Landvik is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder

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. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1971. The municipality's area is now located in the western and central part of the present-day municipality of

Grimstad Grimstad () is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Grimstad. Some of the villages in Grimstad include Eide, Espenes, Fevik, ...

. The

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was the village of

Roresanden Roresand or Roresanden is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern end of the lake Rore along the Norwegian County Road 404. The village sits about northwest of the town of Grimstad, ...

, just up the hill from the

Landvik Church Landvik Church ( no, Landvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Grimstad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is just south of the village of Roresand in the Landvik area. It is the church for the Grimstad parish which is p ...

. Other villages in Landvik include

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Reddal Reddal is a village in the municipality of Grimstad in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the western part of the municipality in the Landvik area, about west of the town of Grimstad and about southeast of the small village of Nygrenda. Th ...

Skiftenes Skiftenes is a small village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian County Road 404, about north of the village of Roresand in the Landvik Landvik is a former municipality in the old Aust- ...

Tjore Tjore is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the Landvikvannet lake, just north of the European route E18 highway. The village lies about to the west of the village of Øst ...

, and

Østerhus Østerhus is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located near the Skaggerak The Skagerrak (, , ) is a strait running between the Jutland peninsula of Denmark, the southeast coast of Norway and the west c ...

. Today, the name Landvik is still used to designate the westernmost part of the municipality of Grimstad, near the

Prestegårdskogen Prestegårdskogen ( en, Woods on the Priest's farm) is a village area located in the municipality of Grimstad in Agder county, Norway. It sits about south of the village of Roresand and about east of the Landvik Church. The village is entirely m ...

housing development.

History

The

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of ''Hommedal'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1865, the municipality was renamed ''Landvig''. Originally, the municipal council met at the Torp farm in

. Starting in the 1840s, the council met at the Landvik farm near the church. In 1876, the council began meeting at the Vikmarken school, just south of

. On 1 January 1883, the uninhabited Tolleholmen part of neighboring Birkenes municipality was transferred to Landvik. In 1956, the municipal council began meeting at the ''Landvik herredshus'' in

. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1962, the uninhabited area of ''Salvestjønn'' in neighboring

Øyestad Øyestad is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1992 when it was merged into the present-day municipality of Arendal which is now located in Agder county. At the time of its di ...

municipality and most of the municipality of

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(504 inhabitants) were merged into the municipality of Landvik. After the merger, Landvik had a total of 2,433 residents. Then on 1 January 1971, the neighboring municipalities of Landvik and

Fjære Fjære is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1846 until 1971. It was located to the north of the town of Grimstad. The name is still used to refer to that area, which is now a part of Gr ...

were merged with the town of Grimstad to create a new, larger municipality of

. Prior to the merger, Landvik had a population of 2,781.

Name

The municipality (and

) is named after the old ''Landvig'' farm since that is where the local church was located. The first element of the name means "land" ( non, Land) and the last element ( non, Vík) is identical with the modern Norwegian word which means "

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". The farm is located on a bay on the northeast side of the Landvikvannet lake. From 1838 until 1865, the municipality was named ''Hommedal''. In 1865, it was changed to ''Landvig'', and in the 20th century the spelling was adjusted to ''Landvik''.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Landvik, are responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient health services,

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services,

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and other social services,

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, and municipal

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s. The municipality was governed by a

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representatives, which in turn elected a

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Municipal council

The

of Landvik was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Maps

Grimstad-4K.jpg, Map of Landvik prior to 1962 (also showing Eide and Fjære municipalities and the town of Grimstad) Tolleholmen.png, Map of the area of Birkenes that was transferred to Landvik in 1883 Salveskjenn.png, Map of the Salveskjenn area of Øyestad that was transferred to Landvik in 1962

References

External links

* {{use dmy dates, date=December 2020 Grimstad Former municipalities of Norway 1838 establishments in Norway 1971 disestablishments in Norway