| Eikefjord | |
| Herad: | yes |
| Former: | yes |
| Idnumber: | 1435 |
| County: | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District: | Sunnfjord |
| Capital: | Eikefjord |
| Established: | 1 Jan 1923 |
| Disestablished: | 1 Jan 1964 |
| Succeeded: | Flora Municipality |
| Munwebpage: | http://www.eikefjord.net |
| Area Total Km2: | 145 |
| Population As Of: | 1964 |
| Population Total: | 919 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 61.5844°N 5.4581°W |
Eikefjord is a former municipality in the Sunnfjord district in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 145km2 municipality existed from 1923 until 1964 when it joined Flora Municipality (now part of Kinn Municipality in Vestland county). The administrative center of the former municipality was the village of Eikefjord, where Eikefjord Church is located. The municipality of Eikefjord was located at the end of the Eikefjorden, about east of the town of Florø. The lake Endestadvatnet was part of the municipality. The municipality encompassed the immediate area around the village of Eikefjord and to the east and south of the village.[1]
The parish of Eikefjord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1923 when the large municipality of Kinn was divided into three: Kinn (population: 2,508) in the west, Bru (population: 1,560) in the centre, and Eikefjord (population: 929) in the east.[2]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Eikefjord Municipality (population: 919) was merged with the town of Florø (population: 2,040), Kinn Municipality (population: 3,567), the parts of Bru Municipality located north of the Førdefjorden (population: 1,155), the Husefest and Breivik areas of Bremanger Municipality (population: 9), and the Steindal area of Vevring Municipality (population: 25) were combined to form the newly created Flora Municipality.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Eikefjord farm (Norse, Old: Eikifjǫrðr) since the first Eikefjord Church was built there. The farm was named after the local fjord. The first element comes form the word which means "oak". The last element is which means "fjord" or "firth".[3]
During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[4]
The mayors of Eikefjord:[5]
The municipal council Norwegian: (Heradsstyre) of Eikefjord was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
. Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt . 1919 . W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri . 12 . Kristiania, Norge . 361 . no . Oluf Rygh.