Vossestrand Municipality
Vossestrand Municipality
Vossestrand herad | |
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| Vossestranden herred (historic name) | |
View of the Myrkdalen valley | |
Hordaland within Norway | |
Vossestrand within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 60°48′N 06°36′E / 60.800°N 6.600°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Voss |
| Established | 1 Jan 1868 |
| • Preceded by | Voss Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Voss Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Oppheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1963) | Per Årmot (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 536.2 km2 (207.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #187 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,548 m (5,079 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,576 |
| • Rank | #527 in Norway |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −4.8% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1236 |
Vossestrand is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 536.2-square-kilometre (207.0 sq mi) municipality existed from 1868 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Voss Municipality in the traditional district of Voss in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Oppheim. Other villages in the municipality included Stalheim, Vinje, and Myrkdalen.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 536.2-square-kilometre (207.0 sq mi) municipality was the 187th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Vossestrand Municipality was the 527th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,576. The municipality's population density was 2.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.5/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 4.8% over the previous 10-year period.