Håland
Encyclopedia
Håland was a former municipality in Rogaland
county, Norway
.
Håland is part of the traditional Norwegian district
of Jæren
. The clerical district of Håland had included churches located in Sola
, Tananger
, Tjora and Madla
. The parish of Håland (Haaland) was established as a municipality on January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
). Håland municipality existed until 1930, when it was split to form the two new municipalities of Madla
and Sola
. Madla is now a borough of the city of Stavanger
. Before the partition Håland had a population of 4,463. Håland clerical district became Sola clerical district (Sola kirkelige fellesråd) in 1967.
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
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...
.
Håland is part of the traditional Norwegian district
Districts of Norway
The country Norway is historically divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties and municipalities. The districts are defined by geographical features, often valleys, mountain ranges, fjords,...
of Jæren
Jæren
Jæren is a traditional district in the county of Rogaland. The others are Dalane, Ryfylke and Haugalandet.Jæren is the largest flat lowland area in Norway, stretching from the municipality of Randaberg in the north to Hå in the south. The coast is flat compared to the rest of the Norwegian coast,...
. The clerical district of Håland had included churches located in Sola
Sola
Sola is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren. The old municipality of Håland was divided into Sola and Madla in 1930....
, Tananger
Tananger
Tananger is a village in the municipality of Sola, in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Its population is 5,817, a near double from 1980 when 3,020 people lived there.- History :...
, Tjora and Madla
Madla
-History:Madla municipality was created by a split from Håland in 1930. At that time Madla had a population of 1,091. On 1 January 1965 Madla was incorporated into Stavanger along with the majority of Hetland municipality...
. The parish of Håland (Haaland) was established as a municipality on 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...
). Håland municipality existed until 1930, when it was split to form the two new municipalities of Madla
Madla
-History:Madla municipality was created by a split from Håland in 1930. At that time Madla had a population of 1,091. On 1 January 1965 Madla was incorporated into Stavanger along with the majority of Hetland municipality...
and Sola
Sola
Sola is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren. The old municipality of Håland was divided into Sola and Madla in 1930....
. Madla is now a borough of the city of Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
. Before the partition Håland had a population of 4,463. Håland clerical district became Sola clerical district (Sola kirkelige fellesråd) in 1967.