Røldal Municipality
Røldal Municipality
Røldal herad | |
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View of the Røldal area | |
Hordaland within Norway | |
Røldal within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°50′00″N 06°48′53″E / 59.83333°N 6.81472°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Hardanger |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Odda Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Røldal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1962–1963) | Nils Medhus (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 670.9 km2 (259.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #145 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,721.2 m (5,647 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 608 |
| • Rank | #667 in Norway |
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −4.4% |
| Demonym | Røldøl |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1229 |
Røldal is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 670.9-square-kilometre (259.0 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Ullensvang Municipality in the traditional district of Hardanger in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Røldal. Other villages in the municipality included Botnen and Håra.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 670.9-square-kilometre (259.0 sq mi) municipality was the 145th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Røldal Municipality was the 667th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 608. The municipality's population density was 0.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.3/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 4.4% over the previous 10-year period.