Land is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1847. The area is now divided between Nordre Land Municipality and Søndre Land Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Fluberg. The municipality encompassed the whole area of the historical district of Land.
Prior to its dissolution in 1847, the municipality had a population of about 9,199. The municipality's population density was .
General information The municipality of Land was established on 1 January 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt law). The municipality was not long-lived. In 1847, the municipality was divided into Nordre Land Municipality (population: 4,595) and Søndre Land Municipality (population: 4,604).
Name The municipality after the historical district of Land () which was once a petty kingdom of its own. The name is identical to the word which means "land".
Churches The Church of Norway had one parish () within Land Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Land prestegjeld and the Toten og Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Christiania.
Churches in Land MunicipalityParish ()Church nameLocation of the churchYear builtFlubergFluberg ChurchFluberg1703LundeLunde ChurchLunde1769NordsinniNordsinni ChurchNordsinni1758Søndre LandHov ChurchHov1781TorpaÅmot ChurchFagerlund1823ØstsinniØstsinni ChurchDokka1877
Geography The municipality was located in the traditional district of Land, Norway. Gausdal Municipality was to the north, Faaberg Municipality was to the northeast, Biri Municipality and Vardal Municipality were to the east, Vestre Toten Municipality was to the southeast, Gran Municipality was to the south, Norderhov Municipality was to the southeast (in Buskerud county), Søndre Aurdal Municipality was to the west, and Nordre Aurdal Municipality was to the northwest. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Spåtind in the far northern part of the municipality.
Government While it existed, Land Municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.
Mayors The mayor () of Land Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position: 1837–1839: Peder Pavels Aabel 1839–1840: Anton Elias Smidt 1840–1848: Ole Hannibal Lie
See also List of former municipalities of Norway
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