Valestrand
Former municipality in Hordaland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Valestrand is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 59-square-kilometre (23 sq mi) municipality existed from 1868 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located on a peninsula on the southern shore of the Bømlafjorden inside the present-day municipality of Sveio. The administrative centre of Valestrand was the village of Valevåg. The two churches in Valestrand were Valen Chapel and Valestrand Church.[3]
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Valestrand Municipality
Valestrand herad | |
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Coordinates: 59°41′58″N 05°28′20″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Hordaland |
District | Sunnhordland |
Established | 1 January 1868 |
• Preceded by | Stord Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 January 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Sveio Municipality |
Administrative centre | Valevåg |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 59 km2 (23 sq mi) |
Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,227 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
Demonym | Valestrending[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1217[2] |
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