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Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway

Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway

Imsland Municipality Imsland herred Former municipality View of the local church Rogaland within Norway Imsland within Rogaland Coordinates: 59°28′44″N 05°59′25″E / 59.47889°N 5.99028°E / 59.47889; 5.99028 Country Norway County Rogaland District Ryfylke Established 1 Jan 1923 • Preceded by Vikedal Municipality Disestablished 1 Jan 1965 • Succeeded by Vindafjord Municipality and Suldal Municipality Administrative centre Imslandsjøen Government • Mayor (1955–1964) Jone Hustveit Area (upon dissolution) • Total 90.9 km2 (35.1 sq mi) • Rank #427 in Norway Highest elevation [1] 954 m (3,130 ft) Population (1964) • Total 445 • Rank #520 in Norway • Density 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) • Change (10 years) −20.4% Official language [3] • Norwegian form Neutral[2] Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) ISO 3166 code NO-1156[4] Data from Statistics Norway

**Imsland** is a [former municipality](/source/List_of_former_municipalities_of_Norway) in [Rogaland](/source/Rogaland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The 90.9-square-kilometre (35.1 sq mi) municipality existed from 1923 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now divided between [Suldal Municipality](/source/Suldal_Municipality) and [Vindafjord Municipality](/source/Vindafjord_Municipality) in the [traditional district](/source/Traditional_districts_of_Norway) of [Haugaland](/source/Haugaland). The [administrative centre](/source/Administrative_centre) was the village of [Imslandsjøen](/source/Imslandsj%C3%B8en).[5]

Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 90.9-square-kilometre (35.1 sq mi) municipality was the 427th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Imsland Municipality was the 520th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 445. The municipality's [population density](/source/Population_density) was 4.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 20.4% over the previous 10-year period.[6][7]

## General information

The municipality was established on 1 January 1923 when the large [Vikedal Municipality](/source/Vikedal_Municipality) was divided into three:[8]

- the southeastern part (population: 604) became the new Imsland Municipality

- the northern part (population: 558) became the new [Sandeid Municipality](/source/Sandeid_Municipality)

- the central part (population: 924) remained as a smaller [Vikedal Municipality](/source/Vikedal_Municipality)

Imsland Municipality existed for 42 years before it was dissolved in a merger brought upon by the recommendations of the [Schei Committee](/source/Schei_Committee). On 1 January 1965, Imsland Municipality was dissolved and its lands were split up as follows:[8]

- the part of Imsland Municipality located south of the [Vindafjorden](/source/Vindafjorden) (population: 61) was merged with [Suldal Municipality](/source/Suldal_Municipality), [Sand Municipality](/source/Sand_Municipality), [Erfjord Municipality](/source/Erfjord_Municipality) plus parts of [Jelsa Municipality](/source/Jelsa_Municipality) to form a larger [Suldal Municipality](/source/Suldal_Municipality)

- the rest of Imsland Municipality (population: 372) was merged with [Sandeid Municipality](/source/Sandeid_Municipality) and parts of [Vikedal Municipality](/source/Vikedal_Municipality), [Vats Municipality](/source/Vats_Municipality), and [Skjold Municipality](/source/Skjold_Municipality) to form the new [Vindafjord Municipality](/source/Vindafjord_Municipality)

### Name

The municipality (originally the [parish](/source/Prestegjeld)) is named after the old *[Imsland](/source/Imslandsj%C3%B8en)* farm ([Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse_language): *Ylmisland*) since the first [Imsland Church](/source/Imsland_Church) was built there. The first element is the old name for a local river that used to be called *Ylma*. It is likely that the river name comes from the [genitive case](/source/Genitive_case) of the word *olmr* which means "fierce" or "angry". The last element is *[land](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/land#Old_Norse)* which means "land" or "district".[9]

### Churches

The [Church of Norway](/source/Church_of_Norway) had one parish (*sokn*) within Imsland Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Vikedal [prestegjeld](/source/Prestegjeld) and the [Ryfylke prosti](/source/Ryfylke_prosti) ([deanery](/source/Deanery)) in the [Diocese of Stavanger](/source/Diocese_of_Stavanger).[7]

Churches in Imsland Municipality Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built Imsland Imsland Church Imslandsjøen 1861

## Geography

The municipality included the area surrounding the inner part of the [Vindafjorden](/source/Vindafjorden). The highest point in the municipality was the 954-metre (3,130 ft) tall mountain Kaldanuten.[1] [Vikedal Municipality](/source/Vikedal_Municipality) was located to the west and north, [Sand Municipality](/source/Sand_Municipality) was located to the east, and [Jelsa Municipality](/source/Jelsa_Municipality) was located to the south.

## Government

While it existed, Imsland Municipality was responsible for [primary education](/source/Primary_education) (through 10th grade), outpatient [health services](/source/Health_care), [senior citizen](/source/Old_age) services, [welfare](/source/Welfare_spending) and other [social services](/source/Social_work), [zoning](/source/Zoning), [economic development](/source/Economic_development), and municipal [roads](/source/Road) and utilities. The municipality was governed by a [municipal council](/source/Municipal_council_(Norway)) of [directly elected](/source/Direct_election) representatives. The [mayor](/source/Mayor) was [indirectly elected](/source/Indirect_election) by a vote of the municipal council.[10] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the [Ryfylke District Court](/source/Ryfylke_District_Court) and the [Gulating Court of Appeal](/source/Gulating_Court_of_Appeal).

### Municipal council

The [municipal council](/source/Municipal_council_(Norway)) *(Herredsstyre)* of Imsland 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 [party](/source/Political_party).

Imsland herredsstyre 1963–1964 [11] Party name (in Norwegian) Number of representatives Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13 Total number of members: 13 Note: On 1 January 1965, Imsland Municipality was divided between Suldal Municipality and Vindafjord Municipality.

Imsland herredsstyre 1959–1963 [12] Party name (in Norwegian) Number of representatives Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13 Total number of members: 13

Imsland herredsstyre 1955–1959 [13] Party name (in Norwegian) Number of representatives Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13 Total number of members: 13

Imsland herredsstyre 1951–1955 [14] Party name (in Norwegian) Number of representatives Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12 Total number of members: 12

Imsland herredsstyre 1947–1951 [15] Party name (in Norwegian) Number of representatives Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12 Total number of members: 12

Imsland herredsstyre 1945–1947 [16] Party name (in Norwegian) Number of representatives Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12 Total number of members: 12

Imsland herredsstyre 1937–1941* [17] Party name (in Norwegian) Number of representatives Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12 Total number of members: 12 Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

### Mayors

The [mayor](/source/Mayor#Scandinavia) ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *ordfører*) of Imsland Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:

- 1923–1925: Bjørn Nybru[18]

- 1926–1928: Torbjørn Moe[19]

- 1929–1931: Bjørn Nybru[20]

- 1931–1935: Bernhard Skipevåg[21]

- 1935–1937: Ivar Finnvik[22]

- 1938–1943: Bernhard Skipevåg[23]

- 1943–1944: Inge Sigvald Sand ([NS](/source/Nasjonal_Samling))[24]

- 1944–1945: Lars M. Skibevåg[25]

- 1945–1951: Jone Hustveit[26]

- 1951–1955: Bernhard Skipevåg[27]

- 1955–1964: Jone Hustveit[28]

## See also

- [List of former municipalities of Norway](/source/List_of_former_municipalities_of_Norway)

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**Imsland Municipality** at Wikipedia's [sister projects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_sister_projects):

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