Helleland (municipality)

Helleland herad
Former Municipality
Helleland herad

Location in Rogaland county

Coordinates: 58°31′14″N 06°06′57″E / 58.52056°N 6.11583°E / 58.52056; 6.11583Coordinates: 58°31′14″N 06°06′57″E / 58.52056°N 6.11583°E / 58.52056; 6.11583
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Dalane
Municipality ID NO-1115
Adm. Center Helleland
Area[1]
 • Total 148 km2 (57 sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created as Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Merged into Eigersund in 1965

Helleland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 148-square-kilometre (57 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality is now located in the central part of the present-day municipality of Eigersund. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Helleland where the Helleland Church is located.[1]

History

The parish of Helleland was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). During the 1960s there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965 the municipality of Helleland (population: 851) was merged with the town of Egersund (population: 3,787), the municipality of Eigersund (population: 4,664), and the Gyadalen and Grøsfjell areas of the municipality of Heskestad (population: 114). The merger created a much larger municipality of Eigersund.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Helleland – tidligere kommune i Rogaland" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  2. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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