Iveland

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Municipality in Agder, Norway

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::summary Municipality in Agder, Norway ::

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FieldValue
nameIveland
image_skylineIveland, Solbakken, Vatnestrømsveien 70 (tidl butikk).jpg
image_captionView of the Vatnestrøm area in Iveland
idnumber4218
countyAgder
districtSetesdal
capitalBirketveit
established1 Jan 1886
precededHornnes og Iveland Municipality
demonymIvdøl
languageNeutral
webpagewww.iveland.kommune.no
mayorJan André Myhren
mayor_partyH
mayor_as_of2023
area_rank279
area_total_km2261.62
area_land_km2246.29
area_water_km215.33
area_water_percent5.9
population_as_of2023
population_rank307
population_total1344
population_density_km25.5
population_increase4.8
coordinates
utm_zone32V
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Iveland 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 Birketveit. Other villages in the municipality include Bakken, Skaiå, and Vatnestrøm.

The 262 km2 municipality is the 279th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Iveland is the 307th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,344. The municipality's population density is 5.5 PD/km2 and its population has increased by 4.8% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality was established on 1 January 1886, when the old municipality of Hornnes og Iveland was split into two municipalities: Iveland (population 1103) and Hornnes (population 1113). The municipal boundaries have not changed since that time.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Iveland farm () since the first Iveland Church was built there. This old farm is now part of the village of Birketveit. The first element is the genitive case of the local river name which now called the Frøysåna. The river name is probably derived from the word which means "yew" (Taxus baccata). The last element is which means "land" or "district".

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 9 October 1987. The official blazon is "Vert, a hammer bendwise argent" (). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is a stonemason's hammer. The hammer has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The green color in the field symbolizes the importance of forestry and agriculture in the municipality. The hammer was chosen to symbolize the importance of mining in the area (such as quartz and nickel). The arms were designed by Ulf Skauge. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.

Churches

The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Iveland. It is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.

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Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
IvelandIveland ChurchBirketveit1837
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History

Although nothing is found in written sources about Iveland before the 15th century, there is evidence of occupation for thousands of years prior to that. Stone Age implements have been found, which are 4000–5000 years old. A King's road (), which allowed horse travel, went in an east–west direction through the area and was in use as early as the 9th century, and perhaps before. But the first written record of farms created by clearing the land goes back about 600 years.

The Setesdalsbanen was a narrow-gauge steam railway built in 1896, which went across Iveland on its route between Vennesla and Byglandsfjord in Bygland. The Setesdal Line's operation was terminated in 1962, and the track was removed between Byglandsfjord and Beihølen. When it was constructed, it revived the lumber industry. Large quantities of planks, poles, and timbers were brought by horse to the Iveland station and forwarded by railroad to Kristiansand. This resulted in better prices, since it provided competition with the floated timber.

Geography

Iveland is the smallest municipality in Setesdal. The Otra river, which flows through Iveland, is the largest river in the Sørlandet district. Towards the east it borders on lake Oggevatn.

The municipality is bordered in the northwest by Evje og Hornnes, in the northeast and east by Birkenes, and in the south and west by Vennesla. The municipality has three population centers: Birketveit, Vatnestrøm, and Skaiå.

The Iveland area includes several hundred old mines. These pegmatite mines and quarries yield more than 100 different minerals, including minerals containing rare-earth elements, beryllium, scandium, uranium, and thorium.

Government

Iveland 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 Agder District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Business

Iveland is the known source for Voss_(water), at an undisclosed aquifer near Vatnestrøm.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Iveland is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party. |name = Iveland |start = 2023 |end = 2027 |reference = |collapsed = |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 2 |Fremskrittspartiet = 2 |Høyre = 5 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5 |Senterpartiet = 3 |}} |name = Iveland |start = 2019 |end = 2023 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 2 |Fremskrittspartiet = 1 |Høyre = 4 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4 |Senterpartiet = 6 |}} |name = Iveland |start = 2015 |end = 2019 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 3 |Fremskrittspartiet = 1 |Høyre = 1 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6 |Senterpartiet = 5 |Venstre = 1 |}} |name = Iveland |start = 2011 |end = 2015 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 3 |Fremskrittspartiet = 2 |Høyre = 2 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Senterpartiet = 5 |Venstre = 2 |}} |name = Iveland |start = 2007 |end = 2011 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 3 |Senterpartiet = 4 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Venstre = 2 |Høyre = 2 |Fremskrittspartiet = 3 |}} |name = Iveland |start = 2003 |end = 2007 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 3 |Fremskrittspartiet = 2 |Høyre = 1 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Senterpartiet = 5 |Venstre = 3 |}} |name = Iveland |start = 1999 |end = 2003 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 3 |Fremskrittspartiet = 1 |Høyre = 1 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4 |Senterpartiet = 5 |Venstre = 3 |}} |name = Iveland |start = 1995 |end = 1999 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 4 |Høyre = 2 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4 |Senterpartiet = 5 |Venstre = 2 |}} |name = Iveland |start = 1991 |end = 1995 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 4 |Høyre = 2 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5 |Senterpartiet = 6 |}} |name = Iveland |start = 1987 |end = 1991 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 7 |Høyre = 3 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4 |Senterpartiet = 3 |}} |name = Iveland |start = 1983 |end = 1987 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |Fremskrittspartiet = 1 |Høyre = 3 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4 |Senterpartiet = 4 |}} |name = Iveland |start = 1979 |end = 1983 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |Høyre = 3 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4 |Senterpartiet = 4 |DLF/V = 1 |}} |name = Iveland |start = 1975 |end = 1979 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |DLF/V = 3 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Senterpartiet = 6 |}} |name = Iveland |start = 1971 |end = 1975 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |Senterpartiet = 7 |Venstre = 5 |}} |name = Iveland |start = 1967 |end = 1971 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |Senterpartiet = 7 |Venstre = 5 |}} |name = Iveland |start = 1963 |end = 1967 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |Senterpartiet = 7 |Venstre = 5 |}} |name = Iveland |herad = yes |start = 1959 |end = 1963 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |Senterpartiet = 7 |Venstre = 5 |}} |name = Iveland |herad = yes |start = 1955 |end = 1959 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |Senterpartiet = 6 |Venstre = 6 |}} |name = Iveland |herad = yes |start = 1951 |end = 1955 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 16 |Arbeiderpartiet = 4 |Senterpartiet = 6 |Venstre = 6 |}} |name = Iveland |herad = yes |start = 1947 |end = 1951 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 16 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |Senterpartiet = 5 |Venstre = 6 |}} |name = Iveland |herad = yes |start = 1945 |end = 1947 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 16 |Arbeiderpartiet = 6 |Senterpartiet = 4 |Venstre = 6 |}} |name = Iveland |herad = yes |start = 1937 |end = 1941* |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 16 |Senterpartiet = 5 |Venstre = 6 |Arbeiderpartiet = 3 |AFS = 2 |}}

Mayors

The mayors () of Iveland (incomplete list):

Notable people

  • Einar Iveland (1892 in Iveland – 1975), a politician who held various positions on Iveland's municipal council from 1933-1950
  • Anne Gerd Eieland (born 1982 in Iveland), Norway's third best female high jumper

References

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