Skjold Municipality
Skjold herred | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:E134_Skjold_Vindafjord.jpg) View of the Skjold area | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Norway_Counties_Rogaland_Position.svg) Rogaland within Norway | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:NO_1154_Skjold.svg) Skjold within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°30′09″N 05°35′12″E / 59.50250°N 5.58667°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Haugaland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Vindafjord and Tysvær municipalities |
| Administrative centre | Skjold |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 172 km2 (66 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
• Total | 2,395 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Skjoldabu[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1154[2] |
Skjold is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 172-square-kilometre (66 sq mi) municipality encompassed all the area surrounding the Grindafjorden and Skjoldafjorden. The area is located in the present-day municipalities of Vindafjord and Tysvær. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Skjold where the Skjold Church is located.[3]
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Skjold – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 July 2015.