Haus, Norway
Encyclopedia
Haus is a village and a former municipality
in Hordaland
county, Norway
.
The village is located at the south-western costline of the Osterøy
island, at the Sørfjorden
fiord.
The parish of Haus was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
), including the annex Bruvik
. On January 1, 1870 Bruvik with 2,062 inhabitants was separated from Haus to form a municipality of its own. The split left Haus with a population of 4,229. On January 1, 1964 the part of Haus situated at Osterøy was transferred to the new municipality
of Osterøy, whereas the remaining part on the mainland formed the municipality of Arna
.
Former municipalities of Norway
This is a list of former municipalities of Norway, i.e. municipalities that no longer exist.When the local council system was introduced in Norway in 1837-38, the country had 392 municipalities. In 1958 the number had grown to a total of 744 rural municipalities, 64 city municipalities as well as a...
in Hordaland
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
The village is located at the south-western costline of the Osterøy
Osterøy
Osterøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is located in Lonevåg in the central part of the island, while the settlement with the largest population is Valestrandfossen with 1,012...
island, at the Sørfjorden
Sørfjorden, Osterøy
Sørfjord is 30-kilometer fjord around Osterøy, Norway; stretching from Veafjord in the east ot Osterfjord in the north. Along Sørfjord are the villages Bruvik, Vaksdal, Haus, Garnes, Ytre Arna, Hylkje, Breistein, Valestrandsfossen, Steinstø and Hamre....
fiord.
The parish of Haus was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
), including the annex Bruvik
Bruvik
Not to be confused with Trygve Bruvik or Olav Bruvik.Bruvik is a village and former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located in south-eastern costline of the Osterøy island, at the fjord of Sørfjorden....
. On January 1, 1870 Bruvik with 2,062 inhabitants was separated from Haus to form a municipality of its own. The split left Haus with a population of 4,229. On January 1, 1964 the part of Haus situated at Osterøy was transferred to the new municipality
Municipalities of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
of Osterøy, whereas the remaining part on the mainland formed the municipality of Arna
Arna
Arna is a village on the eastern slopes of the Taygetus mountain range, at an altitude of 700m to 850m .Located in Laconia, in the Peloponnese, it forms part of the municipal unit of Faris. The nearest major towns are Gytheio, to the southeast, and Sparta, approximately 40 km to the north.The...
.