Balestrand Municipality

former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
AdministrativeArea former_municipality_of_norway Q493292
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Balestrand Municipality

Summary

Balestrand Municipality is a former municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Balestrand Municipality is located in Sogn og Fjordane[3].
  • Balestrand Municipality is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Balestrand Municipality's head of government is recorded as Harald Offerdal[5].
  • Balestrand Municipality's image is recorded as Balestrand (again).jpg[6].
  • Balestrand Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].
  • Balestrand Municipality's capital is recorded as Balestrand[8].
  • Balestrand Municipality's flag image is recorded as Flag of Balestrand.gif[9].
  • Balestrand Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Førde[10].
  • Balestrand Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Sogndal Municipality[11].
  • Balestrand Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Leikanger Municipality[12].
  • Balestrand Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Vik Municipality[13].
  • Balestrand Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Høyanger Municipality[14].
  • Balestrand Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Gaular Municipality[15].
  • Balestrand Municipality's coat of arms image is recorded as Balestrand komm.svg[16].
  • Balestrand Municipality's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 81144648462074718520[17].
  • Balestrand Municipality's locator map image is recorded as NO 1418 Balestrand.svg[18].
  • Balestrand Municipality's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11997959j[19].
  • Balestrand Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Balestrand (former municipality)[20].
  • Balestrand Municipality's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 404675[21].
  • Balestrand Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[22].
  • +1850-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Balestrand Municipality[23].
  • Balestrand Municipality was dissolved in +2019-12-31T00:00:00Z[24].
  • Balestrand Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 61.1775, 'lon': 6.403889}[25].
  • Balestrand Municipality's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/018999[26].
  • Balestrand Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[27].

Body

Geography

Balestrand Municipality is in the country of Norway[4]. It is located in Sogn og Fjordane[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+429.67'}[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+429.67032884143515'}[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+535.085179357413'}[30], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+105.41485051597793'}[31], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+270.52291372803086'}[32], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6.2967536170079885'}[33]. Balestrand Municipality's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1294'}[34].

Designation and Status

Balestrand Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].

History and Context

+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Balestrand Municipality[23].

Why It Matters

Balestrand Municipality ranks in the top 10% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Vedtak om grensejustering mellom kommunane Balestrand og Høyanger. regjeringen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . Befolkning, 1. januar 2016. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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