Hylestad
Hylestad is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 570-square-kilometre (220 sq mi) former municipality existed from 1915 until its dissolution in 1962. It was located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Valle in the traditional region of Setesdal in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Rysstad where the Hylestad Church was located.
Hylestad Municipality
Hylestad herred | |
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Former municipality | |
View of the local Hylestad Church | |
Aust-Agder within Norway | |
Hylestad within Aust-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 59.0935°N 07.5359°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Aust-Agder |
| District | Setesdal |
| Established | 1 July 1915 |
| • Preceded by | Valle Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
| • Succeeded by | Valle Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Rysstad |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 570 km2 (220 sq mi) |
| Population (1962) | |
| • Total | 662 |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0939 |
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