Vikedal Municipality
Vikedal herred | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Vikedal.JPG) View of the village of Vikedal | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Norway_Counties_Rogaland_Position.svg) Rogaland within Norway | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:NO_1157_Vikedal.svg) Vikedal within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°29′52″N 05°54′21″E / 59.49778°N 5.90583°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Ryfylke |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Vindafjord Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Vikedal |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 134 km2 (52 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
• Total | 980 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1157[1] |
Vikedal is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 134-square-kilometre (52 sq mi) municipality[2] existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. It was located along the Vindafjorden and Sandeidfjorden in the northern part of the Ryfylke district.[3] The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Vikedal, where Vikedal Church is located.[3]
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Helland, Amund (1888). "Vikedal herred". XI Stavanger amt. Norges land og folk (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 340. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Vikedal – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 June 2015.