Bjelland is a village in Lindesnes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Mandalselva, about southeast of the village of Byremo (in Lyngdal Municipality) and about west of the village of Hægeland (in Vennesla Municipality). The village is the site of Bjelland Church.
History The village was the administrative centre of the old Bjelland Municipality which existed from 1902 until 1964.
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Bjelland include: Beate Asserson (1913–2000), an opera singer Ole Høiland (1797–1848),a well-known burglar and jail-breaker Thore Torkildsen Foss (1841–1913), a Norwegian politician
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