Borgund Municipality
Borgund herad | |
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![]() Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
![]() Borgund within Sogn og Fjordane | |
Coordinates: 61°02′55″N 7°48′49″E / 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[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1423[2] |
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.[3]