Haus, Norway
Haus (historically Hougs) is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The 96-square-kilometre (37 sq mi) municipality encompassed the southern half of the island of Osterøy as well as the area across the Sørfjorden from the island to the east, south, and west (although the municipality was quite a bit larger when it was first created in 1838). The administrative centre was the village of Haus, where Haus Church is located.
Haus Municipality
Haus herad | |
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Former municipality | |
| Hougs herred (historic name) | |
View of Hausvik | |
Hordaland within Norway | |
Haus within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 60°27′11″N 05°29′45″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Osterøy and Arna municipalities |
| Administrative centre | Hausvik |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 96 km2 (37 sq mi) |
| Population (1963) | |
| • Total | 10,843 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Hausing |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1250 |
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