Froland

Infobox_Kommune
name = Froland
idnumber = 0919
county = Aust-Agder
landscape = Sørlandet

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capital = Osedalen
demonym = Frolending
language = Neutral


munwebpage = www.froland.kommune.no
governor = Sigmund Pedersen (Sp)
governor_as_of = 2004
arearank = 171
area = 645
arealand = 601
areapercent = 0.20
population_as_of = 2004
populationrank = 202
population = 4,698
populationpercent = 0.10
populationdensity = 8
populationincrease = 9.3
lat_deg = 58 | lat_min = 34 | lat_sec = 59 | lon_deg = 8 | lon_min = 34 | lon_sec = 20
utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6493717 | utm_easting = 0475129 | geo_cat = adm2nd

Froland is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Froland was separated from Øyestad in 1850. The former municipality of Mykland was merged with Froland on 1 January 1967.

The municipality is bordered on the north by Åmli, on the east by Tvedestrand, on the south by Arendal, Grimstad and Birkenes, on the west by Evje og Hornnes and Bygland.

General information

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old "Froland" farm (Old Norse: "Fróðaland"), since the first church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the male name Fróði and the last element is "land" which means "land" or "farm".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 17 January 1986. The arms show a squirrel as a symbol for the forests and wildlife in the municipality. [cite web|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/f/froland.htm|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|date=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|accessdaymonth=3 October|accessyear=2008]

History

The iron production facility, "Frolands verk", was founded in 1763 and continued in production through 1867. After that the facility became a sawmill. Today the main building from 1791 is a historically protected building, and the old stables are used as a cultural center.

Economy

Arendalsbanen railway, from Nelaug to Arendal connects Froland and Arendal to the railway system in Norway.

Famous residents

* Niels Henrik Abel, a brilliant 19th century mathematician, died here in April 1829 and is buried at Froland cemetery.

External links

* [http://www.arendalsfoss.no/ Arendals fossekompani] no icon
* http://www.froland.org no icon
* http://www.froland.kommune.no no icon
* [http://www.frolandcurlingklubb.no Froland Curlingklubb] no icon

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