Country Norway County Møre og Romsdal Adm. Centre Eidsbygda Area 36 km² | Region Western Norway District Romsdal Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) | |
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Weather -4°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 56% Humidity | ||
Eid is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was located in the north-central part of the present-day Rauma Municipality. The municipality was only 36 square kilometres (14 sq mi), along the Romsdalsfjorden. The municipality included the village area of Eidsbygda and extended to the southeast to the coast of the Isfjorden.
History
The small municipality of Eid was established on 1 January 1874 when the old municipality of Eid og Voll was divided into Eid Municipality and Voll Municipality. Eid had an initial population of 1,048. On 1 January 1965, Eid Municipality was merged with the neighbouring municipalities of Grytten, Hen, Voll, and part of Veøy to form the new Rauma Municipality. Before the merger, Eid had a population of 381.