Dalsfjord (Sunnmøre)

Dalsfjord herad
—  Former Municipality  —
Dalsfjord Location in Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°07′27″N 05°56′35″E / 62.12417°N 5.94306°E / 62.12417; 5.94306Coordinates: 62°07′27″N 05°56′35″E / 62.12417°N 5.94306°E / 62.12417; 5.94306
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
Municipality ID	NO-1518
Adm. Center	Dalsfjord
Created from	Volda in 1924
Merged into	Volda in 1964

Dalsfjord is a fjord and a former municipality in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The former municipality included the area around the Dalsfjorden between the municipality of Vanylven and the Kilsfjord. The area is now a part of the municipality of Volda. Villages in the area include Ulvestadbygda (Ulvestad, Lauvstad, and Sætre), Dravlausbygda, Åmelfot, Steinsvik, and Dalsbygda. The fjord is a branch of the main Voldsfjord.^[1]

History

Originally a part of the municipality of Volda (see formannskapsdistrikt), Dalsfjord was established as a separate municipality on 1 July 1924. Dalsfjord had an initial population of 960. On 1 January 1964 Dalsfjord (population: 1,151) ceased to exist as a municipality when it was merged back into Volda.^[2]

References

1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Dalsfjord. – tidl. kommune" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Dalsfjord./tidl._kommune. Retrieved 2010-09-19. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.