Hjelmeland og Fister
Hjelmeland og Fister is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1859 until 1884. It encompassed the area of today's Hjelmeland municipality plus the eastern islands in today's Finnøy municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Hjelmelandsvågen. There were two churches in the municipality: Fister Church and Hjelmeland Church.
Hjelmeland og Fister herad | |
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  Hjelmeland og Fister herad Location in Rogaland county | |
| Coordinates: 59°14′12″N 06°10′44″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Ryfylke |
| Municipality ID | NO-1133 |
| Adm. Center | Hjelmelandsvågen |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Created from | Hjelmeland in 1859 |
| Split into | Hjelmeland and Fister in 1884 |
History
The municipality of Hjelmeland og Fister was established in 1859 when the old municipality of Hjelmeland was split into Årdal and Hjelmeland og Fister. Initially, Hjelmeland og Fister had 3,084 residents. On 6 March 1869, a small area of Årdal municipality (population: 40) was transferred to Hjelmeland og Fister. The municipality was split into two on 1 July 1884. The Fister islands and the land surrounding the Fisterfjorden (population: 832) became the new municipality of Fister. The rest of the municipality (population: 2,249) became the new municipality of Hjelmeland.[1]
References
- Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.