Haus, Norway

Haus Municipality
Haus herad
Hougs herred  (historic name)
View of Hausvik
Hordaland within Norway
Haus within Hordaland
Coordinates: 60°27′11″N 05°29′45″E / 60.45306°N 5.49583°E / 60.45306; 5.49583
CountryNorway
CountyHordaland
DistrictNordhordland
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byOsterøy and Arna municipalities
Administrative centreHausvik
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
96 km2 (37 sq mi)
Population
 (1963)
  Total
10,843
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
DemonymHausing
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1250

Haus (historically Hougs) is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The 96-square-kilometre (37 sq mi) municipality encompassed the southern half of the island of Osterøy as well as the area across the Sørfjorden from the island to the east, south, and west (although the municipality was quite a bit larger when it was first created in 1838). The administrative centre was the village of Haus, where Haus Church is located.