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Øyslebø (municipality)

Øyslebø herred
Former Municipality
Øyslebø herred is located in Vest-Agder
Øyslebø herred
Øyslebø herred
Øyslebø herred is located in Norway
Øyslebø herred
Øyslebø herred
Location of the municipality
Coordinates: 58°10′10″N 07°33′15″E / 58.16944°N 7.55417°E / 58.16944; 7.55417Coordinates: 58°10′10″N 07°33′15″E / 58.16944°N 7.55417°E / 58.16944; 7.55417
Country Norway
Region Southern Norway
County Vest-Agder
District Sørlandet
Municipality ID NO-1021
Adm. Center Øyslebø
Area
 • Total 157 km2 (61 sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created from Øyslebø og Laudal in 1899
Merged into Marnardal in 1964

Øyslebø is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 157-square-kilometre (61 sq mi) municipality existed from 1899 until its dissolution in 1964. The administrative centre was the village of Øyslebø where Øyslebø Church is located. Øyslebø municipality roughly corresponds to the southern part of the present-day municipality of Marnardal.

The municipality of Øyslebø was established on 1 January 1899 when the old municipality of Øyslebø og Laudal was split into two separate municipalities: Laudal and Øyslebø (population: 991). On 1 January 1964, the Brunvatne area of Øyslebø (population: 44) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Søgne. Also on that date, the rest of Øyslebø was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Laudal and Bjelland as well as a portion of Finsland to form the new municipality of Marnardal. Prior to the merger, Øyslebø had a population of 1,068.

The municipality (originally the parish) 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. The name was previously spelled Øslebø or Øislebø.


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