Jelsa (municipality)
Jelsa herad | |
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Former Municipality | |
View of Jelsa Church, the main church for the municipality | |
Jelsa herad Location in Rogaland county | |
Coordinates: 59°20′N 06°04′E / 59.333°N 6.067°ECoordinates: 59°20′N 06°04′E / 59.333°N 6.067°E | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Western Norway |
County | Rogaland |
District | Ryfylke |
Municipality ID | NO-1138 |
Adm. Center | Jelsa |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 130 km2 (50 sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
Merged into | Suldal, Hjelmeland, and Finnøy in 1965 |
Jelsa is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 130-square-kilometre (50 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1965. It encompassed area in the present-day municipalities of Suldal, Hjelmeland, and Finnøy that surround the Sandsfjorden. The administrative centre was the village of Jelsa, where Jelsa Church is located.[1]
History
The parish of Jælse was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1859, the municipality was split, with the northern district becoming the municipality of Sand. The split left Jelsa with a population of 2,606. On 1 January 1914, the eastern district was split off as the new municipality of Erfjord. This left Jelsa with 1,539 residents.
On 1 January 1965 the municipality of Jelsa was dissolved due to recommendations by the Schei Committee. The majority of Jelsa (population: 928) was merged with Erfjord, Sand, and Suldal to form a new, enlarged Suldal municipality. At the same time, the Buergårdene area (population: 8) on the island of Ombo was moved to Hjelmeland municipality, and the rest of the island of Ombo that belonged to Jelsa (population: 89) was moved to Finnøy.[2]
References
- 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Jelsa – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.