Hægeland (municipality)
Hægeland is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 194-square-kilometre (75 sq mi) municipality existed from 1896 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was located in the northwestern part of the present-day municipality of Vennesla. The administrative centre was the village of Hægelandskrossen where Hægeland Church is located.
Hægeland Municipality
Hægeland herred | |
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Former municipality | |
View of the local church in Hægeland | |
Vest-Agder within Norway | |
Hægeland within Vest-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°23′00″N 07°44′28″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Established | 1 July 1896 |
| • Preceded by | Øvrebø og Hægeland Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Vennesla Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hægelandskrossen |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 194 km2 (75 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 849 |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Hægdøl |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1015 |
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