Ølen
Ølen Municipality
Ølen kommune | |
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View over Ølensjøen and Ølensvåg | |
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Rogaland within Norway | |
Ølen within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°38′59″N 05°38′13″E / 59.64972°N 5.63694°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Haugalandet |
| Established | 1 Jan 1916 |
| • Preceded by | Fjelberg Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2006 |
| • Succeeded by | Vindafjord Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Ølensjøen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2004–2006) | Arne Bergsvåg (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 181 km2 (70 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 3,426 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ølsbu |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1159 |
Ølen is a former municipality in the Vestlandet region of Norway. The municipality existed from 1916 until 2006, and originally it was a part of Hordaland county, but in 2002 it was transferred to Rogaland county prior to its dissolution in 2006. The 181-square-kilometre (70 sq mi) municipality was located on the south side of the Bjoafjorden and east of the Ålfjorden. The administrative center of Ølen was the village of Ølensjøen. The municipality of Ølen makes up the northern part of the present-day Vindafjord Municipality in Rogaland county.