Land (municipality)

Former municipality in Oppland, Norway

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

Former municipality in Oppland, Norway

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 / ﻿60.799383°N 10.225524°E﻿ / 60.799383; 10.225524
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

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]

## History[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

The mayors of Land:

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

## See also[edit]

* List of former municipalities of Norway

## References[edit]

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.

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Innlandet county, Norway

* Main article: Innlandet
* Capitals: Hamar; Lillehammer
* County government: Innlandet County Municipality
* County lists:
* County Governors
* Villages
* Churches

| Towns and cities|

* Lillehammer (1827)
* Hamar (1849)
* Kongsvinger (1854)
* Gjøvik (1861)
* Elverum (1996)
* Otta (2000)
* Fagernes (2007)
* Brumunddal (2010)
* Moelv (2010)
* Vinstra (2013)

Municipalities|

| Gudbrandsdalen|

* Dovre
* Gausdal
* Lesja
* Lillehammer
* Lom
* Nord-Fron
* Ringebu
* Sel
* Skjåk
* Sør-Fron
* Vågå
* Øyer

|

Valdres|

* Etnedal
* Nord-Aurdal
* Sør-Aurdal
* Vang
* Vestre Slidre
* Øystre Slidre

Vestoppland|

* Gjøvik
* Gran
* Nordre Land
* Søndre Land
* Vestre Toten
* Østre Toten

Glåmdal|

* Eidskog
* Grue
* Kongsvinger
* Nord-Odal
* Sør-Odal
* Våler
* Åsnes

Hedmarka|

* Hamar
* Løten
* Ringsaker
* Stange

Østerdalen|

* Alvdal
* Elverum
* Engerdal
* Folldal
* Os
* Rendalen
* Stor-Elvdal
* Tolga
* Trysil
* Tynset
* Åmot

Former Municipalities in Innlandet

| Hedmark |

* Brandval (1867-1964)
* Furnes (1891-1964)
* Hof (1838-1963)
* Kvikne (1838-1966)
* Nes (1838-1964)
* Rendal (1838-1880)
* Romedal (1838-1964)
* Sollia (1864-1965)
* Tolga-Os (1966-1976)
* Vang (1838-1992)
* Vinger (1838-1964)
* Ytre Rendal (1880-1965)
* Øvre Rendal (1880-1965)
* Aasnes og Vaaler (1849-1854)

|

Oppland |

* Biri (1838-1964)
* Brandbu (1897-1962)
* Eina (1908-1964)
* Fluberg (1914-1962)
* Fron (1838-1851, 1966-1977)
* Fåberg (1838-1964)
* Heidal (1908-1965)
* Kolbu (1908-1964)
* Land (1838-1847)
* Slidre (1838-1849)
* Snertingdal (1910-1964)
* Sollia (1864-1965)
* Torpa (1914-1962)
* Vardal (1838-1964)
* Vestre Gausdal (1879-1962)
* Østre Gausdal (1879-1962)

Note: The former counties of Hedmark and Oppland were merged to form Innlandet on 1 January 2020.

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