Sæbø (municipality)

Sæbø herad
Former Municipality
Sæbø herad

Location in Hordaland county

Coordinates: 60°36′48″N 05°09′11″E / 60.61333°N 5.15306°E / 60.61333; 5.15306Coordinates: 60°36′48″N 05°09′11″E / 60.61333°N 5.15306°E / 60.61333; 5.15306
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Nordhordland
Municipality ID NO-1262
Adm. Center Sæbø
Area[1]
  Total 27 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population (1963)
  Total 946
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created from Manger in 1924
Merged into Radøy in 1964

Sæbø is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The 27-square-kilometre (10 sq mi) municipality existed from 1924 until 1964. It occupied the southern part of the island of Radøy, as well as some small areas on the Lindås peninsula and on the island of Holsnøy. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Sæbø, where Sæbø Church is located.[1]

History

The municipality of Sæbø was created on 1 July 1924 when the old municipality of Manger was split into Hordabø, Manger, and Sæbø. Initially, Sæbø had a population of 1,125. On 1 January 1964, the Titland farm area (population: 40) on the Lindås peninsula was transferred to the neighboring Lindås municipality and an uninhabited area of Sæbø on the island of Holsnøy became a part of the neighboring municipality of Meland. The rest of Sæbø, with 916 inhabitants, was merged with the municipalities of Hordabø, Manger, and parts of Lindås, Herdla, and Austrheim to form the new municipality of Radøy.[2]

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