Gyland
Encyclopedia
Gyland is a village and a former municipality
in Vest-Agder
county
in Norway
. It is located in the northeastern part of the present-day municipality of Flekkefjord
between the municipality of Kvinesdal
and the lake, Sirdalsvatnet
.
) was named after the old Gyland farm (Old Norse
: Gýjuland), where the church is located. The first element is the old name of the river that flows past the farm (Old Norse: Gýja or Gý) and the last elemant is land which means "land".
), but it was almost immediately merged into neighboring Bakke
municipality in the fall of 1839. The area of Gyland (population: 1,085) was separated (again) from Bakke on 31 December 1893.
On 1 January 1965, the municipalities of Gyland, Bakke, Hidra
, and Nes
were merged together with the town of Flekkefjord to form a new, larger municipality of Flekkefjord
. Prior to the merger Gyland had a population of 691.
Former municipalities of Norway
This is a list of former municipalities of Norway, i.e. municipalities that no longer exist.When the local council system was introduced in Norway in 1837-38, the country had 392 municipalities. In 1958 the number had grown to a total of 744 rural municipalities, 64 city municipalities as well as a...
in Vest-Agder
Vest-Agder
In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...
county
Counties of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...
in Norway
Norway
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. It is located in the northeastern part of the present-day municipality of Flekkefjord
Flekkefjord
is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway.The town of Flekkefjord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Bakke, Gyland, Hidra, and Nes were merged with Flekkefjord on 1 January 1965.Flekkefjord is the westernmost town of the...
between the municipality of Kvinesdal
Kvinesdal
Kvinesdal is a municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway.Kvinesdal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Feda was separated from Kvinesdal on 1 January 1900 but again merged with Kvinesdal on 1 January 1963. Fjotland was also merged with Kvinesdal on that date...
and the lake, Sirdalsvatnet
Sirdalsvatnet
Sirdalsvatnet is a lake in the municipalities of Sirdal and Flekkefjord in Vest-Agder county, Norway....
.
Name
The municipality (originally the parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
) was named after the old Gyland farm (Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
: Gýjuland), where the church is located. The first element is the old name of the river that flows past the farm (Old Norse: Gýja or Gý) and the last elemant is land which means "land".
History
Gyland was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistriktFormannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
), but it was almost immediately merged into neighboring Bakke
Bakke, Norway
Bakke is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located along the eastern shore of Lundevatn along the Rogaland county border.-History:...
municipality in the fall of 1839. The area of Gyland (population: 1,085) was separated (again) from Bakke on 31 December 1893.
On 1 January 1965, the municipalities of Gyland, Bakke, Hidra
Hidra
Hidra is an island and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Flekkefjord. The island has two harbours: Rasvåg and Kirkehavn. It is the largest island in Vest-Agder county and it is separated from the mainland by the wide...
, and Nes
Nes, Vest-Agder
Nes is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the southwestern part of the present-day municipality of Flekkefjord.-Name:...
were merged together with the town of Flekkefjord to form a new, larger municipality of Flekkefjord
Flekkefjord
is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway.The town of Flekkefjord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Bakke, Gyland, Hidra, and Nes were merged with Flekkefjord on 1 January 1965.Flekkefjord is the westernmost town of the...
. Prior to the merger Gyland had a population of 691.