Kinn (former municipality)

Kinn is a former municipality in the Sunnfjord district of Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.

Then on 1 January 1866, the northern district of Kinn on the islands of Bremangerlandet and Frøya and the mainland area surrounding the Gulen Fjord (population: 1,852) was separated from Kinn to form the separate municipality of Bremanger.

The name is identical to the word kinn which means "cheek", referring to the steep slope of a mountain on the island.

[5] The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Kinn was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four year terms.

The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: The mayors (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Kinn:[12]