Vossestrand
Vossestrand Municipality
Vossestrand herad | |
|---|---|
| Vossestranden herred (historic name) | |
Hordaland within Norway | |
Vossestrand within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 60°48′N 06°36′E / 60.800°N 6.600°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Voss |
| Established | 1 Jan 1868 |
| • Preceded by | Voss Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Voss Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Vasstrondi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960-1963) | Per Årmot (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 527 km2 (203 sq mi) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,576 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1236 |
Vossestrand is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county in Norway. The 527-square-kilometre (203 sq mi) municipality existed from 1868 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Voss. The municipality was centered on the nearby villages of Vinje and Oppheim, where the two churches for the municipality are located: Vinje Church and Oppheim Church. The large lake Oppheimsvatnet sat in the central part of the municipality. The administrative centre was at Vasstrondi, on the south side of the lake Oppheimsvatnet.