Hyllestad
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| County | Sogn og Fjordane | |
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| Municipality | NO-1413 | |
| Administrative centre | Hyllestad | |
| Mayor (2003) | Harry Mowatt (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 296 259 km² 248 km² 0.08 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 364 1,557 0.03 % -8.2 % 6/km² |
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| www.hyllestad.kommune.no |
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Hyllestad is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Hyllestad (Norse Hyllistaðir), since the first church was built there. The meaning of the first element is unknown (maybe an old uncompounded name of Hyllestadfjorden), the last element is staðir 'homestead, farm'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). It shows three millstones. (The production of millstones was the oldest industri in the municipality.)
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