Bjelland

Bjelland
Village
View of the village church (c. 1900)
View of the village church (c. 1900)
Interactive map of Bjelland
Coordinates: 58°23′03″N 7°31′40″E / 58.38407°N 7.52767°E / 58.38407; 7.52767
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
MunicipalityLindesnes Municipality
Elevation
89 m (292 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4536 Bjelland

Bjelland is a village in Lindesnes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Mandalselva, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the village of Byremo (in Lyngdal Municipality) and about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west of the village of Hægeland (in Vennesla Municipality). The village is the site of Bjelland Church.

History

The village was the administrative centre of the old Bjelland Municipality which existed from 1902 until 1964.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Bjelland include:

References

  1. ↑ "Bjelland, Lindesnes". yr.no. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (24 February 2025). "Bjelland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 16 June 2026.