Øyslebø Explained

Official Name:Øyslebø
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Agder#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Southern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Agder
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Lindesnes
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.37
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:376
Population Density Km2:1016
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4532 Øyslebø
Elevation M:29
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:58.1672°N 7.5514°W

Øyslebø is a village in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Mandalen valley along the Mandalselva river, about north of the town of Mandal. The Sørlandet Line passes the village to the north, stopping at the Marnardal Station, about north of Øyslebø on the north side of the village of Heddeland. Øyslebø was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Øyslebø which existed from 1899 until 1964.[2]

The 0.37km2 village has a population (2015) of 376, giving the village a population density of .[3]

Name

The village of Øyslebø (Old Norse: Øyðslubœr) is named after the old Øyslebø farm, where Øyslebø Church is located. The name is derived from the old river name, Øyðsla.[4] The name was previously spelled Øslebø or Øislebø.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Øyslebø, Marnardal (Vest-Agder). yr.no. 2016-12-06.
  2. Web site: Øyslebø. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2016-12-06.
  3. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.. 1 January 2015. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. Book: Rygh, Oluf. Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt. 9. Oluf Rygh. W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. 1912. Kristiania, Norge. 107. Norwegian.