Høle (municipality)

Høle or Høgsfjord is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The large municipality existed from 1865 until 1965. It was called Høgsfjord from 1865 until 1871 when the municipality was reduced in size and the name was changed to Høle. The municipality originally was quite large, surrounding both sides of the Høgsfjorden and Lysefjorden. It included all of the present day municipality of Forsand as well as parts of the present day municipalities of Gjesdal and Sandnes. Since 1965, the area of Høle has been the borough of Høle in the city of Sandnes.[1] Høle Church was the main church of the municipality.

Høle herad
Høgsfjord herad
Former Municipality
Høle (Høgsfjord)
Location in Rogaland county
Coordinates: 58°53′44″N 06°00′33″E
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictRyfylke
Municipality IDNO-1128
Area
 • Total110 km2 (40 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Created fromStrand in 1865
Merged intoSandnes and Gjesdal in 1965

History

The municipality of Høgsfjord was established in 1865 when it was separated from the large municipality of Strand. Initially, there were 3,203 residents. On 1 January 1871 the district Fossan located east of the Høgsfjorden (population: 2,081) was split off from Høgsfjord to form a municipality of its own. The remaining part of Høgsfjord changed its name to Høle, and had a population of 1,122.

On 1 January 1965, there were many municipal mergers in Norway due to the recommendations of the Schei Committee. On that date, the municipality of Høle was dissolved. The southeastern corner of Høle surrounding the farming village of Oltesvik (population: 37) was transferred to the municipality of Gjesdal. The rest of Høle, with 926 inhabitants, was incorporated into the neighboring municipality of Sandnes.[2]

References
  1. Store norske leksikon. "Høle – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.


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