Kinn

Infobox Settlement
name = Kinn kommune
settlement_type = Former Municipality
latd=61|latm=33|lats=59|latNS=N
longd=04|longm=45|longs=25|longEW=E

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seat_type =
seat =
blank_name = Merged into
blank_info = Flora in 1964
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Norway
subdivision_type1 = County
subdivision_name1 = Sogn og Fjordane
subdivision_type2 = District
subdivision_name2 = Sunnfjord
subdivision_type3 = Municipality ID
subdivision_name3 =

Kinn is a small island west of the city of Florø in Flora, Norway. Kinn is known for the "Kinn kyrkje" (church), which probably dates from around year 1000, and the Kinnaspelet, a historical play which is performed every summer.

Kinn is also a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was a very large municipality starting in 1838, and as time progressed, it got smaller and smaller as parts were separated from it. In 1964, Kinn was merged into Flora. Kinn is still a parish in the municipality of Flora.

History

Kinn was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 3 January 1861, the city of Florø (population: 846) was founded and separated from the municipality of Kinn. This left 6,531 residents in Kinn.cite web|first=Dag|last=Jukvam|publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå|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 1866, Bremanger (population: 1,852) was separated from Kinn to form its own municipality. After the split, Kinn was left with 4,679 inhabitants.

On 1 January 1923, Kinn was split into three separate municipalities: Kinn, Bru, and Eikefjord. The split left Kinn with 2,508 inhabitants.

On 1 January 1964, a merger took place which reunited Kinn with the city of Florø, the municipality of Eikefjord, and parts of the municipalities of Bru, Bremanger, and Vevring to form the new municipality of Flora. Before the merger Kinn had a population of 3,567.

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