Bygland (village) explained

Official Name:Bygland
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 Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Setesdal
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Bygland
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4745 Bygland
Coordinates:58.8285°N 7.7962°W
Elevation M:207
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Bygland is the administrative centre of Bygland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the lake Byglandsfjorden, near the northern end of the lake. The village lies along the Norwegian National Road 9, about north of the village of Lauvdal and about southeast of the village of Skåmedal. The village is the site of the municipal government, old-age home, medical clinic, and Bygland Church. There is a private Christian high school, KVS Bygland, that is located in this village.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bygland (Aust-Agder). yr.no. 2017-04-20.