Jelsa is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 130-square-kilometre (50 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1965. It encompassed area that surrounds the Sandsfjorden in the present-day municipalities of Suldal, Hjelmeland, and Stavanger. The administrative centre was the village of Jelsa, where Jelsa Church is located.
View of Jelsa Church, the main church for the municipality
Suldal is a municipality in the northeast corner of Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. Since 1965, the administrative centre of Suldal is the village of Sand i Ryfylke. Other villages in Suldal include Haugsland, Jelsa, Marvik, Nesflaten, and Suldalsosen.
View of the lake Suldalsvatnet
View of the Suldalsporten in the lake Suldalsvatnet
View of Jelsa Church
View of rural Suldal