Place:Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway

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NameFroland
TypeMunicipality
Located inAust-Agder, Norway
Contained Places
Gård
Hørsdal
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Froland is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Blakstad, which along with Osedalen form the main population center of the municipality. Other villages in Froland include Bøylefoss, Bøylestad, Froland, Frolands verk, Heldalsmo, Hinnebu, Hynnekleiv, Jomås, Lauvrak, Libru, Løvjomås, Mjåvatn, Mjølhus, Mykland, and Risdal.

The municipality is the 175th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Froland is the 160th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,951. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 19% over the previous 10-year period.

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History

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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.

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