Erfjord Municipality
Erfjord herred | |
|---|---|
 View of the fjord area | |
 Rogaland within Norway | |
 Erfjord within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°21′N 06°13′E / 59.350°N 6.217°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Ryfylke |
| Established | 1 Jan 1914 |
| • Preceded by | Jelsa Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Suldal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hålandsosen |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 132 km2 (51 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
| • Total | 610 |
| • Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1137[1] |
Erfjord is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 132-square-kilometre (51 sq mi) municipality existed from 1914 until 1965. It encompassed the area around the Erfjorden in the southwestern part of the present-day municipality of Suldal. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Hålandsosen, where the Erfjord Church is located.[2]
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Erfjord – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 May 2015.