Bjelland og Grindum

Bjelland og Grindum herred
—  Former Municipality  —
Coordinates:
Country Norway
County Vest-Agder
District Sørlandet
Municipality ID NO-1024
Created from Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Split into Bjelland and Grindheim in 1902

Bjelland og Grindum is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the present-day municipalities of Audnedal and Marnardal.

History

The parish of Bjelland og Grindum (population: 1,662 in 1835[1]) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

On 1 January 1902, Bjelland og Grindum was split into two municipalities: Bjelland (population: 907) and Grindheim (population: 909). These municipalities later became parts of Audnedal and Marnardal.[2]

References

  1. ^ Registreringssentral for historiske data. "Hjemmehørende folkemengde Vest-Agder 1801-1960" (in Norwegian). University of Tromsø. http://www.rhd.uit.no/dok/nos10.html. 
  2. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999) (in Norwegian) (PDF). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen. Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.