Hetland is a former municipality in

Rogaland Rogaland () is a county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Vestfold og Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. In 2020, it had a population of 479,892. The admin ...

county,

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. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1965 when it was dissolved. The municipality included the

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and the land surrounding both sides of the Gandsfjorden, but not the area around the head of the fjord. It originally encompassed the land surrounding the city of

Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...

in the present-day municipalities of

Randaberg Randaberg is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren, at the northern end of the Stavanger Peninsula. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Randaberg. Randaberg ...

and

(except the city of Stavanger) and part of the municipality of

Sandnes Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest city in Norway and together, the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies ...

. The main church for Hetland was

Hetland Church Frue Church or Hetland Church ( no, Frue kirke/Hetlandskirken) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Storhaug in the centre of the city of Stavanger. I ...

(now named "Frue Church"). Upon its dissolution in 1965, the municipality had 24,173 residents.

History

The

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of Hetland was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 Janu ...

law). On 1 July 1922, the northwestern district of the municipality (population: 1,256) was separated to form the new municipality of

. This split left Hetland with 10,167 residents. The port city of

was located along the Gandsfjorden, adjacent to Hetland and as the city expanded over the years, areas of Hetland were

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to join the city. Such changes happened in 1867, 1879, 1906, 1923, and 1953. Also on 1 January 1912, a small area in

Høyland Høyland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality was located at the innermost end of the Gandsfjorden in the western part of the present-day municipality of Sandnes. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dis ...

municipality (population: 41) was transferred to Hetland. On 1 January 1965, there were many major municipal changes in Norway due to the work of the

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. On that date, Hetland municipality was dissolved and its lands were transferred to its neighbors. The parts of Hetland located east of the Gandsfjorden, namely the districts of

Riska Riska is a borough of the city of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway. The borough sits in the northern part of the municipality, northeast of the city centre of Sandnes. The Gandsfjorden flows along the west side of the borough and the Høg ...

and Dale (population: 2,077) were merged into a much larger

municipality. The rest of Hetland, located on the west side of the fjord (population: 20,861) was merged into the municipality of

, greatly expanding its size.

Government

Hetland, as all municipalities in Norway, was responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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senior citizen Old age refers to ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings, and is thus the end of the human life cycle. Terms and euphemisms for people at this age include old people, the elderly (worldwide usage), OAPs (British usage ...

services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s. The municipality was governed by a

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of elected representatives, which in turn elected a

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Municipal council

The

of Hetland was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

References

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History

Government

Municipal council

See also

References