Lund, Norway

Lund Municipality
Lund kommune
Lunde herred  (historic name)
View of the local Heskestad Church
View of the local Heskestad Church
Flag of Lund Municipality
Coat of arms of Lund Municipality
Rogaland within Norway
Rogaland within Norway
Lund within Rogaland
Lund within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°31′11″N 06°27′41″E / 58.51972°N 6.46139°E / 58.51972; 6.46139
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictDalane
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreMoi
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Gro Helleland (KrF)
Area
 • Total
408.41 km2 (157.69 sq mi)
 • Land353.90 km2 (136.64 sq mi)
 • Water54.51 km2 (21.05 sq mi)  13.3%
 • Rank#237 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
3,206
 • Rank#223 in Norway
 • Density9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +1%
DemonymLunddøl[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1112[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Lund is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moi. Other villages in Lund include Eik and, Heskestad. European route E39 and the Sørlandet Line both pass through Lund. Moi Station is a railway station in Lund.

The 408-square-kilometre (158 sq mi) municipality is the 237th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lund is the 223rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,206. The municipality's population density is 9.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (24/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).