Nordre Land
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| Nordre Land kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Oppland | ||
| District | Land, Norway | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0538 | ||
| Administrative centre | Dokka | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Liv Solveig Alfstad(Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 112 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 955 km² (368.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 921 km² (355.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 6,916 | ||
| - Density | 8/km² (20.7/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -0.7 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 143 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
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| Website: www.nordre-land.kommune.no | |||
Nordre Land is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway.
The old municipality of Land was divided into Nordre Land and Søndre Land in 1847. Torpa was separated from Nordre Land January 1, 1914 - but it was again merged with Nordre Land January 1, 1962.
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[edit] The name
The meaning of the name Nordre Land is '(the) northern (part of) Land'. (The parish and municipality of Land was divided in 1847.)
See > Søndre Land
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows two hooks for log driving. (Log driving was a living tradition in the municipality until 1969.)
(See also the coat-of-arms for Åsnes, Fet, Jondal and Marker.)
[edit] Geography
Nordre Land is bordered on the north by Nord-Aurdal and Gausdal municipalities, on the northeast by Lillehammer, on the east by Gjøvik, on the south by Søndre Land, on the southwest by Sør-Aurdal, and on the west by Etnedal.
The river Etna flows from Etnedal and through western parts of the municipality down into Randsfjorden. Lake Akksjøen is also in this area.
[edit] What to see
The rock carvings at Møllerstufossen are more than 6,000 years old. There are 11 carvings of moose, and also two that are more difficult to interpret. Sometime in the stone age this must have been an important place.
The Lands Museum is located in Dokka. About thirty buildings are reassembled in the area. In the main building from Thomle farm there are rococo paintings on the walls by Peder Aadnes dating from about 1750.
[edit] Famous residents
- Anna Georgine Rogstad (1845–1938), was the first woman elected to the Stortinget.
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