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Bjelland Municipality

Coordinates: 58°22′48″N 07°31′40″E / 58.38000°N 7.52778°E / 58.38000; 7.52778
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Bjelland Municipality
Bjelland herad
Former municipality
Coordinates: 58°22′48″N 07°31′40″E / 58.38000°N 7.52778°E / 58.38000; 7.52778
CountryNorway
CountyVest-Agder
DistrictSørlandet
Established1 Jan 1902
 • Preceded byBjelland og Grindum Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byMarnardal Municipality
Administrative centreBjelland
Government
 • Mayor (1960–1963)Ånund Haugland
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
163.9 km2 (63.3 sq mi)
 • Rank#419 in Norway
Highest elevation
[2]
511.78 m (1,679.1 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
640
 • Rank#664 in Norway
 • Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −12.1%
DemonymBjelldøl
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1024

Bjelland is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 163.9-square-kilometre (63.3 sq mi) municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Lindesnes Municipality in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Bjelland where Bjelland Church is located.[3]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 163.9-square-kilometre (63.3 sq mi) municipality was the 419th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Bjelland Municipality was the 664th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 660. The municipality's population density was 3.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (10/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 12.1% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

General information

The municipality of Bjelland was established on 1 January 1902 when the old Bjelland og Grindum Municipality was divided into two: the eastern district (population: 907) became the new Bjelland Municipality and the western district (population: 909) became the new Grindheim Municipality.[6]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.[7][8] On 1 January 1964, Bjelland Municipality was dissolved and its lands were split up between the newly-created Marnardal Municipality and Audnedal Municipality.[6]

The following areas were merged to form the new Marnardal Municipality:[6]

The following areas were merged to form the new Audnedal Municipality:[6]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Bjelland farm (Old Norse: Bjárland) since the first Bjelland Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the word bœr which means "farm" or "farmstead". The last element is land which means "land" or "district".[9]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Bjelland Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Bjelland prestegjeld and the Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder.[5]

Churches in Bjelland Municipality
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Bjelland Bjelland Church Bjelland 1793

Geography

The municipality was located in the upper Mandalen valley, along the border with Aust-Agder county. The highest point in the municipality was the 511.78-metre (1,679.1 ft) tall mountain Ørteknappknuten.[2] Hornnes Municipality (in Aust-Agder county) was located to the north, Hægeland Municipality was located to the east, Finsland Municipality was located to the southeast, Laudal Municipality was located to the south, Konsmo Municipality was located to the southwest, and Grindheim Municipality was located to the west.

Government

While it existed, Bjelland Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[10] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Mandal District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Bjelland Municipality was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Bjelland heradsstyre 1959–1963 [11]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:13
Note: On 1 January 1964, Bjelland Municipality was divided between Audnedal Municipality and Marnardal Municipality.
Bjelland heradsstyre 1955–1959 [12]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:13
Bjelland heradsstyre 1951–1955 [13]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
Total number of members:12
Bjelland heradsstyre 1947–1951 [14]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:12
Bjelland heradsstyre 1945–1947 [15]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:12
Bjelland heradsstyre 1937–1941* [16]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:12
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

Mayors

The mayor (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Bjelland Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:[17]

  • 1902–1929: O.K. Foss
  • 1929–1931: Knut Homme
  • 1932–1937: Andreas Haugland
  • 1938–1942: Lars Tjelland
  • 1942–1945: Sigurd Foss (NS)
  • 1945–1945: Lars Tjelland
  • 1946–1947: Kjetil Foss
  • 1948–1951: Lars Skjeggestad
  • 1952–1959: Torgeir Hjelmestad
  • 1960–1963: Ånund Haugland

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in norsk). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune: Lindesnes" (in norsk). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (24 February 2025). "Bjelland". Store norske leksikon (in norsk). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in norsk).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 1951). Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 (PDF). Norges Offisielle Statistikk (in norsk). Oslo, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in norsk). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  7. ↑ Grepstad, Jon, ed. (25 March 2025). "Nikolai Schei". Store norske leksikon (in norsk). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  8. ↑ Hansen, Tore; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (27 May 2024). "kommuneinndelingen i Norge". Store norske leksikon (in norsk). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  9. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in norsk) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 127.
  10. ↑ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in norsk). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in norsk). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in norsk). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in norsk). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in norsk). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in norsk). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in norsk). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  17. ↑ Breilid, Magnus (1974). Kultursoga for Bjelland og Grindheim (in norsk). Bjelland: Bygdesogenemndene.

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