Helleland (municipality)
Helleland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 148-square-kilometre (57 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality is now located in the central part of the present-day municipality of Eigersund. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Helleland where the Helleland Church is located.
Helleland Municipality
Helleland herred | |
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Former municipality | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Helleland within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 58°31′14″N 06°06′57″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Dalane |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Eigersund Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Helleland |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 148 km2 (57 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
| • Total | 851 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1115 |
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