Hosanger

Hosanger is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality originally covered all the lands on both sides of the Osterfjorden-Romarheimsfjorden from the Lonevågen fjord all the way east to the county border at the end of the Modalen valley. Hosanger also included an exclave on the Lindås peninsula surrounding the village of Seim at the southern end of the Lurefjorden. Seim was separated from the rest of Hosanger by part of Lindås municipality. Over time the areas of Seim and Modalen were split off from Hosanger. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Hosanger, where Hosanger Church is located.

History

The parish of Hosanger was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1885, the exclave of Seim was separated from Hosanger and merged into the new municipality of Alversund. This left Hosanger with 3,387 residents. On 1 January 1867, the Øksendalen farm (population: 28) in the Eksingedalen valley was transferred from the municipality of Voss to Hosanger by Royal resolution. On 1 January 1910, the eastern part of Hosanger (population: 821) which included the Modalen and Eksingedalen valleys was separated from Hosanger to form the new municipality of Modalen. The split left Hosanger with 2,524 inhabitants. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Hosanger was dissolved and its lands were divided as follows amongst its neighbors:

Hosanger (village)

Hosanger is a village in Osterøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Osterfjorden on the northern shore of the island of Osterøy. The village is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the municipal centre of Lonevåg and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of Fotlandsvåg.

The village was the administrative center of the old Hosanger municipality which existed from 1838 until 1964. Hosanger Church is located in the village.

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