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{{short description|Municipality in Vestland, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Hardanger, Norway|the village in this municipality|Eidfjord (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Eidfjord
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Vøringfossen.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the Måbødalen valley
|idnumber               = 4619
|county                 = Vestland
|district               = Hardanger
|capital                = [[Eidfjord (village)|Eidfjord]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1891
|preceded               = [[Ulvik Municipality]]
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 1964
|succeeded              = [[Ullensvang Municipality]]
|established2           = 1 Jan 1977
|preceded2              = [[Ullensvang Municipality]]
|demonym                = Eidfjøre
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Eidfjord komm.svg
|webpage                = www.eidfjord.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Timo Knoch 
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 57
|area_total_km2         = 1498.25
|area_land_km2          = 1388.67
|area_water_km2         = 109.57
|area_water_percent     = 7.3
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 337
|population_total       = 962
|population_density_km2 = 0.7
|population_increase    = 1.1
|coordinates            = {{coord|60|26|06|N|07|16|38|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6701100 |utm_easting = 0405194 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Eidfjord''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Vestland]] county, [[Norway]]. The municipality is located in the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Hardanger]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Eidfjord (village)|Eidfjord]], where the majority of the municipal population lives. The other major population centre in the municipality is the village of [[Øvre Eidfjord]].

[[File:Kjeåsen.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Kjeåsen mountain farm]]
[[File:Måbødalen, 2011 August.jpg|thumb|left|View of Vøringfossen and Måbødalen]]
Eidfjord is situated at the end of the [[Eid Fjord]], an inner branch of the large [[Hardangerfjorden]]. The village of Eidfjord is a major cruise ship [[Port#Port of call|port of call]] and has plans to install a power connection big enough for ships to turn off their engines <ref>{{Cite web |title=Cruise line representatives experience Eidfjord’s top attraction |url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destinations/cruise-norway-fam-trip-heads-to-eidford-experiences-top-attraction |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=www.seatrade-cruise.com |language=en}}</ref>. Eidfjord has several tourist sites, like the Sima Power Plant which is built into the mountain itself, the [[Måbødalen]] valley, and the [[Vøringsfossen]] waterfall which has a free fall of {{convert|182|m}}. Large parts of the [[Hardangervidda]] (Europe's largest mountain plateau) are located in Eidfjord. The [[Hardangervidda Natursenter]], a visitors centre and museum for [[Hardangervidda National Park]], is located in [[Øvre Eidfjord]].

The {{convert|1498|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 57th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Eidfjord is the 337th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 962. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|0.7|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 1.1% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

In 2016, the chief of police for [[Vestlandet]] formally suggested a reconfiguration of police districts and stations. He proposed that the police station for ''Ullensvang og Eidfjord'' be closed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fjelltveit |first=Ingvild |last2=Raunholm |first2=Per Vidar |date=2016-12-20 |title=Foreslår å legge ned 17 lensmannskontor i Vest politidistrikt |url=https://www.nrk.no/hordaland/slik-vil-songstad-ha-vest-politidistrikt-1.13284803 |access-date=2017-10-20 |work=NRK Hordaland |language=no}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:08.08.21 EIDFJORD TOP7.jpg|thumb|left|View overlooking the village of Eidfjord]]
[[File:Vøringsfoss hotell i Eidfjord.jpg|thumb|left|View of a hotel in Eidfjord village]]
[[File:Eidfjord gamle kyrkje Wilse.jpeg|thumb|left|Old Eidfjord Church]]
[[File:A view of Eidfjord from a cruise ship..jpg|thumb|left|The Fjords within.]]
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of ''[[Granvin|Graven]]'' (later spelled "Granvin") was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). This large municipality/parish included two annexes: [[Ulvik Municipality|Ulvik]] and Eidfjord. On 1 January 1859, Ulvik became the main parish, making Granvin and Eidfjord annexes to Ulvik, and the name of the large municipality was changed from Graven to Ulvik.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

On 1 May 1891, the municipality of Ulvik was divided into three separate municipalities: the western part became [[Granvin Municipality|Graven Municipality]] (population: 1,331) and the southeastern part became the new Eidfjord Municipality (population: 1,018). This left a much smaller Ulvik Municipality in between the two new municipalities. In 1895, a small part of Eidfjord (population: 3) was transferred back to [[Ulvik Municipality]].<ref name="Dag" />

Eidfjord existed as a municipality from 1891 until 1964 when a major municipal merger took place as a result of municipal reform in Norway due to the [[Schei Committee]]. Eidfjord Municipality (population: 983), most [[Kinsarvik Municipality]] (population: 1,513), and [[Ullensvang Municipality]] (population: 2,358) were all merged into one large [[Ullensvang Municipality]]. This merger was not well-liked by the population of Eidsfjord, and so on 1 January 1977, part of the merger was undone, and the area of the "old" Eidfjord Municipality (population: 1,223) was separated to form its own municipality once again.<ref name="kulturhistoriskvegbok">{{Cite book |last=Brekke |first=Nils Georg |title=Kulturhistorisk Vegbok Hordaland |last2=Skaar, Ronny B |last3=Nord, Svein |publisher=Nord4 |year=1993}}</ref><ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2022, the roughly {{convert|7|km2|adj=on}} Ytre Bu area of [[Ullensvang Municipality]] (population: 24) was transferred to the neighboring Eidfjord Municipality.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-11 |title=Eidfjord kommune vert større! |url=https://www.eidfjord.kommune.no/aktuelt/eidfjord-kommune-vert-storre.6070.aspx |access-date=2021-12-31 |publisher=Eidfjord kommune |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lund |first=Eli |date=2019-04-29 |title=Fylkesmannen er positiv til grensejustering - sender forslag på høyring |url=https://www.hardanger-folkeblad.no/fylkesmannen-er-positiv-til-grensejustering-sender-forslag-pa-hoyring/s/5-22-190691 |access-date=2021-12-31 |work=Hardanger Folkeblad |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|annex parish]]) is named after the [[Eid Fjord]] ({{langx|non|Eiðafjörðr}}) since the first [[Eidfjord Church]] was built there. The first element comes from the old ''[[Eidfjord (village)|Eid]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Eiðar}}). The name of the farm derives from the word {{wikt-lang|non|eið}} which means "[[isthmus]]", referring to the land between the fjord and the lake [[Eidfjordvatnet]]. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|fjörðr}} which means "[[fjord]]".<ref name="kulturhistoriskvegbok" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud5LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt |date=1910 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=11 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=469 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 13 July 1984. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a reindeer antler [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På blå grunn eit kvitt reinsdyrgevir}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[reindeer]] [[antler]]. The antler 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. The reindeer antler was chosen because the first known settlers of the area were reindeer [[hunter]]s. The reindeer has been important for the population in the [[Hardangervidda]] area for many centuries. The antler also symbolizes the rivers that run from the mountain into the fjord. The arms were designed by John Digernes. 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=Eidfjord |access-date=2023-05-20 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eidfjord, Hordaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-12-32.html |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1984-12-30 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1984-11-02-1838 |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{See also-text|the coats of arms of [[Porsanger Municipality#Coat of arms|Porsanger]], [[Rendalen Municipality#Coat of arms|Rendalen]], [[Tromsø Municipality#Coat of arms|Tromsø]], [[Vadsø Municipality#Coat of arms|Vadsø]], and [[Vågå Municipality#Coat of arms|Vågå]]}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Eidfjord. It is part of the [[Hardanger og Voss prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Eidfjord'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Eidfjord||[[Eidfjord Church]]||[[Eidfjord (village)|Eidfjord]]||1981
|-
|[[Old Eidfjord Church]]||[[Eidfjord (village)|Eidfjord]]||1309
|}

==Geography==
Eidfjord Municipality sits at the innermost part of the [[Hardangerfjorden]] and it stretches inland to include part of the vast [[Hardangervidda]] plateau. Part of the [[Hardangervidda National Park]] lies in the municipality. Eidfjord municipality borders [[Ullensvang Municipality]] to the southwest, [[Nore og Uvdal Municipality]] and [[Hol Municipality]] (both in [[Buskerud]] county) to the east, and [[Ulvik Municipality]] to the north.

Eidfjord Municipality begins at sea level along the fjord, the valleys leading away from the fjord are surrounded by high mountains which lead up to the alpine plateau called Hardangervidda. The [[Måbødalen]] valley is a narrow valley that leads upland to the [[Vøringfossen]] waterfall. There are several lakes in Eidfjord including [[Eidfjordvatnet]], [[Nordmannslågen]], and [[Sysenvatnet]]. The lakes [[Halnefjorden]], [[Skaupsjøen]], and [[Tinnhølen]] are all partially located in Eidfjord. The [[Hardangerjøkulen]] [[glacier]] is partially located in northern Eidfjord.

===Climate===

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|location = Eidfjord - Bu, 1978-2004, 18 m
|Jan record high C = 11.0 | Jan record low C = -17.1
|Feb record high C = 11.0 | Feb record low C = -15.4
|Mar record high C = 13.4 | Mar record low C = -12.4
|Apr record high C = 20.2 | Apr record low C = -4.6
|May record high C = 24.7 | May record low C = -1.3
|Jun record high C = 29.2 | Jun record low C = 1.3
|Jul record high C = 30.7 | Jul record low C = 3.7
|Aug record high C = 30.5 | Aug record low C = 3.9
|Sep record high C = 22.6 | Sep record low C = -2.1
|Oct record high C = 19.8 | Oct record low C = -5.2
|Nov record high C = 15.3 | Nov record low C = -11.6
|Dec record high C = 13.0 | Dec record low C = -16.4
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|Jan mean C=0.2
|Feb mean C=-0.2
|Mar mean C=1.4
|Apr mean C=5.5
|May mean C=10.0
|Jun mean C=13.4
|Jul mean C=15.2
|Aug mean C=14.8
|Sep mean C=11.3
|Oct mean C=6.9
|Nov mean C=3.5
|Dec mean C=1.2
|year mean C=
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|Jan precipitation mm=200
|Feb precipitation mm=160
|Mar precipitation mm=155
|Apr precipitation mm=89
|May precipitation mm=70
|Jun precipitation mm=72
|Jul precipitation mm=84
|Aug precipitation mm=118
|Sep precipitation mm=143
|Oct precipitation mm=175
|Nov precipitation mm=180
|Dec precipitation mm=248
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|date=26 February 2025
}}


==History==
The parish of Eidfjord was very special because it belonged to the [[Bishop of Stavanger]] (and not the [[Bishop of Bergen]] as all the other parishes in present-day [[Vestland]] county) from 1125 until 1630. The [[Ancient Diocese of Stavanger]] was created out of the [[Ancient Diocese of Bergen]] and it included all of present-day [[Rogaland]] and [[Agder]] counties, plus the districts of [[Hallingdal]] in [[Buskerud]] county and [[Valdres]] in [[Innlandet]] county, and the parishes of [[Røldal Municipality|Røldal]] and Eidfjord in [[Vestland]] county. The reason for including Eidfjord was that the regions of [[Hallingdal]] and [[Valdres]] belonged to the bishop of Stavanger and the easiest way to reach them from Stavanger was by sailing up the [[Hardangerfjord]] to [[Eidfjord (village)|Eidfjord]], and then traveling over the [[Hardangervidda]] plateau to Hallingdal and Valdres.

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align       = none
|direction   = horizontal
|percentages = pagr
|footnote    = Note: *Eidfjord was merged into Ullensvang from 1964-1977.
|source      = [[Statistics Norway]]<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="FM">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Folketellingen 1960 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_1232.pdf |language=Norwegian}}</ref> and Norwegian Historical Data Centre<ref name="NHDC">{{Cite web |last=Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet |author-link=University of Tromsø |title=Censuses in the Norwegian Historical Data Archive (NHDC) |url=https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/reg_komm_e.html}}</ref>
|1891|1018
|1900|1068
|1910|1006
|1920|1010
|1930|1145
|1946|1164
|1951|1126
|1960|1015
|1970|*
|1980|1208
|1990|1070
|2000|1037
|2010|958
|2020|906
|2023|962
}}

==Government==
Eidfjord Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Hordaland District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Eidfjord is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestland/eidfjord#seats |access-date=2024-01-21 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestland/eidfjord#seats |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Hordaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hordaland/eidfjord#seats |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Cross-Party local list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|otherparty                = Cross-party local list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]] and the [[Bygdeliste|Eidfjord List]]
|smallparty_no             = Samlingslista Høgre og Eidfjordlista
|smallparty_number         = 2
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Conservative Party (Norway)}} 50%, #FFFFFF 50%);
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|otherparty                = Cross-party local list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Cross-party local list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista  
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|H/Sp                      = 7
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista  
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|H/Sp                      = 7
|otherparty                = Non-political local list
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk Bygdalista  
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|H/Sp                      = 8
|otherparty                = Non-political local list
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk Bygdalista  
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|H/Sp                      = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 2
|note = In 1964, Eidfjord became part of [[Ullensvang Municipality]] (until 1977 when the merger was reversed).
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Local_Lists               = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidfjord
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Eidfjord (incomplete list):
{{div col}}
*1999-2003: Anved Johan Tveit ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2003-2007: Ola B. Hereid ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*2007-2019: Anved Johan Tveit ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2019-2023: Anders Vatle ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2023-present: Timo Knoch ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-15 |title=Første Ap-ordførar i Eidfjord på 32 år |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestland/forste-ap-ordforar-i-eidfjord-pa-32-ar-1.16558541 |access-date=2024-01-21 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

== Notable people ==
* [[Nils Bergslien]] (1853–1928), a Norwegian illustrator, painter and sculptor who lived and worked in Eidfjord
* [[Benedicte Maurseth]] (born 1983 in Eidfjord), a Norwegian traditional folk singer and musician

==See also==
*[[Fossli Provincial Park]], British Columbia, Canada (named after a village in Eidfjord)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Eidfjord}}
*{{wikivoyage inline|Eidfjord}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/eidfjord Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Hordaland/Eidfjord/ Weather information for Eidfjord] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531205520/http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Hordaland/Eidfjord/ |date=31 May 2014 }} {{in lang|no}}

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