Eid, Norway
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| County | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| District | Nordfjord | |
| Municipality | NO-1443 | |
| Administrative centre | Nordfjordeid | |
| Mayor (2005) | Sonja Edvardsen (Arbeiderpartiet) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 214 469 km² 420 km² 0.14 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 171 5,779 0.13 % -0.2 % 14/km² |
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Eid is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It lies as a centre in between the other municipalities Måløy, Sandane, Stryn and Volda. Hornindalsvatnet, the deepest lake in Europe, is located there.
The municipal centre of Nordfjord is Nordfjordeid
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was Øygir - and this was originally the name of a fjord (now Eidsfjorden). The name of the fjord is probably derived from a rivername *Aug, and this again is derived from the word öfugr 'backwards'. The actual river (now called Eidselva) are running in meanders - and from certain points it can seem to run backwards.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. It shows the head of a horse. The region is known for its very own race of horses, called the fjording, which is characterised by its white and black mane.
[edit] Famous people from Eid
- Sophus Lie (1842-1899), mathematician
- Harald Aabrekk, soccer coach
- Azar Karadas, soccer player
- Jan-Ketil Smørdal, founder and director, circus Agora
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| Municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane | |
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Nordfjord: Bremanger | Eid | Gloppen | Hornindal | Selje | Stryn | Vågsøy |
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