{{short description|Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway}} {{Infobox kommune |name = Sand |herred = yes |former = yes |native_name = |native_name_lang = |other_name = |official_name = |image_skyline = Sand og Sandsfjorden.JPG |image_caption = View of the village and municipality of Sand |idnumber = 1136 |county = Rogaland |district = [[Ryfylke]] |capital = [[Sand, Rogaland|Sand]] |established = 1 Jan 1859 |preceded = [[Jelsa Municipality]] |disestablished = 1 Jan 1965 |succeeded = [[Suldal Municipality]] |demonym = Sandsbu |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 = Torger Hauge |mayor_party = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]] |mayor_as_of = 1963–1964 |elevation_max_m = 1371 |highest_point_ref = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |title=Kart over Norge |url=https://norgeskart.no/#!?project=norgeskart&layers=1004&zoom=12&markerLat=6639359.520769143&markerLon=24139.934560157097&lat=6639359.52&lon=24139.93&p=searchOptionsPanel&sok=Dyrskardsnuten |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> |area_rank = 329 |area_total_km2 = 213.8 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_water_percent = |population_as_of = 1964 |population_rank = 476 |population_total = 1167 |population_density_km2 = 5.5 |population_increase = -0.8 |coordinates = {{coord|59|29|12|N|06|15|04|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}} }}
'''Sand''' is a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. The {{convert|213.8|km2|adj=on}} municipality existed from 1859 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now part of [[Suldal Municipality]] in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Ryfylke]]. The [[administrative centre]] was the village of [[Sand, Rogaland|Sand]], where [[Sand Church (Rogaland)|Sand Church]] is located.<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Sand_-_i_Suldal|Sand (i Suldal)|2026-03-15|Thorsnæs|Geir|2024-11-25}}</ref>
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the {{convert|213.8|km2|adj=on}} municipality was the 329th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Sand Municipality was the 476th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about {{formatnum:1167}}. The municipality's [[population density]] was {{convert|5.5|PD/km2}} and its population had decreased by 0.8% 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== The municipality was created in 1859 when the large [[Jelsa Municipality]] was divided in two: the northern district (population: 1,600) became the new Sand Municipality and the southern district (population: 2,606) remained as a smaller Jelsa Municipality.<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>
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1965, Sand Municipality was dissolved. The following areas were merged to form a new, larger [[Suldal Municipality]]:<ref name="Dag" /> *all of [[Suldal Municipality]] (population: 1,412) *all of Sand Municipality (population: 1,135) *all of [[Erfjord Municipality]] (population: 610) *most of [[Jelsa Municipality]] (population: 928), except for the areas of Jelsa located on the island of [[Ombo]] which became part of [[Finnøy Municipality]] and [[Hjelmeland Municipality]] *the part of [[Imsland Municipality]] that was located south of the [[Vindafjorden]] (population: 61)
===Name=== The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Sand, Rogaland|Sand]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Sandr}}) since the first [[Sand Church (Rogaland)|Sand Church]] was built there. The name is identical to the word {{wikt-lang|non|sandr}} which means "[[sand]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt |date=1915 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=10 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=352 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>
===Churches=== The [[Church of Norway]] had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Sand Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Sand [[prestegjeld]] and the [[Ryfylke prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]].<ref name="SS1951" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Sand Municipality''''' !Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built |- |rowspan="1"|Sand||[[Sand Church (Rogaland)|Sand Church]]||[[Sand, Rogaland|Sand]]||1853 |}
==Geography== The municipality was located along the [[Sandsfjorden]] and [[Hylsfjorden]]. The highest point in the municipality was the {{convert|1371|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Dyrskardsnuten, a [[tripoint]] on the border with [[Sauda Municipality]], [[Suldal Municipality]], and Sand Municipality.<ref name="elev" /> [[Sauda Municipality]] was located to the north, [[Suldal Municipality]] was located to the east, [[Erfjord Municipality]] was located to the south, [[Jelsa Municipality]] was located to the southwest, [[Imsland Municipality]] was located to the west, and [[Vikedal Municipality]] was located to the northwest.
==Government== While it existed, Sand 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 [[Ryfylke District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].
===Municipal council=== The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Sand 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 = Sand |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=2020-07-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |Total = 13 |Arbeiderpartiet = 4 |Local_Lists = 9 |note = On 1 January 1965, Sand Municipality became part of [[Suldal Municipality]]. |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Sand |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=2020-07-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 13 |Arbeiderpartiet = 4 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 1 |Local_Lists = 8 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Sand |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=2020-07-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 13 |Arbeiderpartiet = 4 |Local_Lists = 9 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Sand |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=2020-07-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Arbeiderpartiet = 4 |Local_Lists = 8 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Sand |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=2020-07-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Arbeiderpartiet = 3 |Local_Lists = 9 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Sand |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=2020-07-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Arbeiderpartiet = 4 |Local_Lists = 8 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Sand |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=2020-07-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Senterpartiet = 2 |Arbeiderpartiet = 2 |Local_Lists = 8 |}} {{div col end}}
===Mayors=== The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Sand 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_2021052848654 |title=Amtsformandskabet i Stavanger Amt 1838-1918 |publisher=Dreyers Grafiske Ansalt |year=1919 |location=Stavanger |language=no}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *1859–1861: Osmund Bjerge *1862–1863: Rev. Ulrik Wilhelm Koren Tornøe *1864–1864: Paul Tengesdal *1865–1866: Rev. Ulrik Wilhelm Koren Tornøe *1867–1873: Osmund Bjerge *1874–1874: Paul Tengesdal *1875–1877: Helmert Hylen *1878–1879: Osmund Bjerge *1880–1884: Lars E. Vandvig *1885–1885: Ole O. Berge *1886–1893: Lars E. Vandvig *1894–1897: Lars Rasmussen *1898–1901: Lars Johnsen *1902–1904: Lars Rasmussen *1905–1907: Anders Klungtvedt *1908–1910: Asseus Steinnes *1911–1913: Torger Hauge *1914–1915: Lars Rasmussen *1917–1919: Aasmund Berge *1919–1922: Andreas Fanæs<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> *1922–1925: Aasmund Berge<ref>{{Cite news |date=1923-01-03 |title=Rogaland fylkes ordførere i den nye periode |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsdagblad_null_null_19230103_13_2_1 |access-date=2026-02-10 |work=Haugesunds Dagblad |page=3 |language=no}}</ref> *1925–1928: Olaus Hiim<ref>{{Cite news |date=1926-01-23 |title=Rogalands ordførere for perioden 1926-28 |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_stavangeraftenblad_null_null_19260123_34_19_1 |access-date=2026-02-10 |work=[[Stavanger Aftenblad]] |page=5 |language=no}}</ref> *1928–1931: Aasmund Berge<ref>{{Cite news |date=1929-01-04 |title=Ordførervalgene i Rogaland avgjørt |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsdagblad_null_null_19290104_19_3_1 |access-date=2026-02-10 |work=Haugesunds Dagblad |page=1 |language=no}}</ref> *1931–1934: Rasmus Rasmussen<ref>{{cite news |date=1931-12-12 |title=Sakfører Rasmus Rasmussen |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_stavangerennittenseksten_null_null_19311212_15_288_1 |accessdate=2026-04-25 |newspaper=Stavangeren |page=4 |language=no}}</ref> *1934–1941: Bertrand Vandvik<ref>{{Cite web |year=1935 |title=Rogaland Fylkesting |url=https://digitaltmuseum.no/021016834059/rogaland-fylkesting |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=DigitaltMuseum |publisher=Dalane Folkemuseum |language=no}}</ref> *1942–1945: Johannes Fatland<ref>{{Cite news |date=1942-01-02 |title=En rekke nye ordførere utnevnt i Nord-Rogaland |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsdagblad_null_null_19420102_61_1_1 |access-date=2026-02-10 |work=Haugesunds Dagblad |page=3 |language=no}}</ref> *1946–1955: Olav Kolbeinstveit ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])<ref>{{cite news |date=1946-01-05 |title=Bare 4 av 16 ordførere gjenvalgt i Nord-Rogaland |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsdagblad_null_null_19460105_33_4_1 |accessdate=2026-04-25 |newspaper=Haugesunds Dagblad |page=4 |language=no}}</ref> *1955–1963: Olav Vandvik ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])<ref>{{cite news |date=1955-12-10 |title=Skulestyrar Olav Vandvik vart ny ordførar i Sand |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsavis_null_null_19551210_60_287_1 |accessdate=2026-04-26 |newspaper=[[Haugesunds Avis]] |page=4 |language=no}}</ref> *1963–1964: Torger Hauge ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{cite news |date=1963-12-24 |title=Torger Hauge ny ordførar i Sand |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_rogalandsavis_null_null_19631224_64_299_1 |accessdate=2026-04-26 |newspaper=[[Rogalands Avis]] |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=Sand}} {{Adjacent communities |state = collapsed |Centre = Sand Municipality |North = [[Sauda Municipality]] |Northeast = [[Suldal Municipality]] |East = [[Suldal Municipality]] |Southeast = [[Suldal Municipality]] |South = [[Erfjord Municipality]] |Southwest = [[Jelsa Municipality]] |West = [[Imsland Municipality]] |Northwest = [[Vikedal Municipality]] }} {{Rogaland}} {{Authority control}}
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