Jelsa (municipality)

Jelsa herad
Former Municipality

View of Jelsa Church, the main church for the municipality
Jelsa herad

Location in Rogaland county

Coordinates: 59°20′N 06°04′E / 59.333°N 6.067°E / 59.333; 6.067Coordinates: 59°20′N 06°04′E / 59.333°N 6.067°E / 59.333; 6.067
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Ryfylke
Municipality ID NO-1138
Adm. Center Jelsa
Area[1]
 • Total 130 km2 (50 sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created as Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Merged into Suldal, Hjelmeland, and Finnøy in 1965

Jelsa is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 130-square-kilometre (50 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1965. It encompassed area in the present-day municipalities of Suldal, Hjelmeland, and Finnøy that surround the Sandsfjorden. The administrative centre was the village of Jelsa, where Jelsa Church is located.[1]

History

The parish of Jælse was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1859, the municipality was split, with the northern district becoming the municipality of Sand. The split left Jelsa with a population of 2,606. On 1 January 1914, the eastern district was split off as the new municipality of Erfjord. This left Jelsa with 1,539 residents.

On 1 January 1965 the municipality of Jelsa was dissolved due to recommendations by the Schei Committee. The majority of Jelsa (population: 928) was merged with Erfjord, Sand, and Suldal to form a new, enlarged Suldal municipality. At the same time, the Buergårdene area (population: 8) on the island of Ombo was moved to Hjelmeland municipality, and the rest of the island of Ombo that belonged to Jelsa (population: 89) was moved to Finnøy.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Jelsa – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  2. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.


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