Hafslo

Infobox Settlement
name = Hafslo kommune
settlement_type = Former Municipality
latd=61|latm=18|lats=39|latNS=N
longd=7|longm=11|longs=8|longEW=E

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seat_type = Administrative Center
seat = Hafslo
blank_name = Merged into
blank_info = Luster in 1963
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Norway
subdivision_type1 = County
subdivision_name1 = Sogn og Fjordane
subdivision_type2 = District
subdivision_name2 = Sogn
subdivision_type3 = Municipality ID
subdivision_name3 =
blank1_name = Demonym
blank1_info = Hafslobygding [cite web|url=http://www.sprakradet.no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskriving_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/Innbyggjarnamn_A_H|title=Innbyggjarnamn|publisher=Språkrådet|accessdaymonth=14 August|accessyear=2008 no icon]

Hafslo is a village and former municipality that is currently in Luster municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village of Hafslo had a population in 2007 of 293 people. [cite web|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.|url=http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/arkiv/tab-2007-06-07-01-en.html|date=1 January 2007|accessdaymonth=25 June|accessyear=2008|publisher=Statistics Norway] The lake, Hafslovatn, is located in Hafslo. Norwegian linguist Sylfest Lomheim was born in Hafslo.

History

Hafslo was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1963, Hafslo was merged with the neighboring municipality of Luster. Before the merger, Hafslo municipality had a population of 2,384.cite web|first=Dag|last=Jukvam|publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå|title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen|date=1999|url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf no icon]

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