Bjelland is a village in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Mandalselva, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the village of Byremo (in Lyngdal) and about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west of the village of Hægeland (in Vennesla). The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Bjelland which existed from 1902 until 1964. The village is the site of Bjelland Church.[2]
Bjelland | |
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Village | |
  Bjelland Location of the village  Bjelland Bjelland (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 58°22′48″N 07°31′40″E / 58.38000°N 7.52778°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Southern Norway |
| County | Agder |
| Municipality | Lindesnes |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 4536 Bjelland |
Notable people
editNotable people that were born or lived in Bjelland include:
- Beate Asserson (1913–2000), opera singer
- Ole Høiland (1797–1848), well-known burglar and jail-breaker
- Thore Torkildsen Foss (1841–1913), politician
References
edit- ^ "Bjelland, Marnardal (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Bjelland" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 November 2016.