Helleland (municipality)

Helleland Municipality
Helleland herred
Rogaland within Norway
Helleland within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°31′14″N 06°06′57″E / 58.52056°N 6.11583°E / 58.52056; 6.11583
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictDalane
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
  Succeeded byEigersund Municipality
Administrative centreHelleland
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
148 km2 (57 sq mi)
Population
 (1965)
  Total
851
  Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1115

Helleland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 148-square-kilometre (57 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality is now located in the central part of the present-day municipality of Eigersund. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Helleland where the Helleland Church is located.