Land (municipality)

This article is about the former municipality in Norway. For the traditional district in Norway, see Land, Norway.

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 Land herred
Former municipality
View of the north end of the Randsfjorden
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[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

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).^[4]

Name

The 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

During 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

The mayors of Land:

• 1837-1839: Peder Pavels Aabel
• 1839-1840: Anton Elias Smidt
• 1840-1848: Ole Hannibal Lie

See also

• List of former municipalities of Norway

References

1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
2. Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
3. Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (15 February 2021). "Land (landskap i Innlandet)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
4. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
5. Rygh, Oluf (1900). Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (Anden halvdel) (in Norwegian) (4 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 179 & 196.
6. Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.