Håland () is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1930. The area is now divided between Sola Municipality and Stavanger Municipality in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre was the village of Solakrossen. Other notable villages included Tananger, Kvernavik, Tjora, Ræge, and Madla.
General information
The historic parish of Haaland (later spelled Håland) included churches located in Solakrossen, Tananger, Tjora, and Madla. On 1 January 1838, the parish of Haaland was established as a municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The borders of Håland Municipality were never changed. Håland Municipality existed until 1930, when it was dissolved and its lands were divided as follows: the areas north of the Hafrsfjord (population: 1,091) became the new Madla Municipality and the areas south of the Hafrsfjord (population: 3,372) became the new Sola Municipality Later, Madla Municipality was dissolved and it became part of Stavanger Municipality where it now makes up the borough of Madla.
Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Haaland farm ( or ). The first element comes from the word which means "high" or "tall". The last element is which means "land" or "district".
On 21 December 1917, a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms. Prior to this change, the name was spelled Haaland with the digraph "aa", and after this reform, the name was spelled Håland, using the letter å instead.
Churches The Church of Norway had one parish () within Håland Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Håland prestegjeld and the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.
Churches in Håland MunicipalityParish ()Church nameLocation of the churchYear builtSolaTanganger ChurchTananger1879Madla ChapelSør-Sunde1865
Geography The municipality included the land surrounding the Hafrsfjorden including all of the present-day Sola Municipality plus the borough of Madla which is located on the west side of the city of Stavanger The municipality included mostly land on the mainland, but also some coastal islands including Rott, Tjør, Buøya, and Håstein. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Kjerrberget.
Randaberg Municipality was located to the north, Hetland Municipality was located to the east, Høyland Municipality was located to the southeast, Klepp Municipality was located to the south, and the North Sea was located to the west.
Government While it existed, Håland 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.
Mayors The mayor () of Håland Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:
1838–1841: Ole Gabriel Monsen 1842–1845: Rev. Niels Christopher Bøckmann 1846–1849: Ole Gabriel Monsen 1850–1851: Rev. Niels Christopher Bøckmann 1852–1853: John Hansen Rønneberg 1854–1855: Ole Gabriel Monsen 1856–1857: Ole Evensen Byberg 1858–1859: Rev. Niels Christopher Bøckmann 1860–1879: Ole Gabriel Monsen 1880–1883: Anders Helgesen Rommetvedt 1884–1885: Kristian Monsen Stangeland 1886–1893: Anders Helgesen Rommetvedt 1894–1895: Jakob O. Sanne 1896–1904: Anders Helgesen Rommetvedt 1905–1907: Thorbjørn Trøiel 1908–1913: Tørres Joa 1914–1916: Jakob Svendsen Gimre (H) 1917–1922: Rasmus G. Malde 1923–1925: Jakob Svendsen Gimre (H) 1926–1928: Gabriel Joa 1929–1930: Jakob Svendsen Gimre (H)
See also List of former municipalities of Norway
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