Hamre, Osterøy
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Hamre is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.
It was created when Hammer og Hosanger was split in three on January 1, 1885. The new municipality, which was called Hammer at that time, had a population of 3,737. On January 1, 1904 the district Åsane was separated from Hammer to constitute a municipality of its own. The split left Hammer with a population of 2,914. On 1 July 1914 a part of Hamre with 622 inhabitants was moved to Åsane.
On 1 January 1964 the island Flatøy with 166 inhabitants was incorporated into Meland municipality while the area north of Osterfjorden with 1,240 inhabitants was incorporated into Lindås. The rest of Hamre, with 1,166 inhabitants, was merged with parts of Bruvik, Haus and Hosanger to create the new municipality Osterøy.
The village Hamre is located near the extreme western point of Osterøy, across the fjord from Knarvik.
[edit] References
- Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".
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