{{short description|Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway}} {{Infobox kommune |name = Heskestad |herred = yes |former = yes |native_name = |native_name_lang = |other_name = |official_name = |image_skyline = |image_caption = |idnumber = 1113 |county = Rogaland |district = [[Dalane]] |capital = [[Heskestad]] |established = 1 Jan 1838 |preceded = none |disestablished = 1 Jan 1965 |succeeded = [[Lund Municipality (Norway)|Lund Municipality]] and [[Eigersund Municipality]] |demonym = Heskestadbu |language = [[Norwegian language|Neutral]]<ref name="lang">{{Cite journal |year=1932 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481043_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=453-471}}</ref> |coatofarms = |flag = |mayor = Jonas G. Dybing |mayor_party = [[Bygdeliste|LL]] |mayor_as_of = 1949–1964 |elevation_max_m = 903.93 |highest_point_ref = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune: Eigersund |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> |area_rank = 324 |area_total_km2 = 221.9 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_water_percent = |population_as_of = 1964 |population_rank = 510 |population_total = 666 |population_density_km2 = 3 |population_increase = -7.1 |coordinates = {{coord|58|29|52|N|06|21|33|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}} }}
'''Heskestad''' is a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. The {{convert|221.9|km2|adj=on}} municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now divided between [[Eigersund Municipality]] and [[Lund Municipality (Norway)|Lund Municipality]] in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Dalane]]. The [[administrative centre]] was the village of [[Heskestad]] where the [[Heskestad Church]] is located.<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Heskestad|Heskestad|2026-04-13|Thorsnæs|Geir|2024-11-26|editor2-first=Per Roger|editor2-last=Lauritzen}}</ref>
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the {{convert|221.9|km2|adj=on}} municipality was the 324th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Heskestad Municipality was the 510th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about {{formatnum:666}}. The municipality's [[population density]] was {{convert|3|PD/km2}} and its population had decreased by 7.1% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=no}}</ref><ref name="SS1951">{{Cite book |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_049.pdf |title=Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 |date=1951-01-01 |publisher=H. Aschehoug & Co. |series=Norges Offisielle Statistikk |location=Oslo, Norge |language=no |format=PDF |authorlink=Statistics Norway}}</ref>
==General information== [[File:Heskestad kirke.jpg|thumb|left|[[Heskestad Church]]]] Heskestad was historically a part of the [[Helleland Church]] [[prestegjeld]] until 1820 when it became part of [[Lund Church, Rogaland|Lund Church]] prestegjeld. On 1 January 1838, the parish of Heskestad was established as a separate municipality (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]].<ref>{{Cite SNL|Nikolai_Schei|Nikolai Schei|2026-03-19|Grepstad|Jon|2025-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite SNL|kommuneinndelingen_i_Norge|kommuneinndelingen i Norge|2026-03-19|Hansen|Tore|2024-05-27|editor2-first=Geir|editor2-last=Thorsnæs}}</ref> On 1 January 1965, Heskestad Municipality was dissolved and its lands were divided as follows:<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref> {{flowlist}} *the majority of Heskestad Municipality, with 547 inhabitants, was merged into the neighboring [[Lund Municipality (Norway)|Lund Municipality]] *the [[Gyadalen]] and [[Grøsfjell]] areas, with 114 inhabitants, were merged with the town of [[Egersund]] (population: 3,787), [[Eigersund Municipality]] (population: 4,664), and [[Helleland Municipality]] (population: 851) to form a much larger [[Eigersund Municipality]] {{endflowlist}}
===Name=== The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Heskestad]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Heskjastaðir}}) since the first [[Heskestad Church]] was built there. The first element possibly comes from ''Høski'', a nickname for the historic male name ''Hǫskollr'' or ''Hǫskuldr''. The last element is the plural form of {{wikt-lang|non|staðr}} which means "place" or "abode".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Norske_gaardnavne_bd_Stavanger_amt_1915/UN5LAQAAIAAJ?hl=en |title=Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt |date=1915 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=10 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=42-43 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>
===Churches=== The [[Church of Norway]] had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Heskestad Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Lund [[prestegjeld]] and the [[Dalane prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]].<ref name="SS1951" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Heskestad Municipality''''' !Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built |- |rowspan="1"|Heskestad||[[Heskestad Church]]||[[Heskestad]]||1904 |}
==Geography== Heskestad Municipality is located in the inland part of the [[Dalane]] region. The highest point in the municipality was the {{convert|903.93|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Store Skykula, on the border with [[Bjerkreim Municipality]].<ref name="elev" /> [[Bjerkreim Municipality]] was located to the north, [[Tonstad Municipality]] was located to the northeast, [[Lund Municipality (Norway)|Lund Municipality]] was located to the east, [[Sokndal Municipality]] was located to the south, [[Eigersund Municipality]] was located to the southwest, and [[Helleland Municipality]] was located to the west.
==Government== While it existed, Heskestad Municipality was responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality was governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] was [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite SNL|kommunestyre|kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the [[Dalane District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].
===Municipal council=== The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Heskestad Municipality was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. {{div col}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Heskestad |herad = yes |start = 1963 |end = 1965 |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-07-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |Total = 13 |Arbeiderpartiet = 2 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 7 |Local_Lists = 4 |note = On 1 January 1965, Heskestad Municipality was divided between [[Eigersund Municipality]] and [[Lund Municipality (Norway)|Lund Municipality]]. |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Heskestad |herad = yes |start = 1959 |end = 1963 |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-07-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 13 |Arbeiderpartiet = 2 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 8 |Local_Lists = 3 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Heskestad |herad = yes |start = 1955 |end = 1959 |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-07-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 13 |AFS = 3 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 10 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Heskestad |herad = yes |start = 1951 |end = 1955 |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-07-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |AFS = 4 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 5 |Local_Lists = 3 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Heskestad |herad = yes |start = 1947 |end = 1951 |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-07-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Arbeiderpartiet = 3 |Senterpartiet = 2 |Venstre = 2 |Local_Lists = 5 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Heskestad |herad = yes |start = 1945 |end = 1947 |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-07-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Arbeiderpartiet = 3 |Senterpartiet = 5 |Local_Lists = 4 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Heskestad |herad = yes |start = 1937 |end = 1941* |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-07-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Senterpartiet = 3 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 8 |Arbeiderpartiet = 1 |}} {{div col end}}
===Mayors=== The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Heskestad Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:<ref>{{cite book |last=Grude |first=Joakim |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016102648082 |title=Amtsformandskabet i Stavanger Amt 1838-1887 |publisher=Dreyers Boktrykkeri |year=1887 |location=Stavanger |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Grude |first=Joakim |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021052848654 |title=Amtsformandskabet i Stavanger Amt 1838-1918 |publisher=Dreyers Grafiske Ansalt |year=1919 |location=Stavanger |language=no}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *1838–1851: Ole Gabriel Ueland *1852–1855: Helge Eriksen Ollestad *1866–1869: Ole Gabriel Ueland *1870–1873: Iver Pedersen Sandsmark *1874–1879: Gabriel Ueland *1880–1883: Iver Pedersen Sandsmark *1884–1885: Ole Martin Ueland *1886–1891: Ole L. Bjuland *1892–1893: Ole Martin Ueland *1894–1897: Ole L. Bjuland *1898–1898: Peder I. Sandsmark *1899–1901: Svend O. Ollestad *1902–1907: Ole Gabriel J. Ueland *1908–1908: Ole L. Bjuland *1909–1910: Ole Gabriel J. Ueland *1911–1913: Ole L. Bjuland *1914–1916: Ole Gabriel J. Ueland *1917–1941: Botolv Flom<ref>{{Cite news |date=1920-01-06 |title=Ordførere i Rogaland fylke med ladesteder |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_stavangeraftenblad_null_null_19200106_28_4_1 |access-date=2026-02-10 |work=[[Stavanger aftenblad]] |page=4 |language=no}}</ref> *1942–1945: Alf Bilstad<ref>{{Cite news |date=1942-12-29 |title=Flere nye ordførere og varaordførere i Rogaland |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsavis_null_null_19421229_48_301_1 |access-date=2026-02-10 |work=[[Haugesunds Avis]] |page=4 |language=no}}</ref> *1945–1945: Botolv Flom *1946–1947: O.G.F. Ueland<ref>{{cite news |date=1945-12-27 |title=Ny ordfører |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsdagblad_null_null_19451227_33_98_1 |accessdate=2026-04-19 |newspaper=Haugesunds Dagblad |page=2 |language=no}}</ref> *1947–1949: Helge Ollestad<ref>{{cite news |date=1947-12-15 |title=Helge Ollestad ordfører i Heskestad |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsdagblad_null_null_19471215_35_286_1 |accessdate=2026-04-19 |newspaper=Haugesunds Dagblad |page=6 |language=no}}</ref> *1949–1964: Jonas G. Dybing ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])<ref>{{cite news |date=1951-12-22 |title=J.G. Dybing gjenvalgt som ordfører i Heskestad |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_foerstemai_null_null_19511222_53_299_1 |accessdate=2026-04-19 |newspaper=[[1ste Mai]] |page=3 |language=no}}</ref> {{div col end}}
==See also== *[[List of former municipalities of Norway]]
==References== {{reflist}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{sister bar|auto=y|d=y|commonscat=y|voy=Rogaland|wikt=Heskestad}} {{Adjacent communities |state = collapsed |Centre = Heskestad Municipality |North = [[Bjerkreim Municipality]] |Northeast = [[Tonstad Municipality]] |East = [[Lund Municipality (Norway)|Lund Municipality]] |Southeast = [[Lund Municipality (Norway)|Lund Municipality]] |South = [[Sokndal Municipality]] |Southwest = [[Eigersund Municipality]] |West = [[Helleland Municipality]] |Northwest = [[Bjerkreim Municipality]] }} {{Rogaland}} {{Authority control}}
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