Hafslo
| Hafslo herad | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
 | |
  Hafslo herad Location in Sogn og Fjordane county | |
| Coordinates: 61°18′39″N 07°11′08″E / 61.31083°N 7.18556°ECoordinates: 61°18′39″N 07°11′08″E / 61.31083°N 7.18556°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Sogn |
| Municipality ID | NO-1425 |
| Admin. Center | Hafslo |
| Demonym(s) | Hafslobygding[1] |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged into | Luster in 1963 |
Hafslo is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Luster in the traditional district of Sogn. The former municipality included the villages of Kinsedalen, Ornes, and Kroken on the east side of the Lustrafjorden. It also included the villages of Solvorn, Hafslo, Joranger, and the whole Veitastrond valley on the west side of the Lustrafjorden. The municipality surrounded the lakes Hafslovatnet and Veitastrondvatnet. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Hafslo, where Hafslo Church was located.
Name
The name comes from the old Hafslo farm (Old Norse: Hafrsló), since Hafslo Church is located there. The first element of the name comes from the old male name Hafr or from the word for "goat" (also hafr). The second element of the name comes from the old word ló meaning "meadow, probably due to the excellent farming areas nearby.[2]
History
Hafslo was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1963, Hafslo was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Luster and Jostedal to form the new, larger municipality of Luster. Prior to the merger, Hafslo had a population of 2,384.[3]
Notable residents
- Sylfest Lomheim (born 1945) – Norwegian linguist
- Jens Sterri (born 1923) – civil servant
- Kjellfred Weum (born 1940) – hurdler
Media gallery
The Hafslo village area in the central part of the municipality
The Ornes area in eastern Hafslo municipality.jpg)
The Veitastrondsvatnet lake and the Jostedalsbreen glacier (northern end of the municipality
Hafslo Church
References
- ↑ "Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1919). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 40–41.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
External links
Luster travel guide from Wikivoyage