Høyland
Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Høyland Municipality
Høyland herred | |
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Høiland herred (historic name) | |
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] |
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