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This article is about the former municipality in Norway. For the traditional district in Norway, see Land, Norway.
Land Municipality
Land herred
Former municipality
View of the north end of the Randsfjorden
View of the north end of the Randsfjorden
Oppland within Norway
Oppland within Norway
Land within Oppland
Land within Oppland
Coordinates: 60°47′58″N 10°13′32″E / 60.799383°N 10.225524°E / 60.799383; 10.225524
CountryNorway
CountyOppland
DistrictLand
Established1 January 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 January 1847
 • Succeeded byNordre Land Municipality and Søndre Land Municipality
Administrative centreFluberg
Government
 • Mayor (1840-1847)Ole Hannibal Lie
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
1,684 km2 (650 sq mi)
 • Land1,580 km2 (610 sq mi)
 • Water104 km2 (40 sq mi)
Highest elevation
[1]
1,414.39 m (4,640.4 ft)
Population
 (1847)
 • Total
9,199
 • Density5.82/km2 (15.1/sq mi)
DemonymLanding[2]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0536[3]
Data from Statistics Norway

Land is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The 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.[4]

Prior to its dissolution in 1847, the 1,684-square-kilometre (650 sq mi) municipality had a population of about 9,199. The municipality's population density was 5.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi).[5][6]

General information

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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 Nordre Land Municipality (population: 4,595) and Søndre Land Municipality (population: 4,604).[7]

Name

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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".[8]

Churches

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The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Land Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Land prestegjeld and the Toten og Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Christiania.[6]

Churches in Land Municipality
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Fluberg Fluberg Church Fluberg 1703
Lunde Lunde Church Lunde 1769
Nordsinni Nordsinni Church Nordsinni 1758
Søndre Land Hov Church Hov 1781
Torpa Åmot Church Fagerlund 1823
Østsinni Østsinni Church Dokka 1877

Geography

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The municipality was located in the traditional district of Land, Norway. Gausdal Municipality was to the north, Faaberg Municipality was to the northeast, Biri Municipality and Vardal Municipality were to the east, Vestre Toten Municipality was to the southeast, Gran Municipality was to the south, Norderhov Municipality was to the southeast (in Buskerud county), Søndre Aurdal Municipality was to the west, and Nordre Aurdal Municipality was to the northwest. The highest point in the municipality was the 1,414.39-metre (4,640.4 ft) tall mountain Spåtind in the far northern part of the municipality.[1]

Government

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While it existed, Land Municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[9]

Mayors

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The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Land Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
  4. ^ Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (3 April 2025). "Land (landskap i Innlandet)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ a b Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 1951). Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 (PDF). Norges Offisielle Statistikk (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co.
  7. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  8. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1900). Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (Anden halvdel) (in Norwegian) (4 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 179 & 196.
  9. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.