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.

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

• Nils Belland, artist
• Knut Mykland, historian

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. 

External links

• Aust-Agder travel guide from Wikitravel
• Mykland website (Norwegian)