Sandeid
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Sandeid is a former municipality in Rogaland
county, Norway.
It was created by a split from Vikedal
on 1 January 1923. At that time Sandeid had a population of 558.
On 1 January 1965 Sandeid was merged with Imsland
, Vikedal
, Vats
and part of Skjold
to form the new municipality Vindafjord
. Prior to the merger Sandeid had a population of 876.
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
county, Norway.
It was created by a split from Vikedal
Vikedal
Vikedal is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.It was created as Vikedal formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. On 1 January 1923 the municipality was divided in three, creating the new municipalities Imsland and Sandeid. The split left Vikedal with a population of 924.On 1 January 1965 the...
on 1 January 1923. At that time Sandeid had a population of 558.
On 1 January 1965 Sandeid was merged with Imsland
Imsland
Imsland is a parish and former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.It was created by a split from Vikedal on 1 January 1923. At that time Imsland had a population of 604....
, Vikedal
Vikedal
Vikedal is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.It was created as Vikedal formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. On 1 January 1923 the municipality was divided in three, creating the new municipalities Imsland and Sandeid. The split left Vikedal with a population of 924.On 1 January 1965 the...
, Vats
Vats
Vats is a village in the municipality of Vindafjord, in Rogaland county, Norway. Vats is located in the traditional district of Haugaland.An important industrial location, the oil platforms Statfjord, Gullfaks and Troll were built here. The Norwegian computer and software company Hatteland Group is...
and part of Skjold
Skjold, Rogaland
Skjold is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.It was created as Skjold formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. The district Tysvær was separated from Skjold in 1849 to constitute a municipality of its own, and the same thing happened to Vats in 1891...
to form the new municipality Vindafjord
Vindafjord
Vindafjord is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland.Vindafjord was established as a new municipality on 1 January 1965 after the merger of the municipalities of Sandeid and Vats and large parts of Imsland, Skjold and Vikedal...
. Prior to the merger Sandeid had a population of 876.