Imsland
| Imsland herad | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
 View of the local church | |
  Imsland herad Location in Rogaland county | |
| Coordinates: 59°28′44″N 05°59′25″E / 59.47889°N 5.99028°ECoordinates: 59°28′44″N 05°59′25″E / 59.47889°N 5.99028°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Haugaland |
| Municipality ID | NO-1156 |
| Adm. Center | Imslandsjøen |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 90 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Created from | Vikedal in 1923 |
| Merged into | Vindafjord and Suldal in 1965 |
Imsland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 90-square-kilometre (35 sq mi) municipality existed from 1923 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality included the area surrounding the inner part of the Vindafjorden in the present-day municipalities of Suldal and Vindafjord. The administrative centre of Imsland was the village of Imslandsjøen where Imsland Church is located.[1]
History
The municipality was created on 1 January 1923 when the large municipality of Vikedal was split into three. The southeastern part of Vikedal became the municipality of Imsland. Initially, Imsland had a population of 604. The municipality existed for 42 years before it was dissolved in a merger brought upon by the recommendations of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the part of Imsland located south of the Vindafjorden (population: 61) was merged into the neighboring Suldal municipality. The rest of Imsland (population: 372) was merged with Sandeid and parts of Vikedal, Vats, and Skjold to form the new municipality of Vindafjord.[2]
References
- 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Imsland – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.