Fyresdal Municipality
municipality in Telemark County, Norway
Fyresdal (Norwegian pronunciation: [²fyːrəsdɑːl]; locally [¹førsdaːl]) is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moland. Other villages in Fyresdal include Kilegrend, Øvre Birtedalen, and Øyane.
The 1,280.02-square-kilometre (494.22 sq mi) municipality is the 78th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Fyresdal Municipality is the 316th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,274. The municipality's population density is 1.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.1/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 3.7% over the previous 10-year period.
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Administrative history
The formannskapsdistrikt law of 1837 created a system of local government in Norway by establishing each Church of Norway prestegjeld as a civil municipality. On 1 January 1838, Moland prestegjeld was established as Moland Municipality. In 1879, the name of the municipality was changed to Fyresdal Municipality.
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