Hafslo

Hafslo is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 538-square-kilometre (208 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. It is located in the present-day Luster Municipality (in Vestland county) in the traditional district of Sogn. The former municipality included the villages of Kinsedalen, Ornes, and Kroken on the east side of the Lustrafjorden. It also included the villages of Solvorn, Hafslo, Joranger, and the whole Veitastrond valley on the west side of the Lustrafjorden. The municipality surrounded the lakes Hafslovatnet and Veitastrondvatnet. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Hafslo, where Hafslo Church was located.

Hafslo Municipality
Hafslo herad
Former municipality
View of Hafslo
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway
Hafslo within Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates: 61°18′39″N 07°11′08″E
CountryNorway
CountySogn og Fjordane
DistrictSogn
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1963
  Succeeded byLuster Municipality
Administrative centreHafslo
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total583 km2 (225 sq mi)
Population
 (1963)
  Total2,384
  Density4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
DemonymHafslobygding
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1425
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