Foldereid herred | |
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Former Municipality | |
Municipality ID | NO-1743 |
Adm. Center | Foldereid |
Created from | Kolvereid in 1886 |
Merged into | Nærøy and Høylandet in 1964 |
Foldereid | |
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Village | |
Location in Nord-Trøndelag | |
Coordinates: 64°57′40″N 12°10′46″E / 64.96111°N 12.17944°ECoordinates: 64°57′40″N 12°10′46″E / 64.96111°N 12.17944°E | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Trøndelag |
County | Nord-Trøndelag |
District | Namdalen |
Municipality | Nærøy |
Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Post Code | 7985 Foldereid |
Foldereid is a village and a former municipality in the northern part of Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality encompassed the area surrounding the inner part of the Folda fjord, the Innerfolda. The village of Foldereid is located along the fjord in the present-day municipality of Nærøy, just a short distance from the border with Nordland county.
The municipality of Foldereid was established on 1 October 1886 when it was separated from Kolvereid. Initially, the new municipality had 948 residents. On 1 January 1964, the municipality was dissolved. The eastern Kongsmoen area (population: 221) was merged into Høylandet and the remainder of the municipality (population: 817) was merged into Nærøy.