Country Norway District Sørlandet Adm. Center Eydehavn | County Aust-Agder Municipality ID NO-0918 Area 134.6 km² | |
Created from Strengereid, Stokken, Austre Moland, and Flosta in 1962 Weather 6°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 68% Humidity Replaced by Strengereid, Stokken, Austre Moland | ||
Moland is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Arendal in the Sørlandet region. Eydehavn was the centre of the municipality, which had a population of 6,011 in 1967 and 8,148 in 1992.
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Name
The name comes from Old Norse word Móðguland which is derived from the river name Móðga, which can be linked with the Old Norse word móðigr which means "brave".
History
The municipality of Moland was created on 1 January 1962 when a merger took place between the municipalities of Stokken (population: 2,783), Austre Moland (population: 1,607), and Flosta (population: 1,205) as well as Strengereid area (population: 375) in Tvedestrand. On 1 January 1964, the Holte farm (population: 5) in Moland was transferred to Tvedestrand. On 1 January 1992, Moland (population: 8,148) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Arendal. Øyestad, Tromøy, and Hisøy were also merged into Arendal on the same date.