Land is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The 1,684-square-kilometre (650 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1847. The area is now divided between Nordre Land Municipality and Søndre Land Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Fluberg. The municipality encompassed the whole area of the historical district of Land.[3]
Land Municipality
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 Oppland within Norway | |
 Land within Oppland | |
| Coordinates: 60°47′58″N 10°13′32″E / 60.799383°N 10.225524°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Oppland |
| District | Land |
| Established | 1 January 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 January 1847 |
| • Succeeded by | Nordre Land and Søndre Land |
| Administrative centre | Fluberg |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 1,684 km2 (650 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,580 km2 (610 sq mi) |
| • Water | 104 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Population (1847) | |
| • Total | 9,199 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Landing[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0536[2] |
History
editThe municipality of Land was established on 1 January 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt law). The municipality was not long-lived. In 1847, the municipality was divided into the two municipalities of Nordre Land (population: 4,595) and Søndre Land (population: 4,604).[4]
Name
editThe municipality after the historical district of Land (Old Norse: Land) which was once a petty kingdom of its own. The name is identical to the word land which means "land".[5]
Government
editDuring its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[6]
Mayors
editThe mayors of Land:
- 1837-1839: Peder Pavels Aabel
- 1839-1840: Anton Elias Smidt
- 1840-1848: Ole Hannibal Lie
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (15 February 2021). "Land (landskap i Innlandet)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1900). Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (Anden halvdel) (in Norwegian) (4 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 179 & 196.
- ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.