Hornindal Municipality
Hornindal Municipality
Hornindal kommune | |
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| Hornindalen herred (historic name) | |
View of the lake Hornindalsvatnet | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Hornindal within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°59′55″N 06°35′03″E / 61.99861°N 6.58417°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Nordfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1867 |
| • Preceded by | Eid Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Stryn Municipality |
| Re-established | 1 Jan 1977 |
| • Preceded by | Stryn Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Volda Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Grodås |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | Stig Olav Lødemel (H) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 186.78 km2 (72.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 173.64 km2 (67.04 sq mi) |
| • Water | 13.14 km2 (5.07 sq mi) 7% |
| • Rank | #336 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,527.3 m (5,010.8 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 1,152 |
| • Rank | #382 in Norway |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −5.8% |
| Demonym | Horndøl |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1444 |
Hornindal is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 187-square-kilometre (72 sq mi) municipality existed from 1867 until 1965 and then again from 1977 until its dissolution in 2020. It was located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The area is now part of Volda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county. The administrative centre was the village of Grodås. The municipality was located at the eastern end of the lake Hornindalsvatnet, the deepest lake in Northern Europe. The rest of the lake lies inside neighboring Eid Municipality.
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 187-square-kilometre (72 sq mi) municipality was the 336th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Hornindal Municipality was the 382nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,152. The municipality's population density was 7 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5.8% over the previous 10-year period.
The European route E39 highway passed through Hornindal Municipality as it made its way along the western coast of Norway. The Kviven Tunnel was completed in 2012 as part of the new E39 route connecting Hornindal to Volda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county to the north. The tunnel was constructed to avoid the ferry crossing over the Voldsfjorden and it shortened the distance from Hornindal to Volda significantly.