Hylestad Municipality
Hylestad herred | |
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 View of the local Hylestad Church | |
 Aust-Agder within Norway | |
 Hylestad within Aust-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 59°05′37″N 7°32′09″E / 59.0935°N 07.5359°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Aust-Agder |
| District | Setesdal |
| Established | 1 July 1915 |
| • Preceded by | Valle Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
| • Succeeded by | Valle Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Rysstad |
| Area (upon dissolution)[1] | |
• Total | 570 km2 (220 sq mi) |
| Population (1962) | |
• Total | 662 |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0939[2] |
Hylestad is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 570-square-kilometre (220 sq mi) former municipality existed from 1915 until its dissolution in 1962. It was located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Valle in the traditional region of Setesdal in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Rysstad where the Hylestad Church was located.[1]
- ^ a b "Hylestad". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.