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Landvik Municipality

Landvik is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county, Norway. The 243.5-square-kilometre (94.0 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1971. The area is now part of Grimstad Municipality in the traditional district of Østre Agder in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Roresand, just up the hill from Landvik Church. Other villages in the municipality included , Reddal, Skiftenes, Tjore, and Østerhus. Today, the name "Landvik" is still used to designate the part of Grimstad Municipality from the Prestegårdskogen housing development and westwards.
Prior to its dissolution in 1971, the 243.5-square-kilometre (94.0 sq mi) municipality was the 303rd largest by area out of the 451 municipalities in Norway. Landvik Municipality was the 323rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,671. The municipality's population density was 11 inhabitants per square kilometre (28/sq mi) and its population had increased by 43.4% over the previous 10-year period.