- Øyslebø
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Øyslebø herred — Former Municipality — Coordinates: 58°10′10″N 07°33′15″E / 58.16944°N 7.55417°ECoordinates: 58°10′10″N 07°33′15″E / 58.16944°N 7.55417°E Country Norway County Vest-Agder District Sørlandet Municipality ID NO-1021 Adm. Center Øyslebø Split from Øyslebø og Laudal in 1899 Merged into Marnardal in 1964 Øyslebø is a village and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Marnardal about 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of the town of Mandal. The village of Øyslebø has a population (2006) of 352.[1]
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Name
The municipality (originally the parish) of Øyslebø (Old Norse: Øyðslubœr) is named after the old Øyslebø farm, where the church is located. The name is derived from the old river name, Øyðsla.[2] The name was previously spelled Øslebø or Øislebø.
History
The municipality of Øyslebø was established on 1 January 1899 when the old municipality of Øyslebø og Laudal was split into two separate municipalities: Laudal and Øyslebø (population: 991). On 1 January 1964, the Brunvatne area of Øyslebø (population: 44) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Søgne. Also on that date, the rest of Øyslebø was merged together with the neighboring municipalities of Laudal and Bjelland as well as a portion of Finsland to form the new municipality of Marnardal. Prior to the merger, Øyslebø had a population of 1,068.[3]
References
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2006). Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.. http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2006-07-05-01-en.html.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 107. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=144351&avid=32618.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999) (in Norwegian) (PDF). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen. Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.
External links
- Vest-Agder travel guide from Wikitravel
- Weather information for Laudal (Norwegian)
Categories:- Villages in Vest-Agder
- Former municipalities of Norway
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