Vikebygd

Vikebygd is a village in Vindafjord municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Ålfjorden, about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) straight west of the village of Ølensvåg. The village was the administrative centre of the former municipality of Vikebygd which existed from 1902 until 1964. Vikebygd is the site of Vikebygd Church. The village is a mostly agricultural area, although many residents commute to the nearby city of Haugesund, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the southwest.

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View of Vikebygd Church

View of Vikebygd Church

Local farm area in Vikebygd

Local farm area in Vikebygd

References

Vikebygd (disambiguation)

Vikebygd may refer to:

Vikebygd (municipality)

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.

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.