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Bygland is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bygland. Other villages in the municipality include Åraksbø, Austad, Byglandsfjord, Grendi, Langeid, Lauvdal, Litveit, Longerak, Moi, Ose, Sandnes, Skåmedal, and Tveit. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs through the municipality, following the river Otra where most of the population of Bygland lives.

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View of Åraksbø

The Шаблон:Convert municipality is the 76th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bygland is the 323rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,136. The municipality's population density is Шаблон:Convert and its population has decreased by 5.9% over the previous 10-year period.[1][2]

General information

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View of the Reiårsfossen waterfall
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View of Bygland Church

The parish of Bygland was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). Since that time, the municipal boundaries have not changed.[3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Bygland farm (Шаблон:Lang-non) since the first Bygland Church was built there. The first element is Шаблон:Wikt-lang which means "barley". The last element is Шаблон:Wikt-lang which means "land" or "farm".[4]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 15 November 1991. The official blazon is "Vert, a lynx rampant Or langued gules and the tips of ears and tail sable" (Шаблон:Lang-no). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is a European lynx (Lynx lynx) with a red tongue and with the tips of ears and tail being black. The lynx has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The green color in the field symbolizes the importance of the agriculture and forests in the municipality. The lynx was chosen to symbolize the wild and rich nature in the rural highlands of the municipality. The arms were designed by Daniel Rike. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[5][6][7][8][9] Шаблон:See also-text

Churches

The Church of Norway has two parishes (Шаблон:Lang) within the municipality of Bygland. It is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.

Churches in Bygland
Parish (Шаблон:Lang) Church name Location of the church Year built
Bygland Austad Church Tveit 1880
Bygland Church Bygland 1838
Sandnes Church Åraksbø 1844
Årdal Årdal Church Grendi 1828

Geography

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View of a railway station along the Setesdal Line

Bygland lies in the middle of the Setesdal valley which is also a traditional district in Aust-Agder county. The valley includes the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Iveland, and Evje og Hornnes. The Otra river flows from the glacially scoured Hardangervidda plateau in the north, through the Setesdal valley (and through Bygland), and into the sea near the city of Kristiansand. The municipality is bordered on the north by Valle, in the east by Fyresdal (Vestfold og Telemark county) and Åmli (Agder county), in the south by Froland and Evje og Hornnes, and in the west by Åseral, Kvinesdal, and Sirdal (all in Agder county).

Bygland is Agder's third largest municipality in area. The majority of the area of the municipality lies in the Setesdalsheiene mountains, at an elevation of over Шаблон:Convert above sea level. The municipality stretches from the small town Byglandsfjord in the south to the farms at Langeid in the north. Lake Byglandsfjorden is Шаблон:Convert long and lies on the river Otra. Other lakes include the Åraksfjorden, Gyvatn, Hovatn, Kvifjorden, Longerakvatnet, Straumsfjorden, and Topsæ. The rivers Otra and Topdalsfjorden both run through Bygland on their way south. The Reiårsfossen waterfall is one of many waterfalls in the municipality.

Climate

Byglandsfjord is situated inland in the southernmost of Norway's main valleys and has a humid continental climate (Dfb) or temperate oceanic climate (Cfb), depending on winter threshold used (Шаблон:Convert as in USA or Шаблон:Convert as in Europe). The precipitation pattern, with autumn and winter as wettest seasons, is in line with an oceanic climate. The all-time high Шаблон:Convert was recorded in July 1986. The all-time low Шаблон:Convert is from January 1941. The coldest low after 1980 is Шаблон:Convert recorded February 1986. The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below Шаблон:Convert) in spring is 3 May[10] and average date for first freeze in autumn is 14 October[11] giving a frost-free season of 163 days (1981-2010 average).

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History

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View of Bygland farmers (c. 1885)

The Setesdal Line was a narrow gauge steam railway which went between Vennesla and Byglandsfjord in Bygland. It was built in 1896. The Setesdal Line's operation was terminated in 1962 and the track was removed between Byglandsfjord and Beihølen.

Other transport up the Setesdal valley was provided by the steamships Шаблон:SS and Dølen. First placed in operation in 1866, the Шаблон:SS is still in operation as a tourist attraction on lake Byglandsfjorden during the summers.

Government

Bygland Municipality is 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 is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[12] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Agder District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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Mayors

The mayors (Шаблон:Lang-no) of Bygland:[13] Шаблон:Div col

  • 1838–1841: C.A. Münster
  • 1841–1851: Andreas Møglestue
  • 1851–1863: Gunstein Grundeson Frøyrak
  • 1863–1866: Gunstein Jørundson Langerak
  • 1866–1869: Daniel Grundeson Aakhus
  • 1869–1879: Gunnar Olavson Nese
  • 1879–1887: Olav Grundeson Aakhus
  • 1887–1889: Tarald Bjørgulvson Langeid
  • 1889–1902: Lars Knutson Liestøl (V)
  • 1902–1908: Aasulv Lande
  • 1908–1911: Tarkjel K. Austad
  • 1911–1914: Aasulv Lande
  • 1914–1917: Olav T. Nordgaren
  • 1917–1923: Aanund O. Langerak
  • 1923-1929: Knut O. Sandnes
  • 1929–1935: Jørund Kvaale (Bp)[14]
  • 1935-1941: Nere Aakhus (V)
  • 1941-1942: Olav Ottar Abusdal (NS)
  • 1942-1945: Gunnar Heistein (NS)
  • 1945-1945: Gunnar Lande
  • 1945-1947: Hallvard Lidi
  • 1947-1958: Jørund Kvaale (Bp)[14]
  • 1958–1959: Osmund Faremo (Ap)
  • 1960-1963: Tarkjel Langerak
  • 1963–1966: Osmund Faremo (Ap)
  • 1966–1968: Hallvard Frøysnes (Ap)
  • 1968-1972: Gunnar Gakkestad (Sp)
  • 1972–1985: Knut P. Sandnes (Sp)
  • 1985–1987: Magnhild Rygg (Sp)
  • 1988-1991: Sigbjørn Horverak (KrF)
  • 1992-1995: Torbjørn Borgi (Ap)
  • 1995–2011: Knut A. Austad (Sp)
  • 2011–2019: Leiv Rygg Langerak (Sp)
  • 2019–2023: Sigbjørn Åge Fossdal (Ap)
  • 2023-present: Runar Granheim (Ap)[15]

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Attractions

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View of the Шаблон:SS

Notable people

References

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External links

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