdistrikt. In 1863 the rural district Jondal, located on the opposite shore of the Hardangerfjord, was separated from Strandebarm to constitute a municipality of its own...
on 1 January 1902. At that time Varaldsøy had a population of 1,661. On 1 January 1965 a part of the district of Mundheim with 300 inhabitants was incorporated into Kvam
Kvam
Kvam is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Vikør was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Parts of Strandebarm were merged with Kvam on 1 January 1965...
municipality. The rest of Varaldsøy, with 511 inhabitants, became a part of Kvinnherad
Kvinnherad
Kvinnherad is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Kvindherred was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Fjelberg, most of Varaldsøy and parts of Skånevik merged with Kvinnherad on 1 January 1965.The municipality is the 5th in size in Hordaland...
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