Country Norway District Dalane Area rank 238 in Norway Area 408.4 km² Local time Wednesday 4:14 AM | County Rogaland Administrative centre Moi Demonym(s) Lunddøl Population 3,243 (2016) Official language form Norwegian Language | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind W at 29 km/h, 91% Humidity Points of interest Lund Bygdemuseum og Kulturbank, Lundestranda, Skjeggestadstranda, Krigen | ||
Lund is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moi. Other villages in Lund include Eik, Heskestad, and Åna-Sira. European route E39 and the Sørlandet Line both pass through Lund. Moi Station is a railway station in Lund.
Contents
- Map of Lund Norway
- General information
- Name
- Coat of arms
- Churches
- Government
- Municipal council
- Geography
- Notable residents
- References
Map of Lund, Norway
General information
The parish of Lunde (later spelled Lund) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). During the 1960s, there were many municipal changes due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, most of the municipality of Heskestad (population: 547) was merged with Lund to form a much larger municipality of Lund.
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Lund farm (Old Norse: Lundr), since the first Lund Church was built there. The name is identical with the word lundr which means "grove" (but here maybe 'sacred grove'). Before 1889, the name was written "Lunde".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times; they were granted on 14 December 1984. The arms show three joined acorns in gold on a green background. The acorns symbolize the many oak trees in the municipality, as well as many toponyms and names of farms, which start with Eik (oak), such as Eik, Eike, and Eikeland.
Churches
The Church of Norway has two parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Lund. It is part of the Dalane deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger.
Government
All municipalities in Norway, including Lund, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor.
Municipal council
The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Lund is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to every four years. Currently, the party breakdown is as follows:
Geography
The municipality of Lund lies in southeastern Rogaland county, along the border with Vest-Agder county. The municipality of Sokndal lies to the south, Eigersund lies to the west, Sirdal (in Vest-Agder) to the north/northeast, and Flekkefjord (also in Vest-Agder) to the east. The lake Lundevatnet lies on the southeastern border of Lund. The lake Hovsvatnet lies in the central part of Lund, north of Moi. The lakes Grøsfjellvatnet and Teksevatnet lie on the western borders of Lund.