  hyllestad is a municipality in the county of sogn og fjordane, norway. it is located in the traditional district of sogn. the administrative center is the village of hyllestad. other villages in the municipality include sÃ¸rbÃ¸vÃ¥gen and 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. ==general information== thumb|left|view of the birkeland area   hyllestad was created as a municipality in 1862. two sub-parishes (sokn) from the askvoll parish (Ãn and hyllestad) and one sub-parish (sokn) from the lavik og brekke parish (bÃ¸) 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 was transferred from hyllestad to the neighboring municipality of utvÃ¦r. the municipal boundaries have not changed since that time.{{cite web|first=dag|last=jukvam|publisher=statistics norway|title=historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylk
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