Editing Hornindal Municipality (section)

==General information==
[[File:Hornindal kirke.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hornindal Church]]]]
[[File:Hornindalsrokken 2008 August.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Hornindalsrokken mountain]]
Since ancient times, Hornindal was a sub-parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) of the [[Eid Municipality (Sogn og Fjordane)|Eid]] ''[[prestegjeld]]'' (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1865, Hornindal became a separate [[Church of Norway]] parish. On 1 January 1867, [[Eid Municipality (Sogn og Fjordane)|Eid Municipality]] was divided into two: the eastern part (population: 1,612) became the new Hornindal Municipality and the western part (population: 2,918) remained as (a smaller) Eid Municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1965, Hornindal Municipality was dissolved and its lands were divided. The villages of [[Navelsaker]] and [[Holmøyvik]] and all of the old Hornindal Municipality located west of those villages (population: 310) was transferred to [[Eid Municipality (Sogn og Fjordane)|Eid Municipality]]. The eastern part of the old Hornindal Municipality (population: 1,184) became part of [[Stryn Municipality]].<ref name="Dag" />

The dissolution of Hornindal Municipality was not long-lasting due to discontent among the population. On 1 January 1977, the area of the old Hornindal Municipality that had joined [[Stryn Municipality]] in 1965 (population: 1,202) was separated from Styrn and recreated as a separate Hornindal Municipality once again. The portions of the old Hornindal Municipality that were merged into [[Eid Municipality (Sogn og Fjordane)|Eid Municipality]] in 1965 remained a part of Eid Municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2019, the Maurset area in southern Hornindal Municipality (population: 19) was transferred to the neighboring [[Stryn Municipality]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-01 |title=Justering av grensa mellom kommunane Stryn og Hornindal |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/justering-av-grensa-mellom-kommunane-stryn-og-hornindal/id2585272/ |access-date=2019-04-29 |publisher=[[Norwegian Ministry of Local Government|Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet]] |language=no}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, all of Hornindal Municipality (in [[Sogn og Fjordane]] county) merged with the neighboring [[Volda Municipality]] and became part of [[Møre og Romsdal]] county.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nye Volda |url=https://nyevolda.no/ |access-date=2017-10-22 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the local ''Hornindalen'' valley since that is the location of the municipality. The first element of the name comes from the old ''Horne'' farm ({{langx|non|Hornyn}}) since the first [[Hornindal Church]] was built there. The name is likely a combination of two old words. The first part is {{wikt-lang|non|horn}} which means "[[horn (anatomy)|horn]]", likely referring to the shape of a mountain behind the farm. The last part is {{wikt-lang|non|vin}} which means "[[meadow]]" or "[[pasture]]". The last element of the name is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale". Thus, the name means the "valley of Horne".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lN1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt |date=1919 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=12 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=447–449 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Hornindalen''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Hornindal'', removing the [[Definite article|definite form]] ending ''-en''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057-1065}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 7 August 1987 and it was in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was dissolved. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], three [[scythe]] blades [[fess|fesswise]] [[in pale]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På blå grunn tre sølv ljåblad, 1-1-1}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of three horizontal [[scythe]] blades stacked one over the other. Each [[scythe]] blade has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. Historically, farming and [[blacksmith]]ing were vital industries in Hornindal. At one point, there were as many as 200 blacksmiths in the area. There was also a rich tradition of making handmade scythes and this was honored by its placement on the coat of arms. The arms were designed by Petter Eide. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Hornindal |access-date=2023-06-17 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hornindal, Sogn og Fjordane (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-14-44.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-08-07 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1987-08-07-665 |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tvinnereim |first=Jarle |date=24 April 2008 |title=Kommunevåpenet til Hornindal |url=http://www.hornindal.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?AId=114&back=1&MId1=69&MId2=188 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226231519/https://hornindal.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?AId=114&back=1&MId1=69&MId2=188 |archive-date=26 February 2012 |access-date=21 July 2008 |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Hornindal Municipality. It is part of the [[Nordfjord prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Hornindal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Hornindal||[[Hornindal Church]]||[[Grodås]]||1856
|}