Øyslebø

Øyslebø herred
Former Municipality
Coordinates: 58°10′10″N 07°33′15″E / 58.16944°N 7.55417°ECoordinates: 58°10′10″N 07°33′15″E / 58.16944°N 7.55417°E
Country Norway
County Vest-Agder
District Sørlandet
Municipality ID NO-1021
Adm. Center Øyslebø
Split from Øyslebø og Laudal in 1899
Merged into Marnardal in 1964

Øyslebø is a village and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Marnardal about 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of the town of Mandal. The village of Øyslebø has a population (2006) of 352.[1]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) of Øyslebø (Old Norse: Øyðslubœr) is named after the old Øyslebø farm, where the church is located. The name is derived from the old river name, Øyðsla.[2] The name was previously spelled Øslebø or Øislebø.

History

The municipality of Øyslebø was established on 1 January 1899 when the old municipality of Øyslebø og Laudal was split into two separate municipalities: Laudal and Øyslebø (population: 991). On 1 January 1964, the Brunvatne area of Øyslebø (population: 44) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Søgne. Also on that date, the rest of Øyslebø was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Laudal and Bjelland as well as a portion of Finsland to form the new municipality of Marnardal. Prior to the merger, Øyslebø had a population of 1,068.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2006). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.".
  2. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 107.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.

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