Municipality ID NO-1618 Created from Hitra in 1913 Area 216 km² | Adm. Center Kvenvær Merged into Hitra in 1964 Local time Sunday 12:20 PM | |
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Kvenvær is a fishing village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village of Kvenvær is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Hitra in the present-day municipality of Hitra. It is just south of the Bispøyan islands.
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The former municipality of Kvenvær included the western part of the island of Hitra plus many surrounding islands including Bispøyan. Villages in Kvenvær included Forsnes, Andersskogan, and Kvenvær.
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History
The municipality of Kvenvær was established on 1 January 1913 when it was separated from Hitra to form a municipality of its own. The initial population of Kvenvær was 1,157. On 1 January 1964, the municipalities of Kvenvær, Hitra, Sandstad, and Fillan were merged to form a new, larger municipality of Hitra. Prior to the merger, Kvenvær had a population of 840.