Hjelme
Hjelme is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county in Norway. The 19-square-kilometre (7.3 sq mi) municipality was located within the northern part of the present-day municipality of Øygarden. It existed from 1910 until 1964. The administrative centre was located at Hjelme, where the Old Hjelme Church was located. The municipality included the main islands of Alvøyna, Seløyna, Lyngøyna, and Hernar as well as many smaller surrounding islands. The Fedjeosen strait was the northern boundary, the Hjeltefjorden was the eastern boundary, the small Nordra Straumøysundet strait was the southern boundary, and the North Sea was to the west.
Hjelme Municipality
Hjelme herad | |
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Hjelmen herred (historic name) | |
Hordaland within Norway | |
Hjelme within Hordaland | |
Coordinates: 60.6481°N 4.8183°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Hordaland |
District | Nordhordland |
Established | 1 Jan 1910 |
• Preceded by | Manger Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Øygarden Municipality |
Administrative centre | Hjelme |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
Population (1963) | |
• Total | 989 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Demonym | Hjelmesokning |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1259 |
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