Bjelland Municipality
Bjelland herred | |
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Coordinates: 58°22′48″N 07°31′40″E / 58.38000°N 7.52778°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Vest-Agder |
District | Sørlandet |
Established | 1 Jan 1902 |
• Preceded by | Bjelland og Grindum Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Marnardal Municipality |
Administrative centre | Bjelland |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 164 km2 (63 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 631 |
• Density | 3.8/km2 (10.0/sq mi) |
Demonym | Bjelldøl[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1024[2] |
Bjelland is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 164-square-kilometre (63 sq mi) municipality from 1902 until 1964 when it was merged into Marnardal municipality. It is now located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Lindesnes. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Bjelland where Bjelland Church is located.[3]