Gjestal
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Gjestal is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.
The municipality was created as Gjestal formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 862.
On 1 January 1965 Gjestal was merged with a part of Forsand as well as two districts in Bjerkreim and Høle to create the new municipality Gjesdal. Prior to the merger Gjestal had a population of 3,353.
[edit] References
- Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".
- Registreringssentral for historiske data. Hjemmehørende folkemengde Rogaland 1801-1960. University of Tromsø. (Norwegian)