Heskestad (municipality)
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Heskestad is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 222-square-kilometre (86 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The administrative centre was the village of Heskestad where the Heskestad Church is located. The municipality encompassed the western part of the present-day municipality of Lund and the far northern part of the present-day municipality of Eigersund.[3]
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Heskestad Municipality
Heskestad herred | |
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Coordinates: 58°29′52″N 06°21′33″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Rogaland |
District | Dalane |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
• Succeeded by | Lund and Eigersund municipalities |
Administrative centre | Heskestad |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 222 km2 (86 sq mi) |
Population (1965) | |
• Total | 661 |
• Density | 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) |
Demonym | Heskestadbu[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1113[2] |
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