Jelsa, Norway
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Jelsa is a former municipality in Rogaland
county, Norway.
The parish of Jælse was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
). In 1859 the municipality was divided, the district of Sand
becoming a municipality of its own. The split left Jelsa with a population of 2,606.
On 1 January 1965 the majority of Jelsa, with 928 inhabitants, were merged with Erfjord
, Sand and Suldal
to form the enlarged Suldal municipality. At the same time the Buergårdene district with 8 inhabitants were moved to Hjelmeland
, and the Ombo district with 89 inhabitants were moved to Finnøy
.
The village Jelsa is presently located in Suldal.
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.
The parish of Jælse was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see 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 1859 the municipality was divided, the district of Sand
Sand, Rogaland
Sand is a village and former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.The municipality was created by a split from Jelsa in 1859. At that time Sand had 1,600 inhabitants....
becoming a municipality of its own. The split left Jelsa with a population of 2,606.
On 1 January 1965 the majority of Jelsa, with 928 inhabitants, were merged with Erfjord
Erfjord
Erfjord is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It was created when the municipality Jelsa was split in two on January 1, 1914. Erfjord had 617 inhabitants by the time of the creation....
, Sand and 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....
to form the enlarged Suldal municipality. At the same time the Buergårdene district with 8 inhabitants were moved to Hjelmeland
Hjelmeland
is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. Hjelmeland was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Two other municipalities were later separated from it: Årdal and Fister , but these were both again merged with Hjelmeland on 1 January 1965.Hjelmeland is known for their fruit and fish...
, and the Ombo district with 89 inhabitants were moved to Finnøy
Finnøy
Finnøy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is an island community located in Boknafjorden, 13 nautical miles north of Stavanger.The parish of Finnø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
.
The village Jelsa is presently located in Suldal.