Haus Municipality
Haus Municipality
Haus herad | |
|---|---|
| Hougs herred (historic name) | |
View of Hausvik | |
Hordaland within Norway | |
Haus within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 60°27′11″N 05°29′45″E / 60.45306°N 5.49583°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Osterøy Municipality and Arna Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Haus |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1956–1964) | Johannes Holmefjord |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 198.50 km2 (76.64 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #372 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 987 m (3,238 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 10,843 |
| • Rank | #60 in Norway |
| • Density | 54.6/km2 (141/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +16.4% |
| Demonym | Hausing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1250 |
Haus (historically Hougs) is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 198.5-square-kilometre (76.6 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between Osterøy Municipality and Bergen Municipality in the traditional district of Nordhordland in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Haus where Haus Church is located. Other villages in the municipality included Indre Arna, Ytre Arna, Trengereid, and Espeland.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 198.5-square-kilometre (76.6 sq mi) municipality was the 372nd largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Haus Municipality was the 60th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 10,843. The municipality's population density was 54.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (141/sq mi) and its population had increased by 16.4% over the previous 10-year period.