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Ã…mli is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Agder Agder is a county (''fylke'') and traditional region in the southern part of Norway. The county was established on 1 January 2020, when the old Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties were merged. Since the early 1900s, the term Sørlandet ("south ...
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, Norway. It is located in the
traditional region Historical regions (or historical areas) are geographical regions which at some point in time had a cultural, ethnic, linguistic or political basis, regardless of latterday borders. They are used as delimitations for studying and analysing social ...
of Sørlandet. The main population centre and administrative center is the village of Åmli which lies along the river
Nidelva Nidelva is a river in Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The name of the long river translates to "the River Nid" since the suffix ''elva'' or ''elven'' is the Norwegian language, Norwegian word for "the river". Location The N ...
. Other villages in Ã…mli include
Askland Askland is a village in Åmli municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Gjøvdal valley, just north of the river Gjøv. The village of Homdrom lies about to the southeast and the municipal centre of Åmli lies about t ...
,
Dølemo Dølemo is a village in the municipality of Åmli in Agder county, Norway. The village has a population of about 200. It is home to the municipal kindergarten, an elementary school, a shop, and many thriving clubs and organizations. Dølemo is oft ...
,
Eppeland Eppeland is a village in Åmli municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 41, about northeast of the village of Dølemo and about southwest of the municipal centre of Åmli Åmli is a munic ...
, Flaten,
Hillestad Hillestad may refer to: Places *Hillestad, Agder, a village in the municipality of Ã…mli in Agder county, Norway *''Hillestad Church'', an old name for Tovdal Church in Ã…mli municipality in Agder county, Norway * Hillestad, Vestfold og Telemark, a ...
,
Homdrom Homdrom is a village in Åmli municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Gjøvdal valley about northwest of the village of Åmli Åmli is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional regio ...
, Lauveik,
Nelaug Nelaug is a village in the southern part of the municipality of Ã…mli in Agder county, Norway. The population (2001) was 161. The village lies at east of the Nelaug lake, which is regulated by a hydroelectric power plant. The most notable fe ...
,
Øvre Ramse Øvre Ramse is a village in Åmli municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Tovdalsåna in the Tovdal valley. The village is about north of the village of Ytre Ramse and about northwest of the village of Døl ...
, Skjeggedal,
Tveit Tveit is a village and surrounding district in Oddernes borough in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The Tveit district is located in the northeastern part of Kristiansand, northeast of the Topdalsfjorden along the lower part of ...
,
Vehus Vehus is a village in Åmli municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located just east of the river Nidelva, about south of the village of Dølemo Dølemo is a village in the municipality of Åmli in Agder county, Norway. The villag ...
, and
Ytre Ramse Ytre Ramse is a village in Åmli municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Tovdalsåna in the Tovdal valley. The village is about south of the village of Øvre Ramse and about northwest of the village of Døle ...
. The municipality is the 98th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ã…mli is the 292nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,801. The municipality's
population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...
is and its population has decreased by 1.3% over the previous 10-year period.


General information


Name

The municipality (originally the
prestegjeld A ''prestegjeld'' was a geographic and administrative area within the Church of Norway (''Den Norske Kirke'') roughly equivalent to a parish. This traditional designation was in use for centuries to divide the kingdom into ecclesiastical areas tha ...
) is named after the old ''
Åmli Åmli is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional region of Sørlandet. The main population centre and administrative center is the village of Åmli which lies along the river Nidelva. Other villages in Åmli i ...
'' farm ( non, Almlíð), since the first
Ã…mli Church Ã…mli Church ( no, Ã…mli kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ã…mli Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ã…mli. It is one of the churches for the Ã…mli parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes pr ...
was built there. The first element is ''almr'' which means "
elm Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the flowering plant genus ''Ulmus'' in the plant family Ulmaceae. They are distributed over most of the Northern Hemisphere, inhabiting the temperate and tropical-montane regions of North ...
" and the last element is ''líð'' which means "hillside". The name was historically spelled ''Omlid'' and ''Aamli''.


Coat of arms

The
coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...
was granted in 1987. It shows a silver or white
beaver Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers ar ...
on a blue background. Odd Einar Ufsvatn was the designer. The beaver was chosen because the Ã…mli area is one of the few remaining beaver
habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...
s in Europe, and beavers from Norway have been used to help re-populate other areas in Europe where the beaver had gone extinct in the wild.


Churches

The
Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...
has two parishes () within the municipality of Ã…mli. It is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti (
deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...
) in the
Diocese of Agder og Telemark The Diocese of Agder og Telemark ( no, Agder og Telemark bispedømme) is a diocese of the Church of Norway, covering all of Agder county and most of Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. The cathedral city is Kristiansand, Norway's fifth larges ...
.


History

The parish of ''Omlid'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...
law). In 1876, the southwestern district of Åmli (population: 663) was separated from it to become the municipality of Mykland. This left Åmli with 2,564 inhabitants. On 1 January 1908, Åmli was split into three municipalities: the northern area surrounding the river Gjøv (pop: 590) became the municipality of Gjevedal, the southwestern area surrounding the
Tovdalselva Tovdalselva (also known as the ''Tofdalselva'', ''Tovdalsåna'', ''Tovdalsåni'', literally: the ''Tov valley river'') is long and is one of the longest rivers in Southern Norway. The river flows through Agder county from the mountains on the nor ...
river (pop: 389) became Lille Topdal, and the remainder of the old municipality (population: 2,024) continued as Ã…mli municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the
Schei Committee The Schei Committee ( no, Schei-komitéen) was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II. It convened in 1946, and its formal name was (The 1946 Committee on Municip ...
. On 1 January 1960, the neighboring municipality of
Gjøvdal Gjøvdal (historic: ''Gjevedal'') is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1908 until its dissolution in 1960. It covered the Gjøv river valley and the surrounding moors. It is currently pa ...
(pop: 362) was merged with Åmli to form a new, larger municipality called Åmli. The combined population was 2,309. On 1 January 1962, the Espestølsgrenda area (pop: 7) was transferred from Åmli (and Aust-Agder county) to neighboring
Nissedal Nissedal is a rural municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional regions of Upper Telemark and Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Treungen. T ...
municipality (in
Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...
county). Several uninhabited areas (the Espestøl, Reinefoss, and Espestølstykket farms) were transferred to Nissedal municipality in Telemark county on 1 January 1965. Then on 1 January 1967, the neighboring municipality of
Tovdal Tovdal (historic: ''Lille Topdal'') is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1908 until its dissolution in 1967. Tovdal municipality was made up of the valley surrounding the river Tovdals ...
(pop: 161) was merged back into the municipality of Ã…mli. Ã…mli then had a total of 2,211 inhabitants. On 1 January 1968, the Flateland farm (pop: 6) was transferred to the municipality of
Froland Froland is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Blakst ...
.


Geography

Ã…mli is located in northern
Agder Agder is a county (''fylke'') and traditional region in the southern part of Norway. The county was established on 1 January 2020, when the old Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties were merged. Since the early 1900s, the term Sørlandet ("south ...
county. It is bordered on the north by
Fyresdal Fyresdal is a municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moland. The municipality of ''Molan ...
and
Nissedal Nissedal is a rural municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional regions of Upper Telemark and Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Treungen. T ...
municipalities (in
Vestfold og Telemark Vestfold og Telemark (; ) is a county under disestablishment in Norway. The county is the southernmost one of Eastern Norway and consists of two distinct and separate traditional regions: the former counties of Telemark and (most of) Vestfold. T ...
county), on the east by
Vegårshei Vegårshei is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Myra. Other villages in Vegårshei include Mo and Ubergsmoen. The municipality is the 2 ...
municipality, on the south by
Froland Froland is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Blakst ...
municipality, and on the west by
Bygland Bygland is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bygland. Other villages in the municipality include Åraksbø, Austad, By ...
municipality. The most densely populated area is around the municipal center of
Åmli Åmli is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional region of Sørlandet. The main population centre and administrative center is the village of Åmli which lies along the river Nidelva. Other villages in Åmli i ...
, which lies on the banks of the river
Nidelva Nidelva is a river in Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The name of the long river translates to "the River Nid" since the suffix ''elva'' or ''elven'' is the Norwegian language, Norwegian word for "the river". Location The N ...
. The village has about 682 residents (in 2017). Side valleys which join the main valley include Gjøvdal and Tovdal. The rivers Nidelva and
Tovdalselva Tovdalselva (also known as the ''Tofdalselva'', ''Tovdalsåna'', ''Tovdalsåni'', literally: the ''Tov valley river'') is long and is one of the longest rivers in Southern Norway. The river flows through Agder county from the mountains on the nor ...
flow through the valleys. In the southern part of the municipality the Sørlandsbanen railway line passes through the area, stopping at the
Nelaug Station Nelaug Station ( no, Nelaug stasjon) is a railway station located at the village of Nelaug in Ã…mli municipality in Agder county, Norway. The station sits just north of the lake Nelaug (lake), Nelaug. The station functions as a meeting station o ...
. The largest villages in Ã…mli include
Dølemo Dølemo is a village in the municipality of Åmli in Agder county, Norway. The village has a population of about 200. It is home to the municipal kindergarten, an elementary school, a shop, and many thriving clubs and organizations. Dølemo is oft ...
,
Nelaug Nelaug is a village in the southern part of the municipality of Ã…mli in Agder county, Norway. The population (2001) was 161. The village lies at east of the Nelaug lake, which is regulated by a hydroelectric power plant. The most notable fe ...
,
Hillestad Hillestad may refer to: Places *Hillestad, Agder, a village in the municipality of Ã…mli in Agder county, Norway *''Hillestad Church'', an old name for Tovdal Church in Ã…mli municipality in Agder county, Norway * Hillestad, Vestfold og Telemark, a ...
, and
Askland Askland is a village in Åmli municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Gjøvdal valley, just north of the river Gjøv. The village of Homdrom lies about to the southeast and the municipal centre of Åmli lies about t ...
. The rest of the population is scattered among the valleys. The Åmli hills are wooded and typically range from above sea level. At , the highest point is Trongedalsfjell, which lies between the Tovdal and Gjøvdal valleys. Several lakes are located in Åmli including
Måvatn Måvatn is a lake in the municipality of Åmli in Agder county, Norway. It is located about northeast of the village of Askland in the Gjøvdal valley and about south of the municipal border with Nissedal in Vestfold og Telemark county. Se ...
,
Nasvatn Nasvatn is a lake in the municipality of Ã…mli in Agder county, Norway. It is located about north of the village of Hillestad in the mountains above the Tovdal river valley. The lake has a small dam on the southwestern end, and the water le ...
, and
Nelaug Nelaug is a village in the southern part of the municipality of Ã…mli in Agder county, Norway. The population (2001) was 161. The village lies at east of the Nelaug lake, which is regulated by a hydroelectric power plant. The most notable fe ...
. There are several protected areas, for instance, the Ã…rdalen nature reserve, bordering on the Rukkevatn nature reserve, and the Furubuhei marsh reserve, provide approximately of nature reserves.


Climate

Situated inland in Agder, Nelaug in Ã…mli has a humid continental climate or temperate oceanic climate, depending on winter threshold used ( or . The all-time high is set 10 August 1975, a month with 8 days above . The warmest month on record is July 2018 with mean . The all-time low is recorded 10 February 1966.


Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Ã…mli, are responsible for
primary education Primary education or elementary education is typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary school. Primary education takes place in ''primary schools'', ''elementary schools'', or first ...
(through 10th grade), outpatient health services,
senior citizen Old age refers to ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings, and is thus the end of the human life cycle. Terms and euphemisms for people at this age include old people, the elderly (worldwide usage), OAPs (British usage ...
services,
unemployment Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for Work (human activity), w ...
and other
social services Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or administe ...
,
zoning Zoning is a method of urban planning in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into areas called zones, each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones. Zones may be defined for a si ...
,
economic development In the economics study of the public sector, economic and social development is the process by which the economic well-being and quality of life of a nation, region, local community, or an individual are improved according to targeted goals and o ...
, and municipal
road A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types of ...
s. The municipality is governed by a
municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...
of elected representatives, which in turn elect a
mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
. The municipality falls under the
Agder District Court Agder District Court ( no, Agder tingrett) is a district court located in Agder county, Norway. This court is based at three different courthouses which are located in Farsund, Kristiansand, and Arendal. The court serves most of Agder county and ...
and the
Agder Court of Appeal The Agder Court of Appeal ( no, Agder lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the town of Skien. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Vestfold og Telemark and Agder (except for Si ...
.


Municipal council

The
municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...
() of Ã…mli is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. Currently, the
party A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature f ...
breakdown is as follows:


Economy

Lumbering in Ã…mli provides for about 12% of the old
Aust-Agder Aust-Agder (, en, "East Agder") was a county (''fylke'') in Norway until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Vest-Agder to form Agder county. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which was 2.2% of Norway's population. Its area was . The ...
county's total
timber Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including beams and planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, wi ...
production making it the third most import source of timber in Aust-Adger (after Froland and Birkenes). Agriculture, including
sheep husbandry Sheep farming or sheep husbandry is the raising and breeding of domestic sheep. It is a branch of animal husbandry. Sheep are raised principally for their meat (lamb and mutton), milk (sheep's milk), and fiber (wool). They also yield sheepskin a ...
, provides a minor contribution to the economy. Electrical power is generated by a
hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...
plant at Flatefoss, which regulates the level of the lake, Nelaug. The newspaper '' Ã…mliavisa'' has been published in Ã…mli since 2008.


Transportation

The main road through Åmli is the north–south
Norwegian National Road 41 Norwegian National Road 41 (''Rv 41''; also known as the ''Telemarksveien'') is a Norwegian national road that runs through Vestfold og Telemark and Agder counties in Norway. The road runs between the village of Brunkeberg in Kviteseid munici ...
. Other roads include
Norwegian County Road 412 Norwegian county road 412 (Fv412) is a Norwegian county road in Ã…mli municipality in Agder county, Norway. The long road runs between the Norwegian County Road 415 at the village of Hovde and Nelaug Station in the village of Nelaug. Referen ...
,
Norwegian County Road 413 Norwegian county road 413 (Fv413) is a Norwegian county road in Agder county, Norway. The long road which runs between the village of Dølemo in Åmli municipality and just west of the village of Mykland in Froland municipality. The northern ...
, and
Norwegian County Road 415 Norwegian county road 415 (Fv415) is a Norwegian county road in Agder county, Norway. The long highway runs between the European route E18 highway at Fiane in Tvedestrand municipality and the Norwegian National Road 41 at Myråsen, just south ...
. There are also two railway lines running through southern Åmli: the main Sørlandsbanen railway line which stops at
Nelaug Station Nelaug Station ( no, Nelaug stasjon) is a railway station located at the village of Nelaug in Ã…mli municipality in Agder county, Norway. The station sits just north of the lake Nelaug (lake), Nelaug. The station functions as a meeting station o ...
and the branch line
Arendalsbanen The Arendal Line ( no, Arendalsbanen) is a long railway line between Arendal and Simonstad in Norway. At Nelaug, north of Arendal, the line intersects with the Sørland Line. The southern section is electrified and provides a feeder passenger s ...
which terminates at Nelaug Station, but also stops at Flaten Station.


Notable residents

* Engvald Bakkan (1897 in Åmli – 1982) a Norwegian pharmacist, novelist and children's writer * Olav Kjetilson Nylund (1903 in Åmli – 1957) a Norwegian politician, Mayor of Åmli 1934-1940 * Gunnar Halvorsen (1945–2006) a Norwegian politician, Mayor of Åmli 1979–1983 * Jonas Alaska (born 1988), a musician


References


External links


Municipal fact sheet
from
Statistics Norway Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every yea ...
*
Culture in Ã…mli on the map
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