Hordabø
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Hordabø is a former municipality in Hordaland
county, Norway.
It was created by a split from Manger
on 1 July 1924. The municipality, which was known as Bø at that time, had a population of 1.938. On 13 March 1925 the name was changed from Bø to Hordabø by royal resolution.
On 1 January 1964 Hordabø was merged with Manger and parts of Herdla
, Sæbø
, Lindås
and Austrheim
to form the new municipality Radøy
. Prior to the merger Hordabø had 1.679 inhabitants.
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
county, Norway.
It was created by a split from Manger
Manger, Norway
Manger is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.It was created as Manger formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. On 1 January 1871 the district Herdla with 2,484 inhabitants split away to form a municipality of its own, and on 1 January 1910 the same thing happened with Hjelme. The splits left...
on 1 July 1924. The municipality, which was known as Bø at that time, had a population of 1.938. On 13 March 1925 the name was changed from Bø to Hordabø by royal resolution.
On 1 January 1964 Hordabø was merged with Manger and parts of Herdla
Herdla
Herdla is an island in Askøy, Norway, at the north end of the island of Askøy. The island was part of the municipality of Herdla until 1 January 1964. The island has a nature reserve with 220 registered species of birds...
, Sæbø
Sæbø, Hordaland
Sæbø is a village and former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.It was created by a split from Manger on 1 July 1924. The new municipality had a population of 1.125....
, Lindås
Lindås
Lindås is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.-Background:The parish of Lindaas was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Masfjorden was separated from Lindås on 1 March 1879. Austrheim was separated from Lindås on 1 January 1910...
and Austrheim
Austrheim
Austrheim is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Austrheim was separated from Lindås on 1 January 1910. Fedje was separated from Austrheim on 1 January 1947...
to form the new municipality Radøy
Radøy
Radøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Radøy was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964, after the merger of large parts of Hordabø, Manger, and Sæbø, and smaller parts of Austrheim and Lindås.-Name:...
. Prior to the merger Hordabø had 1.679 inhabitants.