Ogna (municipality)

Ogna herad
Former Municipality

Ogna herad

Location in Rogaland county

Coordinates: 58°30′56″N 05°48′29″E / 58.51556°N 5.80806°E / 58.51556; 5.80806Coordinates: 58°30′56″N 05°48′29″E / 58.51556°N 5.80806°E / 58.51556; 5.80806
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Jæren
Municipality ID NO-1117
Adm. Center Ogna
Area[1]
 • Total 104 km2 (40 sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created from Eigersund in 1839
Merged into Hå in 1964

Ogna is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 104-square-kilometre (40 sq mi) municipality existed from 1839 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed roughly the southern third of the present-day municipality of Hå. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Ogna where the Ogna Church is located.[1][2]

History

The municipality of Ogna was established in 1839 when it was split off from the (much larger) municipality of Egersund landdistrikt, the rural municipality surrounding the town of Egersund. Initially, there were 825 residents of Ogna. On 1 January 1964, there were many major municipal changes across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On that date the three municipalities of Nærbø, Varhaug, and Ogna were all merged into one large municipality called Hå. Prior to the merger, Ogna municipality had 1,470 residents.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Ogna – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  2. ↑ Lindtjørn, Morten (1938). Ogna herad i hundre år: 1838-1938: minneskrift (in Norwegian). Stavanger.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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