Borgund Municipality (Sogn og Fjordane)
Borgund Municipality
Borgund herred | |
|---|---|
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Borgund within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°02′55″N 7°48′49″E / 61.0487°N 7.8135°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Sunnfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1864 |
| • Preceded by | Lærdal Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Lærdal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Steinklepp |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1958–1963) | Anders Lunden (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 569.1 km2 (219.7 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #170 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,920.23 m (6,300.0 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 501 |
| • Rank | #678 in Norway |
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +10.1% |
| Demonym | Borgynd |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1423 |
Borgund is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 569-square-kilometre (220 sq mi) municipality existed from 1864 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Lærdal Municipality in the traditional district of Sogn in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Steinklepp where there was a store, a bank, and a school. The village of Borgund was located just southwest of Steinklepp. The historical Filefjell Kongevegen road passes through the Borgund area.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 569.1-square-kilometre (219.7 sq mi) municipality was the 170th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Borgund Municipality was the 678th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 501. The municipality's population density was 0.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.3/sq mi) and its population had increased by 10.1% over the previous 10-year period.