Eid, Norway
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| County | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| District | Nordfjord | |
| Municipality | NO-1443 | |
| Administrative centre | Nordfjordeid | |
| Mayor (2005) | Sonja Edvardsen (Arbeiderpartiet) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 214 469 km² 420 km² 0.14 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 171 5,779 0.13 % -0.2 % 14/km² | |
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| www.eid.kommune.no | ||
Eid is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It lies as a centre in between the other municipalities Måløy, Sandane, Stryn and Volda. Hornindalsvatnet, the deepest lake in Europe, is located there.
It is known for its very own race of horses, called the fjording, which is characterised by its white and black mane.
The municipal centre of Nordfjord is Nordfjordeid.
[edit] Famous people from Eid
- Sophus Lie (1842-1899), mathematician
- Harald Aabrekk, soccer coach
- Azar Karadas, soccer player
- Jan-Ketil Smørdal, founder and director, circus Agora
| Municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane | Image:Sogn og Fjordane vapen.png |
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Nordfjord: Bremanger | Eid | Gloppen | Hornindal | Selje | Stryn | Vågsøy | |
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