Dueland, Rogaland
Dueland
Dualand | |
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Village | |
  Dueland Location of the village | |
| Coordinates: 59°25′52″N 5°35′50″E / 59.4311°N 5.5972°ECoordinates: 59°25′52″N 5°35′50″E / 59.4311°N 5.5972°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Haugaland |
| Municipality | Tysvær Municipality |
| Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 5567 Skjoldastraumen |
Dueland or Dualand is a village in Tysvær municipality, Norway. It is located just west of the larger village of Skjoldastraumen.
History[]
It was previously located in Skjold municipality. On 1 January 1965, Skjold municipality was dissolved and its territory dispersed between three municipalities. The districts surrounding , Dueland, and Grinde, with 1,133 inhabitants in total, were moved to Tysvær municipality.[2]
People with the surname could be people from this farm, but typically people with that last name hail from a different farm called Dueland in Ølen. Several of those residents emigrated to the US; to Nebraska, Illinois and Iowa.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Dueland, Tysvær (Rogaland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ^ "The Dueland Name". Sten Dueland. 1999. Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
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