Borgund, Sogn og Fjordane
Borgund is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located in the southeastern part of the traditional district of Sogn. The 635-square-kilometre (245 sq mi) municipality existed from 1864 until its dissolution in 1964. It encompassed an area in the eastern part of the present-day Lærdal Municipality. The administrative center of Borgund was the village of Steinklepp, just northeast of the village of Borgund. Steinklepp was the site of a store, a bank, and a school. The historical Filefjell Kongevegen road passes through the Borgund area.
Borgund Municipality
Borgund herad | |
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Former municipality | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Borgund within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61.0487°N 7.8135°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Sunnfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1864 |
| • Preceded by | Lærdal Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Lærdal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Steinklepp |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 635 km2 (245 sq mi) |
| Demonym | Borgynd |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1423 |
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