Country Norway County Nordland Municipality ID NO-1845 | Region Northern Norway District Salten Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind SE at 18 km/h, 94% Humidity | ||
Folden is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Folden encompassed all of the present-day municipality of Sørfold, the Kjerringøy area of Bodø, and the southeastern part of the municipality of Steigen.
History
The municipality of Folden was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The municipality existed until 1 January 1887, when it was divided into two new municipalities: Nordfold-Kjerringøy and Sørfold. Before the partition, Folden had a population of 3,293.
References
Folden Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA