Kyrkjebø

Infobox Settlement
name = Kyrkjebø kommune
settlement_type = Former Municipality
latd=61|latm=09|lats=49|latNS=N
longd=05|longm=53|longs=59|longEW=E


seat_type = Administrative Center
seat = Kyrkjebø
blank_name = Created from
blank_info = Lavik in 1858
blank1_name = Merged into
blank1_info = Høyanger in 1964
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Norway
subdivision_type1 = County
subdivision_name1 = Sogn og Fjordane
subdivision_type2 = District
subdivision_name2 = Sogn
subdivision_type3 = Municipality ID
subdivision_name3 =

Kyrkjebø is a village in Høyanger municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The population in 2007 was 265. [cite web|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.|url=http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/arkiv/tab-2007-06-07-01-en.html|date=1 January 2007|accessdaymonth=25 June|accessyear=2008|publisher=Statistics Norway]

History

Kyrkjebø is also a former municipality. "Klævold" was established as a municipality in 1858 when it was separated from the municipality of Lavik. At the time of its creation, it had a population of 1,645.cite web|first=Dag|last=Jukvam|publisher=Statistics Norway|title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen|date=1999|url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf no icon]

On 1 January 1875, a border adjustment took place, moving a district of Klævold with 90 inhabitants to the municipality of Lavik og Brekke. On 1 July 1890, the name was changed from "Klævold" to "Kirkebø", and then in 1917 it was changed again to "Kyrkjebø". On 1 January 1964, Kyrkjebø, with its 4,742 inhabitants, became a part of the newly created municipality of Høyanger.

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