Hjelmeland og Fister

Hjelmeland og Fister herad
Former Municipality
Hjelmeland og Fister herad

Location in Rogaland county

Coordinates: 59°14′12″N 06°10′44″E / 59.23667°N 6.17889°E / 59.23667; 6.17889Coordinates: 59°14′12″N 06°10′44″E / 59.23667°N 6.17889°E / 59.23667; 6.17889
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Ryfylke
Municipality ID NO-1133
Adm. Center Hjelmelandsvågen
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created from Hjelmeland in 1859
Split into Hjelmeland and Fister in 1884

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.

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]

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