Vevring

Vevring is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. It encompassed the land surrounding the western part of the Førdefjorden on both the north and south shores of the fjord in what is now Kinn, Askvoll, and Sunnfjord municipalities in Vestland county. It stretched from the Ålasundet strait (the narrowest part of the fjord) in the east to the mouth of the fjord in the west and from the Steindalen valley in the north to the mountains south of the fjord. The municipality was 120 square kilometres (46 sq mi) in 1964 when it was dissolved.

Vevring Municipality
Vevring herad
View of the local Vevring Church
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway
Vevring within Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates: 61.4922°N 5.4067°E / 61.4922; 5.4067
CountryNorway
CountySogn og Fjordane
DistrictSunnfjord
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byFlora, Askvoll, and Naustdal municipalities
Administrative centreIndrevevring
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
  Total464
  Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1434

The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Indrevevring (on the north shore of the fjord), where the Vevring Church is located. The village of Kvammen, across the fjord from Indrevevring was the main village on the south side of the fjord.

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