Håland

Håland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It was part of the traditional district of Jæren, just west of the city of Stavanger. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1930 when it was split into the two municipalities of Sola and Madla. The 85-square-kilometre (33 sq mi) municipality included the land surrounding the Hafrsfjorden including all of the present-day municipality of Sola and the borough of Madla in the city of Stavanger.[1]

Håland herred

Haaland herred (historic)
Rogaland within
Norway
Håland within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°51′22″N 05°34′30″E
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
Established1 Jan 1838
Disestablished1 Jan 1930
Administrative centreSolakrossen
Area
  Total85 km2 (33 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1930)
  Total4,463
  Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1124
Created asFormannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Succeeded bySola and Madla in 1930

History

The historic parish of Haaland (later spelled Håland) had included churches located in Sola, Tananger, Tjora, and Madla. On 1 January 1838, the parish of Haaland was established as a municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt law). Håland municipality existed until 1930, when it was split to form the two new municipalities of Madla (population: 1,091) and Sola (population: 3,372). Later, Madla was merged with the city of Stavanger and it now makes up the borough of Madla.[2]

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Håland" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.

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