Bjelland og Grindum
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Bjelland og Grindum is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway.
It was created in 1837 as Bjelland og Grindum formannskapsdistrikt. According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 1,662.
On 1 January 1902 Bjelland og Grindum was split in two municipalities: Bjelland with a population of 907 and Grindum with a population of 909. These municipalities later became parts of Audnedal and Marnardal.
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- Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen". (Norwegian)
- Registreringssentral for historiske data. Hjemmehørende folkemengde Vest-Agder 1801-1960. University of Tromsø. (Norwegian)