Iveland
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| County | Aust-Agder | |
| District | Setesdal | |
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Iveland | |
| Mayor (2004) | Ole Magne Omdal (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 262 Square kilometre>km² 246 km² 0.08 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 396 1,151 0.03 % 4.2 % 5/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.iveland.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
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 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.
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 four-five thousand years old. A King’s road (Kongevegen in Norwegian) which allowed for 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 600 years.The Setesdal Railroad (Setesdalsbanen in Norwegian) was a narrow gauge steam railway which went across Iveland on its route between Vennesla and Byglandsfjord in Bygland. It was built in 1896. Setesdalsbanen 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.
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| Arendal | Birkenes | Bygland | Bykle | Evje og Hornnes | Froland | Gjerstad | Grimstad | Iveland | Lillesand | Risør | Tvedestrand | Valle | Vegårshei | Åmli | |
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