Land, Norway

Traditional district in Norway
District in Innlandet, Norway
60°14′N 9°52′E / 60.233°N 9.867°E / 60.233; 9.867CountryNorwayCountyInnlandetRegionAustlandetLargest settlementDokkaArea • Total1,684 km2 (650 sq mi)Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total12,160 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)DemonymLanding

Land is a traditional district in Innlandet county, Norway. The area consists of the municipalities Nordre Land and Søndre Land. Land is centered on the northern part of Randsfjorden, to the southeast of the district of Valdres.[3]

In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair was king, Land was a petty kingdom. For centuries, the area of Land was a parish within the Church of Norway. On 1 January 1838, the parish of Land was established as the new Land Municipality after the new formannskapsdistrikt law was passed, establishing municipal governments across Norway. That municipality was short-lived and in 1847, it was split into Nordre Land and Søndre Land. By the time of the partition, Land had a population of 9,199.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2021). "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
  2. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2021). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  3. ^ a b Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (15 February 2021). "Land (landskap i Innlandet)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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Towns and cities
Municipalities
Gudbrandsdalen
Valdres
Vestoppland
Glåmdal
Hedmarka
Østerdalen
Hedmark  
Oppland  
  • Biri (1838-1964)
  • Brandbu (1897-1962)
  • Eina (1908-1964)
  • Fluberg (1914-1962)
  • Fron (1838-1851, 1966-1977)
  • Fåberg (1838-1964)
  • Heidal (1908-1965)
  • Kolbu (1908-1964)
  • Land (1838-1847)
  • Slidre (1838-1849)
  • Snertingdal (1910-1964)
  • Sollia (1864-1965)
  • Torpa (1914-1962)
  • Vardal (1838-1964)
  • Vestre Gausdal (1879-1962)
  • Østre Gausdal (1879-1962)
Note: The former counties of Hedmark and Oppland were merged to form Innlandet on 1 January 2020.



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