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 and, Heskestad. European route E39 and the Sørlandet Line both pass through Lund. Moi Station is a railway station in Lund.

The municipality is the 236th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Lund Municipality is the 224th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of . The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

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thumb|left|[[Lund Church (Rogaland)|Lund Church]]

The parish of Lunde (later spelled Lund) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Lund Municipality (population: 1,953) was merged with most of Heskestad Municipality (population: 547) to form a much larger Lund Municipality.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Lund farm () since the first Lund Church was built there. The name is identical to the word which means "grove" (but here maybe "sacred grove"). Before 1889, the name was written "Lunde".

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 14 December 1984. The official blazon is "Vert, three acorns in pall stems conjoined Or" (). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is a cluster of three acorn with their stems connected. The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. 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. There are three acorns to represent the three main population centres in the municipality (Moi, Hovsherad, and Ualand/Heskestad). The arms were designed by Svein Arild Berntsen. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.

Churches

The Church of Norway has two parishes () within Lund Municipality. It is part of the Dalane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.

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|+ style="font-size:medium"|Churches in Lund Municipality

!Parish ()!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built

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|rowspan="1"|Heskestad||Heskestad Church||Heskestad||1904

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|rowspan="1"|Lund||Lund Church||Moi||1808

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Geography

Lund Municipality lies in southeastern Rogaland county, along the border with Agder county. Sokndal Municipality lies to the south, Eigersund Municipality lies to the west, Sirdal Municipality (in Agder) to the north/northeast, and Flekkefjord Municipality (also in 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 Municipality. The highest point in the municipality is the tall mountain Lindtjørnknuten, located on the northern border with Sirdal Municipality.

Government

Lund Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Sør-Rogaland District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council () of Lund is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Mayors

The mayor () of Lund Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:

  • 1838–1843: Didrik Sigbjørnsen
  • 1844–1845: Michael H. Dahl
  • 1846–1849: Rev. Peter Boiesen Wettergreen
  • 1850–1851: Lars Pedersen Skaaland
  • 1852–1855: Ommund O. Øveland
  • 1856–1859: Tønnes T. Eeg
  • 1860–1861: Conrad Christiansen Drivdahl
  • 1862–1863: Tønnes T. Eeg
  • 1864–1865: Sigbjørn Didriksen
  • 1866–1867: Tønnes T. Eeg
  • 1868–1869: Peder Larsen Skaaland
  • 1870–1873: Tønnes T. Eeg
  • 1874–1876: Carl O. Stenberg
  • 1877–1881: Peder Larsen Skaaland
  • 1882–1883: Didrik S. Lindland
  • 1884–1887: Carl O. Stenberg
  • 1888–1889: Didrik S. Lindland
  • 1890–1893: Anthon Salvesen
  • 1894–1895: Ommund T. Hofve
  • 1896–1897: Didrik B. Fladestøl
  • 1898–1898: Jens S. Skaaland
  • 1899–1913: Kristian Asbjørnsen Tjellesvik
  • 1914–1918: Andreas Hofsmo
  • 1919–1922: Kristian Asbjørnsen Tjellesvik
  • 1923–1931: Peter T. Skaaland
  • 1932–1946: Karl Henriksen
  • 1946–1955: Willas Moi
  • 1956–1958: Didrik Lindland
  • 1958–1959: Elias Johan Finstad
  • 1960–1963: Finn Henriksen
  • 1964–1969: Bjarne Kjørberg
  • 1969–1979: Jacob Heskestad (Sp)
  • 1979–1981: Finn Henriksen (H)
  • 1981–1991: Kjell Erfjord (KrF)
  • 1991–1995: Ingvar Gursli (Ap)
  • 1995–1999: Tore Tagholdt (KrF)
  • 1999–2007: Kjell Erfjord (KrF)
  • 2007–2011: Olav Hafstad (Ap)
  • 2011–2015: Pål Anker Ravndal (KrF)
  • 2015–2019: Olav Hafstad (Ap)
  • 2019–2020: Hogne Skjerpe (H)
  • 2020–2023: Magnhild Eia (Sp)
  • 2023–present: Gro Helleland (KrF)

Notable people

140px|thumb|Hilma Nikolaisen, 2016

  • Erik Vullum (1850 in Lund – 1916), a Norwegian journalist, writer and politician
  • Pete Sanstol (1905 in Moi – 1982), a Norwegian professional boxer from Canada
  • Magnhild Eia (born 1960), a Norwegian politician, former deputy mayor of Lund
  • Boye Brogeland (born 1973 in Moi), a Norwegian professional bridge player
  • Børge André Rannestad (born 1973 in Moi), a retired Norwegian football midfielder
  • Emil Nikolaisen (born 1977 in Moi), a musician, bandleader, & singer of Serena-Maneesh
  • Hilma Nikolaisen (born 1982 in Moi), a Norwegian musician, singer and bass guitar player

References

  • Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway