Søndre Land
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| County | Oppland | |
| District | Land | |
| Municipality | NO-0536 | |
| Administrative centre | Hov | |
| Mayor (2003) | Reidar Eriksen (Søndre Land Bygdeliste) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 150 728 km² 659 km² 0.22 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 165 6,042 0.13 % -3.7 % 9/km² |
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| www.sondre-land.kommune.no |
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Søndre Land is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was just Land 'land'.
The meaning of the name Søndre Land is '(the) southern (part of) Land'. (The parish and municipality of Land was divided in 1847.)
See also > Nordre Land
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. It shows three logs.
[edit] Geography
Søndre Land is bordered on the north by Nordre Land, on the east by Gjøvik and Vestre Toten, on the west by Sør-Aurdal and on the south by Gran in Oppland County. It is also bordered to the west by Ringerike in Buskerud county.
Søndre Land is 39.2 km on a north-south axis and 31.3 km east-west. It lies in the south of Oppland and on the northern end of Randsfjord. The highest elevation is Skjellinghøvde with a height of 856 meters.
Population centers include Holmen and Hov.
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| Municipalities of Oppland | |
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Dovre | Etnedal | Gausdal | Gjøvik | Gran | Jevnaker | Lesja | Lillehammer | Lom | Lunner | Nord-Aurdal | Nord-Fron | Nordre Land | Ringebu | Sel | Skjåk | Søndre Land | Sør-Aurdal | Sør-Fron | Vang | Vestre Slidre | Vestre Toten | Vågå | Østre Toten | Øyer | Øystre Slidre |
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