Eikefjord


Eikefjord is a former municipality in the Sunnfjord district in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1923 until 1964 when it joined Flora Municipality. The administrative center of the former municipality was the village of Eikefjord, where Eikefjord Church is located. The municipality of Eikefjord was located at the end of the Eikefjorden, about east of the town of Florø. The lake Endestadvatnet was part of the municipality. The municipality encompassed the immediate area around the village of Eikefjord and to the east and south of the village.

Name

The municipality was named after the old Eikefjord farm since the Eikefjord Church was located there. The farm is named after the nearby fjord which is located nearby. The fjord name comes from the Old Norse word eiki which means oak wood.

History

The parish of Eikefjord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1923 when the large municipality of Kinn was divided into three: Kinn in the west, Bru in the centre, and Eikefjord in the east.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Eikefjord Municipality was merged with the town of Florø, Kinn Municipality, the parts of Bru Municipality located north of the Førdefjorden, the Husefest and Breivik areas of Bremanger Municipality, and the Steindal area of Vevring Municipality were combined to form the newly created Flora Municipality.

Government

Municipal council

The municipal council of Eikefjord was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: