Jelsa (municipality)
Jelsa is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 130-square-kilometre (50 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1965. It encompassed area that surrounds the Sandsfjorden in the present-day municipalities of Suldal, Hjelmeland, and Stavanger. The administrative centre was the village of Jelsa, where Jelsa Church is located.
Jelsa Municipality
Jelsa herred | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Jælse herred (historic name) | |
View of Jelsa Church, the main church for the municipality | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Jelsa within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°20′N 06°04′E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Ryfylke |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Suldal, Hjelmeland, and Finnøy municipalities |
| Administrative centre | Jelsa |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 130 km2 (50 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
| • Total | 1,025 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1138 |
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