Municipality ID NO-1743 Created from Kolvereid in 1886 | Adm. Center Foldereid Local time Tuesday 12:43 AM | |
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Merged into Nærøy and Høylandet in 1964 Weather 3°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 93% Humidity | ||
Foldereid is a village and a former municipality in the northern part of Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality encompassed the area surrounding the inner part of the Folda fjord, the Innerfolda. The village of Foldereid is located along the fjord in the present-day municipality of Nærøy, just a short distance from the border with Nordland county.
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Map of 7985 Foldereid, Norway
History
The municipality of Foldereid was established on 1 October 1886 when it was separated from Kolvereid. Initially, the new municipality had 948 residents. On 1 January 1964, the municipality was dissolved. The eastern Kongsmoen area (population: 221) was merged into Høylandet and the remainder of the municipality (population: 817) was merged into Nærøy.
References
Foldereid Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA