Folden Municipality

Summary

Folden 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

• Folden Municipality is located in Nordland^[3].
• Folden Municipality is in the country of Norway^[4].
• Folden Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway^[5].
• Folden Municipality's locator map image is recorded as NO 1845 Folden.svg^[6].
• +1838-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Folden Municipality^[7].
• Folden Municipality was dissolved in +1887-01-01T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Folden Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 67.623888888889, 'lon': 15.279166666667}^[9].
• Folden Municipality's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cz4pn^[10].
• Folden Municipality's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor in Folden^[11].
• Folden Municipality's replaced by is recorded as Sørfold Municipality^[12].
• Folden Municipality's replaced by is recorded as Nordfold-Kjerringøy^[13].
• Folden Municipality's Norwegian municipality number is recorded as 1845^[14].
• Folden Municipality's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sørfold Municipality^[15].
• Folden Municipality's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bodø Municipality^[16].
• Folden Municipality's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Steigen Municipality^[17].

Body

Geography

Folden Municipality is in the country of Norway^[4]. It is located in Nordland^[3].

Designation and Status

Folden Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway^[5].

History and Context

+1838-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Folden Municipality^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Folden Municipality include Folden Township^[18], a township of Minnesota^[19], in United States^[20].

Why It Matters

Folden 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 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]

Entities named for it include Folden Township^[18], a township of Minnesota^[19], in United States^[20].