Mykland (village)

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Mykland is a beautiful village in Norway.

Mykland has got great lakes and is one of the best places in Norway for fishing and relaxing. Some call Mykland paradise on earth. Mykland has a special church of wood from 1832, which is one of Norways most beautiful small churches with angels in skies painted on the roof inside.

Mykland is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county. The municipality was created by a split from Åmli in 1876. At that time Mykland had a population of 663.

On 1 January 1967 Mykland was incorporated into Froland municipality. Prior to the merger Mykland had a population of 604. On 1 January 1969 the uninhabited properties Neset and Råbudal, which had been a part of Mykland until 1967, were moved to Birkenes municipality.