Mykland (village)

Mykland (village)
Mykland kommune
—  Former Municipality  —
View of a forest in Mykland
Coordinates: 58°37′56″N 08°16′27″E / 58.63222°N 8.27417°E / 58.63222; 8.27417Coordinates: 58°37′56″N 08°16′27″E / 58.63222°N 8.27417°E / 58.63222; 8.27417
Country Norway
County Aust-Agder
District Sørlandet
Municipality ID NO-0932
Adm. Center Mykland
Created from Åmli in 1876
Merged with Froland in 1969

Mykland is a village and former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is currently part of the municipality of Froland in the traditional region of Sørlandet.

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Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Mykland farm (Old Norse: Myklaland), since the first church was built there. The first element is mykill which means "great" and the last element is land which means "land".[1][2]

History

The municipality was created in 1876 when the municipality of Åmli was divided into Åmli (population: 2,564) and Mykland (population: 663).

On 1 January 1967 Mykland was merged into the municipality of Froland. Prior to the merger, Mykland had a population of 604. On 1 January 1969, the uninhabited properties of Neset and Råbudal, which had been a part of Mykland until 1967, were moved to Birkenes municipality.[3]

Attractions

Mykland has great scenery, many fishing lakes, and many camping locations. Canoeing in Mykland lake is also quite popular. There is also a museum and a shooting range in Mykland.

Mykland has a small wooden, octagonal church that dates back to 1832, with angels in the sky painted on the ceiling inside. Mykland has had a church since 1682.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1905) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 66. http://books.google.com/?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ. 
  2. ^ "Mykland" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. http://www.snl.no/Mykland. Retrieved 12 March 2009. 
  3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999) (in Norwegian). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen. Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf. 

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