Borgund is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1864 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Lærdal Municipality in the traditional district of Sogn in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Steinklepp where there was a store, a bank, and a school. The village of Borgund was located just southwest of Steinklepp. The historical Filefjell Kongevegen road passes through the Borgund area.
thumb|left|View of the [[Borgund Stave Church and the newer Borgund Church]]
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 170th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Borgund Municipality was the 678th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about . The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 10.1% over the previous 10-year period.
History
The parish of Borgund was established as a municipality in 1864 when the large Lærdal Municipality was divided in two. The western part (population: 2,777) remained as Lærdal Municipality and the eastern part (population: 963) became the new Borgund Municipality. (A year earlier, the northern part of Lærdal (population: 1,791) was separated to become the new Aardal Municipality.)
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the following areas were merged to form a new, larger Lærdal Municipality:
Churches
The Church of Norway had one parish () within Borgund Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Lærdal prestegjeld and the Indre Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Gulating Court of Appeal.
Municipal council
The municipal council of Borgund Municipality was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.
Mayors
The mayor () of Borgund Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people held this position:
- 1864–1867: Haakon Henrikson Eraker
- 1868–1873: John Knutson Hegg
- 1874–1875: Haakon H. Kvamme, Sr.
- 1876–1883: John Knutson Hegg
- 1884–1887: Roar H. Husum
- 1888–1891: Ola Kirkevold
- 1892–1901: John Knutson Hegg
- 1902–1910: Anders L. Nesset
- 1911–1914: Ola E. Eggum
- 1915–1916: Jakob S. Hovland
- 1917–1917: Lars A. Nesse
- 1918–1919: Håkon H. Kvamme, Jr.
- 1920–1922: Ola O. Kvenshagen
- 1923–1928: Lars A. Nesse
- 1929–1931: Ola O. Kvenshagen
- 1936–1945: Nils A. Lyslo
- 1945–1945: Roar O. Husum
- 1946–1947: Hallvard Borlaug
- 1952–1955: Roar O. Husum
- 1948–1951: Torstein Hillestad (Ap)
- 1956–1957: Olav Sletthagen(Ap)
- 1958–1963: Anders Lunden (Ap)
See also
- List of former municipalities of Norway