Borgund, Sogn og Fjordane
- Borgund, Sogn og Fjordane
Infobox Settlement
name = Borgund kommune
settlement_type = Former Municipality
latd=61|latm=03|latNS=N
longd=7|longm=38|longEW=E
seat_type = Administrative Center
seat = Steinklepp
blank_name = Created from
blank_info = Lærdal in 1864
blank1_name = Merged into
blank1_info = Lærdal in 1964
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Norway
subdivision_type1 = County
subdivision_name1 = Sogn og Fjordane
subdivision_type2 = District
subdivision_name2 = Sogn
subdivision_type3 = Municipality ID
subdivision_name3 =
Borgund is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was part of the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of Borgund was the village of Steinklepp, which has a store, a bank, and a school. Today, Borgund is an area within the Lærdal municipality and also a very small village which is home to the famous Stave church called Borgund stave church.
Location
The former municipality of Borgund is situated at the southeastern end of the Sognefjord, along the Lærdalselvi river. The lower parts of the municipality were farms such as Sjurhaugen and Nedrehegg. They were at an elevation of about 270 meters above sea level. Høgaloftet, on the border with Hemsedal is with its 1,920 meters above sea level, is the highest point in Borgund.
History
Borgund was established as a municipality in 1864 when it was separated from the municipality of Lærdal. At the time of its creation, it had a population of 963.[cite web|first=Dag|last=Jukvam|publisher=Statistics Norway|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 1964, Borgund (population: 492) and a small part of neighboring Årdal were merged together with Lærdal.
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