Høyland Municipality

Høyland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now part of Sandnes Municipality in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre was the village of Høyland, located just south of the municipal border with the city of Sandnes.

Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the municipality was the 361st largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Høyland Municipality was the 23rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about . The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 34.5% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The parish of Høiland (later spelled Høyland) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). According to the 1835 census the new municipality had a population of 2,286. On 6 April 1861, the large village of Sandnes (population: 440) was declared to be a ladested (seaport town). It was therefore separated from Høyland Municipality to constitute a new municipality of its own. The split left Høyland Municipality with 3,376 inhabitants. In 1912, a part of Høyland Municipality with 41 inhabitants was moved to the neighboring Hetland Municipality to the north. In 1957, a part of Høyland Municipality with 18 inhabitants was moved to the town of Sandnes.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Høyland Municipality was dissolved and the following areas were merged to form a larger Sandnes Municipality: all of Høyland Municipality (population: 20,353) all of the city of Sandnes (population: 3,961) the Riska and Dale areas of Hetland Municipality (population: 2,077) most of Høle Municipality (population: 926), except for the Oltevik area which became part of Gjesdal Municipality

Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Høiland farm () since the first Høyland Church was built there. The first element comes from the word which means "high" or "tall". The last element is which means "land" or "district".

Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Høiland. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Høyland.

Churches The Church of Norway had one parish () within Høyland Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Høyland prestegjeld and the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.

Churches in Høyland MunicipalityParish ()Church nameLocation of the churchYear builtHøylandHøyland ChurchAustrått1841Sviland ChurchSviland1913

Geography The municipality was located at the innermost end of the Gandsfjorden. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Stølafjellet, located on the border of Gjesdal Municipality. Hetland Municipality was located to the north, Høle Municipality was located to the east, Gjesdal Municipality was located to the southeast, Time Municipality was located to the south, Klepp Municipality was located to the southwest, and Sola Municipality was located to the northwest. The city of Sandnes was located within Høyland Municipality as an enclave, completely surrounded by Høyland.

Government While it existed, Høyland Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Jæren District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council The municipal council of Høyland Municipality was made up of 41 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Mayors The mayor () of Høyland Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:

1838–1841: Peder Olsen Tjessem 1842–1843: Even Evensen Jutland 1844–1847: Haavard Christophersen Lure 1848–1849: Jonas Schanche Jonasen 1850–1855: Ole Pedersen Tjessem 1856–1857: Torkel Aadnesen Haabet 1858–1863: Jan Adolf Budde 1864–1867: Svend Njeldsen Oftedahl 1868–1871: Jonas Schanche Jonasen 1872–1875: Jonas Evensen Lure 1876–1877: Svend Njeldsen Oftedahl 1878–1879: Svend Svendsen Haaland 1880–1884: Svend Njeldsen Oftedahl 1884–1885: Torkel Aadnesen Haabet 1886–1889: Thore Einarsen 1890–1891: Samuel Jonasen Sandved 1892–1901: Lars Adamsen Sporaland 1902–1907: Thore Einarsen 1908–1913: Lars Adamsen Sporaland 1914–1919: Søren Marius Martinsen Østraat 1920–1928: Jonas Schanche Thrane Sandved 1929–1934: Johan Martinsen Haga 1935–1939: Monrad Øksnevad 1939–1941: Edvard Astad 1941–1941: Monrad Øksnevad 1945–1945: Jonas Schanche Thrane Sandved 1946–1948: Louis E. Torgersen 1949–1951: Monrad Øksnevad 1952–1956: Louis E. Torgersen 1956–1957: Arthur O. Berge 1958–1959: Kristian Rønneberg 1960–1964: Lars Vatsendvik (V)

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