Hafslo

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Hafslo herad
Village and Former Municipality
Coordinates: 61°18′39″N 07°11′08″E / 61.31083°N 7.18556°E / 61.31083; 7.18556Coordinates: 61°18′39″N 07°11′08″E / 61.31083°N 7.18556°E / 61.31083; 7.18556
Country Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Sogn
Municipality ID NO-1425
Admin. Center Hafslo
Population (2009)[1]
 • Total 305
Demonym Hafslobygding[2]
Created as Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Merged into Luster in 1963

Hafslo is a village and a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Luster. The former municipality included the Hafslo village area, the Urnes stave church area (across the fjord), and the Veitastrond valley. The 0.18-square-kilometre (44-acre) village of Hafslo has a population (2009) of 305 people.[1]

The lakes Hafslovatn and Veitastrondvatn surround the village of Hafslo on the south and west sides. The village of Sogndalsfjøra lies 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the south; the village of Gaupne lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the north; and the village of Veitastrond lies about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the northwest.

Name

The name comes from the old Hafslo farm (Old Norse: Hafrsló), since the 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.[3]

History

Hafslo was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1963, Hafslo was merged with the neighboring municipality of Luster. Prior to the merger, Hafslo had a population of 2,384.[4]

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2009). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.". 
  2. ↑ "Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 14 August 2008. 
  3. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1919). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 40–41. 
  4. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. 

External links

  • Luster travel guide from Wikivoyage
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