Editing Hyllestad

{{short description|Municipality in Vestland, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Norway|the village in Hyllestad municipality|Hyllestad (village)|the similarly spelled surname|Hyllested}}
{{Infobox kommune
| name                   = Hyllestad
| native_name            = 
| native_name_lang       = 
| other_name             = 
| official_name          = 
| image_skyline          = Hyllestad sentrum.jpg
| image_caption          = View of the village of Hyllestad
| idnumber               = 4637
| county                 = Vestland
| district               = Sogn
| capital                = [[Hyllestad (village)|Hyllestad]]
| established            = 1862
| preceded               = [[Askvoll]] and [[Lavik og Brekke]]
| demonym                = Hyllestadsokning
| language               = Nynorsk
| coatofarms             = Hyllestad komm.svg
| webpage                = www.hyllestad.kommune.no
| mayor                  = Kjell Eide
| mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
| mayor_as_of            = 2019
| area_rank              = 280
| area_total_km2         = 258.90
| area_land_km2          = 247.77
| area_water_km2         = 11.13
| area_water_percent     = 4.3
| population_as_of       = 2023
| population_rank        = 314
| population_total       = 1268
| population_density_km2 = 5.1
| population_increase    = -11.2
| coordinates            = {{Coord|61|10|15|N|05|17|35|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| utm_zone               = 32V 
| utm_northing           = 6786508 
| utm_easting            = 0303076 
| geo_cat                = adm2nd
}}

'''Hyllestad''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in the [[Counties of Norway|county]] of [[Vestland]], [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Sogn]]. The [[administrative center]] is the [[Hyllestad (village)|village of Hyllestad]]. Other villages in the municipality include [[Sørbøvågen]] and [[Leirvik, Sogn og Fjordane|Leirvik]]. Hyllestad municipality has existed since 1862 when it was created from parts of the neighboring municipalities of [[Askvoll]] and [[Lavik]]. Hyllestad is located on the north side of the [[Sognefjorden]], near the mouth of the fjord.

The {{cvt|259|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 280th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hyllestad is the 314th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,268. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|5.1|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 11.2% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109133107/https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |archive-date=9 November 2021 |access-date=19 November 2019 |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019180427/https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |archive-date=19 October 2021 |access-date=19 November 2019 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

In 2016, the chief of police for [[Vestlandet]] formally suggested a reconfiguration of police districts and stations. He proposed that the police station in Hyllestad be closed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fjelltveit |first=Ingvild |last2=Raunholm |first2=Per Vidar |date=2016-12-20 |title=Foreslår å legge ned 17 lensmannskontor i Vest politidistrikt |url=https://www.nrk.no/hordaland/slik-vil-songstad-ha-vest-politidistrikt-1.13284803 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305002043/https://www.nrk.no/hordaland/slik-vil-songstad-ha-vest-politidistrikt-1.13284803 |archive-date=5 March 2017 |access-date=2017-10-20 |work=NRK Hordaland |language=no}}</ref>

In the fourth quarter of 2020, there were more than 400 employees at [[Noryard]], a shipyard.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2020 |title=Seier opp 100 tilsette: – den norske verftsnæringa slit tungt |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestland/seier-opp-100-tilsette_-_-den-norske-verftsnaeringa-slit-tungt-1.15231568 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106091133/https://www.nrk.no/vestland/seier-opp-100-tilsette_-_-den-norske-verftsnaeringa-slit-tungt-1.15231568 |archive-date=6 November 2020 |access-date=6 November 2020}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Birkeland Akse Hyllestad.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Birkeland area]]
[[File:Gygrekjeften.jpg|thumb|left|View of an abandoned building with [[Lihesten]] in the background]]
[[File:Hyllestad kirke i flomlys.jpg|thumb|left|View of [[Hyllestad Church]] with Lihesten in the background]]
[[File:Hyllestad kommunehus.jpg|thumb|left|View of the municipal government building in Hyllestad]]
''Hyllestad'' was created as a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in 1862. Two sub-parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) from the [[Askvoll]] [[prestegjeld|parish]] (''Øn'' and ''Hyllestad'') and one sub-parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) from the [[Lavik og Brekke]] [[prestegjeld|parish]] ''(Bø)'' were merged to form a separate municipality which was named ''Hyllestad''. The population at that time in Hyllestad was 2,475. On 1 January 1888, the Krakken farm (population: 17) on the northeastern corner of the island of [[Sula, Sogn og Fjordane|Sula]] was transferred from Hyllestad to the neighboring municipality of [[Solund|Utvær]]. The municipal boundaries have not changed since that time.<ref name="em">{{Cite web |last=Natvik |first=Oddvar |date=9 February 2005 |title=Some historical data on the 26 Kommunes |url=http://www.emigration.no/sff/emigration3.nsf/0/326D0346278A5909C1256F570048962C?OpenDocument |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613141425/http://www.emigration.no/sff/emigration3.nsf/0/326D0346278A5909C1256F570048962C?OpenDocument |archive-date=13 June 2008 |access-date=12 June 2008}}</ref><ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no |access-date=3 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901160307/http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |archive-date=1 September 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly created [[Vestland]] county after [[Sogn og Fjordane]] and [[Hordaland]] counties were merged.

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Hyllestad (village)|Hyllestad]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Hyllistaðir}}) since the first [[Hyllestad Church]] was built there. The first element comes from ''Hylli'', the old uncompounded name of the nearby [[Hyllestadfjorden]]. This name is likely derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|hylli}} which means "quiet", "friendly", or "benevolent". The last element is the plural form of {{wikt-lang|non|staðr}} which means "[[abode]]" or "town".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lN1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt |date=1919 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=12 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=235–236 |language=no |author-link=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 10 March 1989. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], three millstones [[in bend]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På blå grunn tre sølv kvernsteinar i skrå rekkje}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of three [[millstone]]s lined up diagonally. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The millstones were chosen because the production of millstones is the oldest [[Industry (economics)|industry]] in the municipality and has been very important to the life of the community. The arms were designed by Hans Berge. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 April 2023 |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Hyllestad |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517024008/https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Hyllestad |archive-date=17 May 2023 |access-date=2023-05-15 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hyllestad, Sogn og Fjordane (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-14-13.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520120920/https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-14-13.html |archive-date=20 May 2023 |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1989-03-10 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1989-03-10-180 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419173455/https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1989-03-10-180 |archive-date=19 April 2023 |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Hyllestad. It is part of the [[Sunnfjord prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Hyllestad'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Hyllestad||[[Bø Church (Hyllestad)|Bø Church]]||[[Leirvik, Sogn og Fjordane|Leirvik]]||1868
|-
|[[Hyllestad Church]]||[[Hyllestad (village)|Hyllestad]]||1880
|-
|[[Øn Church]]||[[Sørbøvågen]]||1958
|}

==Government==
Hyllestad Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |access-date=2022-10-14 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Sogn og Fjordane District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Hyllestad is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestland/hyllestad#seats |access-date=2024-01-21 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestland/hyllestad#seats |access-date=2019-10-29 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419034538/https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |archive-date=19 April 2020 |access-date=30 October 2019 |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6 
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Sogn og Fjordane |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/sogn%20og%20fjordane/hyllestad#seats |access-date=2019-10-29 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|otherparty                = Collaborative List
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|otherparty                = Common list
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|otherparty                = Common list
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|otherparty                = Common list
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920122018/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |archive-date=20 September 2014 |access-date=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|otherparty                = Common list
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522201730/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |archive-date=22 May 2015 |access-date=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019115549/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |archive-date=19 October 2014 |access-date=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019091914/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |archive-date=19 October 2014 |access-date=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929113607/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |archive-date=29 September 2014 |access-date=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|DLF/V                     = 4
|otherparty                = Village list for Øn
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for Øn
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Common list for Hyllestad and Bø
|otherparty_no1            = Samlingsliste for Hyllestad og Bø
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315223921/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |archive-date=15 March 2016 |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|DLF                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|otherparty                = Local list for Øen
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista for Øen
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421043257/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |archive-date=21 April 2016 |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421035823/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |archive-date=21 April 2016 |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 9
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421050701/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |archive-date=21 April 2016 |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317152829/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |archive-date=17 March 2016 |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Venstre                   = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214033802/https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |archive-date=14 February 2020 |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Venstre                   = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 9
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317192202/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |archive-date=17 March 2016 |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Venstre                   = 5
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316182828/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |archive-date=16 March 2016 |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|AFS                       = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825102312/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |archive-date=25 August 2014 |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|AFS                       = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|Local_Lists               = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hyllestad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941*
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530220812/https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |archive-date=30 May 2022 |access-date=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|AFS                       = 3
|Local_Lists               = 10
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Hyllestad:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ordførarar i Hyllestad kommune |url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/3455307.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517024008/https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/3455307.html |archive-date=17 May 2023 |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=NRK Fylkesleksikon |language=nn}}</ref>
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*1861-1861: Andreas Jacobsen Salbue
*1862-1865: Henrik Johannesen Sørebøe
*1866-1893: Johan Henrik Wolff 
*1894-1916: Johannes Ottesen
*1917-1919: Olai Haugland
*1920-1928: Jonas Sørefjord
*1929-1934: Andreas Gjertsen
*1935-1937: Sivert Holten
*1938–1955: Hans A. Risnes  
*1956-1959: Magnus Lundeland ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1960-1966: Olav Bruknap ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1966-1967: Sigurd Giil ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1968-1971: Leif Hatlem ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1972-1979: Bendik Systad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1980-1981: Ingemar Nordstrand ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1982-1985: Per Bygnes ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1986-1987: Hans Berge ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1988-1993: Håkon Giil ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1993-1995: Astrid Waage ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1995-2007: Harry Mowatt ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2007-2011: Tore Bråstad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2011-2015: Jan Olav Gjerde ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2015–2019: Morten Askvik ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2019-present: Kjell Eide ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
{{div col end}}

==Geography==
[[File:Frå Sørefjorden Rønset.jpg|thumb|right|View of the Rønset area]]
[[File:Lifjellet lite.jpg|thumb|right|Lihesten (mountain in Hyllestad)]]
[[File:Lihesten, Sogn.JPG|thumb|right|Another view of Lihesten]]
Hyllestad is located north of the [[Sognefjorden]] along the Åfjorden/[[Hyllestadfjorden]], which flows through the middle of the municipality. Hyllestad is bordered to the north by the municipality of [[Fjaler]], to the east by [[Høyanger]], to the south (across the fjord) by [[Gulen (municipality)|Gulen]], and to the west by the island municipality of [[Solund]].

==Attractions==
===Kvernsteins Millstone Park===
The production of [[millstone]]s in Hyllestad started over 1,000 years ago and used to be a major industry employing up to 1,000 people. Millstones were exported to [[Denmark]], the [[Baltic Sea]] region, and across [[Norway]]. Many of the stone crosses to be seen along the coast are made from millstones from Hyllestad, including the crosses in [[Eivindvik]] and Korssund. The park offers nature trails that visualize the history of the industry, with debris, broken product, and half-carved stones still not separated from the rock surface. At the [[Stonemasonry|stonemason]] camp there is a guided tour of the historic stone quarry in the mill stone park and a visit to Åfjordstein where you can see how mill stones are used in a modern, new design.<ref name="go" />

===Lihesten===
The majestic and bewitching [[Lihesten]] is one of the most prominent [[Mountain ranges of Norway|mountains]] on the coast of [[Norway]]. There are several marked routes to the peak,  over {{cvt|714|m}} above sea level, with views both straight out to the open [[Norwegian Sea|sea]] and inwards over the [[fjord]]s. Lihesten also has a number of good fishing lakes.<ref name="go" />

===Trondheim Postal Road===
Many bicyclists have described the well-preserved section of the [[Trondheim]] postal road between Hyllestad and [[Fjaler]] as one of the most exhilarating cycling experiences in the country. There were originally 19 stone bridges on the route between the villages of [[Dale, Sogn og Fjordane|Dale]] and [[Leirvik, Sogn og Fjordane|Leirvik]], and many of them are still standing as proud and impressive examples of early dry masonry. There are only a few places along the {{cvt|40|km}} stretch between Dale in Fjaler and Leirvik in Hyllestad where the surface is so uneven that it is best to push a bike rather than ride it. Occasionally it is necessary to join the paved road ([[Norwegian county road|Fylkesvei]] 57), but most of the route is free from cars and idyllic.<ref name="go" />

===Water Mills===
On the postroad, by Skor, lies a beautiful cluster of five authentic, newly renovated [[gristmill]]s.<ref name="go">{{Cite web |last=GoNorway.no |title=Hyllestad in Norway |url=http://www.gonorway.no/norway/counties/sogn-and-fjordande/hyllestad/763b49b874c8bc9/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317150045/http://www.gonorway.no/norway/counties/sogn-and-fjordande/hyllestad/763b49b874c8bc9/index.html |archive-date=17 March 2010 |access-date=12 June 2008}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Anfin Øen]] (1868–1928), a bailiff and politician
*[[Ivar Tveit]] (1880–1952), a newspaper editor
*[[Håkon Steinar Giil]] (born 1943), a [[politician]] and former mayor of Hyllestad from 1987 to 1993

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Hyllestad}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/hyllestad Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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