Sæbø is a village and former municipality in Hordaland

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 new municipality had a population of 1.125.

On 1 January 1964 the district Titland with 40 inhabitants became a part of 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...

 municipality while an uninhabited district became a part of Meland

Meland

Meland is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.-History:The municipality is named after the farm of Meland. The norse name of the farm was "Meðalland"...

. The rest of Sæbø, with 916 inhabitants, was merged with Hordabø

Hordabø

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...

, Manger and parts of Lindås, 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...

 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:...

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