Hylestad
Former municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Hyllestad.
Hylestad is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 570-square-kilometre (220 sq mi) former municipality existed from 1915 until its dissolution in 1962. It was located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Valle in the traditional region of Setesdal in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Rysstad where the Hylestad Church was located.[1]
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Hylestad Municipality
Hylestad herred | |
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Coordinates: 59.0935°N 07.5359°E / 59.0935; 07.5359 | |
Country | Norway |
County | Aust-Agder |
District | Setesdal |
Established | 1 July 1915 |
• Preceded by | Valle Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
• Succeeded by | Valle Municipality |
Administrative centre | Rysstad |
Area (upon dissolution)[1] | |
• Total | 570 km2 (220 sq mi) |
Population (1962) | |
• Total | 662 |
• Density | 1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0939[2] |
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