Hetland
Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hetland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1965 when it was dissolved. The municipality included the Stavanger Peninsula and the land surrounding both sides of the Gandsfjorden, but not the area around the head of the fjord. It originally encompassed the land surrounding the city of Stavanger in the present-day municipalities of Randaberg and Stavanger (except the city of Stavanger) and part of the municipality of Sandnes. The main church for Hetland was Hetland Church (now named "Frue Church"). Upon its dissolution in 1965, the 92-square-kilometre (36 sq mi) municipality had 24,173 residents.[3]
Hetland Municipality
Hetland kommune | |
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Coordinates: 58°53′32″N 05°44′01″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Rogaland |
District | Jæren |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
• Succeeded by | Sandnes and Stavanger municipalities |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 92 km2 (36 sq mi) |
Population (1965) | |
• Total | 24,173 |
• Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
Demonym | Hetlandsbu[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1126[2] |