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Vikebygd is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality was located along the eastern and western shores of the Ålfjorden, a small branch off the main Hardangerfjorden. The 102-square-kilometre (39 sq mi) municipality is located in the present-day municipalities of Sveio (in Hordaland county) and in Vindafjord (in Rogaland county). The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Vikebygd, where Vikebygd Church is located.
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Map of 5568 Vikebygd, Norway
History
Historically, the parish of Vikebygd was a part of the old municipality of Fjeldberg. In 1865, Vikebygd parish became a part of the new municipality of Sveen. The parish of Vikebygd was established as a separate municipality on 1 January 1902 when the eastern part of the municipality of Sveen was separated to form Vikebygd. Initially, Vikebygd had a population of 1,092. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Vikebygd was dissolved due to the recommendations of the Schei Committee. The Ålfjorden was used as a dividing line and the western part of Vikebygd (population: 471) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Sveio and the eastern part of Vikebygd (population: 578) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Ølen. On 1 January 2006, all of Ølen municipality was incorporated into Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county.