Lund, Norway


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 237th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lund is the 222nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,202. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 2% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The parish of Lunde was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, most of the municipality of Heskestad was merged with Lund to form a much larger municipality of Lund.

Name

The municipality is named after the old Lund farm, since the first Lund Church was built there. The name is identical with the word lundr which means "grove". Before 1889, the name was written "Lunde".

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 14 December 1984. The arms show three joined acorns in gold on a green background. The acorns symbolize the many oak trees in the municipality, as well as many toponyms and names of farms, which start with Eik, such as Eik, Eike, and Eikeland.

Churches

The Church of Norway has two parishes within the municipality of Lund. It is part of the Dalane prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger.
Parish Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
HeskestadHeskestad ChurchHeskestad1904
LundLund ChurchMoi1808

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Lund, are responsible for primary education, outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor. The municipality falls under the Dalane 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. Currently, the party breakdown is as follows:

Geography

The municipality of Lund lies in southeastern Rogaland county, along the border with Agder county. The municipality of Sokndal lies to the south, Eigersund lies to the west, Sirdal to the north/northeast, and Flekkefjord 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.

Climate

Notable residents