Høyland

Høyland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 170-square-kilometre (66 sq mi) municipality^[2] was located at the innermost end of the Gandsfjorden in the western part of the present-day municipality of Sandnes. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The main church for the municipality was Høyland Church.^[3]

Høyland Municipality Høyland herred
Former municipality
Høiland herred  (historic name)
Rogaland within Norway
Høyland within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°49′51″N 05°45′02″E
Country	Norway
County	Rogaland
District	Jæren
Established	1 Jan 1838
• Created as	Formannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished	1 Jan 1965
• Succeeded by	Sandnes Municipality
Administrative centre	Høyland
Area  (upon dissolution)
• Total	170 km2 (70 sq mi)
Population  (1965)
• Total	20,353
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1123[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The parish of Høiland was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 2,286.^[4] On 6 April 1861, the large village of Sandnes (population: 440) was declared to be a ladested (seaport town). It was therefore separated from Høyland to constitute a municipality of its own. The split left Høyland with 3,376 inhabitants. In 1912, a part of Høyland with 41 inhabitants was moved to the neighboring municipality of Hetland to the north. In 1957, a part of Høyland with 18 inhabitants was moved to the town of Sandnes.^[5]

On 1 January 1965, there were many municipal changes across Norway due to the recommendations of the Schei Committee. On that date the municipality of Høyland was merged with the town of Sandnes and most of the municipalities of Hetland and Høle to form a new, larger municipality of Sandnes. Prior to the merger, Høyland had a population of 20,353.^[5]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Høiland farm (Old Norse: Hœland) since the first Høyland Church was built there. The first element comes from the word hár which means "high" or "tall". The last element is land which means "land" or "district".^[6] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Høiland. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Høyland.^[7]

Government

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.^[8]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Høyland was made up of 41 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Høyland herredsstyre 1964–1965 ^[9]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	18
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	6
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	5
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	4
	Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	7
Total number of members:		41

Høyland herredsstyre 1960–1963 ^[10]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	16
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	5
	Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)	2
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	5
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	8
Total number of members:		41

Høyland herredsstyre 1956–1959 ^[11]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	15
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	3
	Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)	2
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	4
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	6
Total number of members:		35

Høyland herredsstyre 1952–1955 ^[12]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	10
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	2
	Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)	1
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	3
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
Total number of members:		24

Høyland herredsstyre 1948–1951 ^[13]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	8
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	1
	Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)	2
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	3
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	5
Total number of members:		24

Høyland herredsstyre 1945–1947 ^[14]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	11
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	1
	Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)	2
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	2
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	3
Total number of members:		24

Høyland herredsstyre 1938–1941* ^[15]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	9
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	2
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	6
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	7
Total number of members:		24
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

See also

See also: Sandnes § Notable_residents

• List of former municipalities of Norway

References

1. Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
2. Helland, Amund (1888). "Høiland herred". XI Stavanger amt. Norges land og folk (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 167. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
3. Store norske leksikon. "Høyland" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 March 2016.
4. Registreringssentral for historiske data. "Hjemmehørende folkemengde Rogaland 1801-1960" (in Norwegian). University of Tromsø. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2006.
5. Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
6. Rygh, Oluf (1915). Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 170 and 67.
7. "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 1057–1065. 1917.
8. Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
9. "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
12. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
13. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
14. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
15. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

External links

• Map of Høyland (page 4) (in Norwegian)