Land (municipality)
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.[2]
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 Oppland within Norway | |
 Land within Oppland | |
| Coordinates: 60°47′58″N 10°13′32″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 |
History
The 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).[3]
References
- "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- 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.
- Rygh, Oluf (1900). Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (Anden halvdel) (in Norwegian) (4 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 179 & 196.
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