Håland, Norway
Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the former municipality in Norway. For people with the surname Håland, see Håland (surname).
Håland (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈhòːlɑn])[2] 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.[3]
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Håland Municipality
Håland herred | |
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Haaland herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 58°51′22″N 05°34′30″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Rogaland |
District | Jæren |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1930 |
• Succeeded by | Sola and Madla municipalities |
Administrative centre | Solakrossen |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 85 km2 (33 sq mi) |
Population (1930) | |
• Total | 4,463 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1124[1] |
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