Høle
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Høle is a borough and former municipality in Rogaland
county, Norway
.
The municipality was separated from Strand
as Høgsfjord formannskapsdistrikt
in 1842. On 1 January 1871 the district Forsand
was divided 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 the district Oltesvik with 37 became a part of the new municipality Gjesdal
, whereas the rest of Høle, with 926 inhabitants, was incorporated into the neighboring municipality Sandnes
.
The village Høle has a population of 335. Presently, as a borough of Sandnes, Høle is the least populous borough with 965 inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of the municipality.
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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The municipality was separated from Strand
Strand, Norway
Strand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Ryfylke. Strand was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Høle was separated from Strand in 1842....
as Høgsfjord formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
in 1842. On 1 January 1871 the district Forsand
Forsand
Forsand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. Forsand was separated from Høle on 1 January 1871. In 1999, evidence of a population here dating back to around 7500 BC was located....
was divided 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 the district Oltesvik with 37 became a part of the new municipality Gjesdal
Gjesdal
Gjesdal is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. In the northwest the municipality borders Sandnes, to the north Forsand, to the east Sirdal, to the south Bjerkreim, and to the west Time....
, whereas the rest of Høle, with 926 inhabitants, was incorporated into the neighboring municipality Sandnes
Sandnes
is a city and municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren.-History:Sandnes was separated from Høyland as a municipality of its own in 1860, and gained city status the same year...
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The village Høle has a population of 335. Presently, as a borough of Sandnes, Høle is the least populous borough with 965 inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of the municipality.