Øyslebø

Øyslebø is a village in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Mandalen valley along the Mandalselva river, about 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of the town of Mandal. The Sørlandet Line passes the village to the north, stopping at the Marnardal Station, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) 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.[3]

Øyslebø
Village
Øyslebø Location of the village Øyslebø Øyslebø (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°10′02″N 07°33′05″E
Country	Norway
Region	Southern Norway
County	Agder
Municipality	Lindesnes
Area [1]
• Total	0.37 km^2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	29 m (95 ft)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	376
• Density	1,016/km^2 (2,630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	4532 Øyslebø

The 0.37-square-kilometre (91-acre) village has a population (2015) of 376, giving the village a population density of 1,016 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,630/sq mi).[1]

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.

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2015). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Øyslebø, Marnardal (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
3. Store norske leksikon. "Øyslebø" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
4. Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 107.

External links

• Agder travel guide from Wikivoyage