Imsland
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Imsland is a parish and former municipality in Rogaland
county, Norway.
It was created by a split from Vikedal
on 1 January 1923. At that time Imsland had a population of 604.
On 1 January 1965 the area south of the Vindafjord
inlet, with 61 inhabitants, was incorporated into Suldal
municipality. The rest of Imsland, with 372 inhabitants, was merged with Sandeid
, Vikedal
, Vats
and part of Skjold
to form the new municipality Vindafjord
.
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.
It was created by a split from Vikedal
Vikedal
Vikedal is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.It was created as Vikedal formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. On 1 January 1923 the municipality was divided in three, creating the new municipalities Imsland and Sandeid. The split left Vikedal with a population of 924.On 1 January 1965 the...
on 1 January 1923. At that time Imsland had a population of 604.
On 1 January 1965 the area south of the Vindafjord
Vindafjord
Vindafjord is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland.Vindafjord was established as a new municipality on 1 January 1965 after the merger of the municipalities of Sandeid and Vats and large parts of Imsland, Skjold and Vikedal...
inlet, with 61 inhabitants, was incorporated into Suldal
Suldal
Suldal is a municipality in the northeast of Rogaland county, Norway located in the Ryfylke historically traditional district. Sand i Ryfylke is a the administrative center of Suldal....
municipality. The rest of Imsland, with 372 inhabitants, was merged with Sandeid
Sandeid
Sandeid is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.It was created by a split from Vikedal on 1 January 1923. At that time Sandeid had a population of 558....
, Vikedal
Vikedal
Vikedal is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.It was created as Vikedal formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. On 1 January 1923 the municipality was divided in three, creating the new municipalities Imsland and Sandeid. The split left Vikedal with a population of 924.On 1 January 1965 the...
, Vats
Vats
Vats is a village in the municipality of Vindafjord, in Rogaland county, Norway. Vats is located in the traditional district of Haugaland.An important industrial location, the oil platforms Statfjord, Gullfaks and Troll were built here. The Norwegian computer and software company Hatteland Group is...
and part of Skjold
Skjold, Rogaland
Skjold is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.It was created as Skjold formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. The district Tysvær was separated from Skjold in 1849 to constitute a municipality of its own, and the same thing happened to Vats in 1891...
to form the new municipality Vindafjord
Vindafjord
Vindafjord is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland.Vindafjord was established as a new municipality on 1 January 1965 after the merger of the municipalities of Sandeid and Vats and large parts of Imsland, Skjold and Vikedal...
.