Eid Municipality (Hordaland)

The parish of Eid was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1855, Eid Municipality (population: 1,207) was merged into the neighboring Fjelberg Municipality (population: 3,587). Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Eide farm (), as the first Eid Church was built there. The name is the dative case of the word , which means "isthmus". The name is referring to the fact that the old farm area was located on a narrow isthmus on the island of Halsnøya. Churches The Church of Norway had one parish () within Eid Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Fjelberg prestegjeld and the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. ==Geography==

The municipality was located in the outer Hardangerfjorden. It encompassed most of the island of Halsnøya, the southern part of the island of Huglo, some small surrounding islands, plus the Valen area on the mainland to the northeast. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Skorafjell, a tripoint on the border with Kvinnherad and Skånevik municipalities. Kvinnherad Municipality was located to the north, Skånevik Municipality was located to the east, Fjelberg Municipality was located to the south, and Stord Municipality was located to the west. ==Government==

While it existed, Eid Municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. Mayors The mayor () of Eid Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. During its time as a municipality, only one person held this position: • 1838–1855: Lt. Jens Fredrik Larsen Undahl ==See also==