Skjold Municipality
Skjold herred | |
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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]