Jostedal
Jostedal is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. The 533-square-kilometre (206 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. It was located in the Jostedalen valley in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Luster, in Vestland county, north of the village of Gaupne. The administrative centre was also located near the Jostedal Church in the central part of the valley.
Jostedal Municipality
Jostedal herad | |
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Former municipality | |
| Jostedalen herred (historic name) | |
Short canyon near Jostedalsbreen glacier | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Jostedal within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°35′14″N 07°16′59″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Sunnfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1963 |
| • Succeeded by | Luster Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Jostedal |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 533 km2 (206 sq mi) |
| Population (1963) | |
| • Total | 796 |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Jostedøl |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1427 |
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