Strandebarm
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Strandebarm is a former municipality in Hordaland
county, Norway.
It was created in 1837 as Strandebarm formannskapsdistrikt
. In 1863 the rural district Jondal
, located on the opposite shore of the Hardangerfjord
, was separated from Strandebarm to constitute a municipality of its own. The same thing happened on 1 January 1902 when Varaldsøy
municipality was created, leaving Strandebarm with a population of 1,661.
On 1 January 1965 the district of Kysnesstranda
with 100 inhabitants was incorporated into Jondal. The rest of Strandebarm, with 1,545 inhabitants, was incorporated into Kvam
, its neighboring municipality to the north.
The villages' main industry is shipbuilding, at Fjellstrand.
The famous Norwegian writer Hans E. Kinck
lived in Strandebarm for many years, and is said to have used the village as setting (and inspiration) for his novel "The New Vicar" ("Den nye kapellanen" : no).
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 in 1837 as Strandebarm formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
. In 1863 the rural district Jondal
Jondal
Jondal is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Jondal was separated from Strandebarm in 1846.-Name:The Old Norse form of the name was Jónardalr. The first element is an old rivername Jón and the last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale"...
, located on the opposite shore of the Hardangerfjord
Hardangerfjord
With a length of , the Hardangerfjord in the county of Hordaland in Norway is the third largest fjord in the world and the second largest in Norway. The surrounding district is called Hardanger....
, was separated from Strandebarm to constitute a municipality of its own. The same thing happened on 1 January 1902 when Varaldsøy
Varaldsøy
Varaldsøy is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.Varaldsøy is an island in the Hardangerfjord in western Kvinnherad. The village of Varaldsøy is located on the island....
municipality was created, leaving Strandebarm with a population of 1,661.
On 1 January 1965 the district of Kysnesstranda
Kysnesstranda
Kysnesstranda is a village in western Jondal municipality, Norway.From 1837 Kysnesstranda was administratively a part of Strandebarm municipality, whose territory was located on both sides of the Hardangerfjord...
with 100 inhabitants was incorporated into Jondal. The rest of Strandebarm, with 1,545 inhabitants, was incorporated into Kvam
Kvam
Kvam is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Vikør was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Parts of Strandebarm were merged with Kvam on 1 January 1965...
, its neighboring municipality to the north.
The villages' main industry is shipbuilding, at Fjellstrand.
The famous Norwegian writer Hans E. Kinck
Hans E. Kinck
Hans Ernst Kinck was a Norwegian author and philologist who wrote novels, short stories, dramas, and essays.He was born in Øksfjord in Loppa, Finnmark, where his father was the local health inspector. He died in Oslo....
lived in Strandebarm for many years, and is said to have used the village as setting (and inspiration) for his novel "The New Vicar" ("Den nye kapellanen" : no).