Åmli

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Åmli kommune

Image:Amli komm.png
Image:NO 0929 Åmli.svg
County	Aust-Agder
District
Municipality	NO-0929
Administrative centre	Åmli
Mayor (2004)	Tellef Olstad (Sp)
Official language form	Nynorsk
Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage	Ranked 89 1,131 km² 1,058 km² 0.35 %
Population  - Total (2004)  - Percentage  - Change (10 years)  - Density	Ranked 343 1,859 0.04 % -3.9 % 2/km²
Coordinates	58°47′N, 8°22′E
www.amli.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 58°47′N, 8°22′E

Åmli is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. The main population centre is Åmli which lies along the river Nidelva.

Contents 1 The name 2 Coat-of-arms 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 Famous people from Åmli 6 External links

The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Åmli (Norse Almlíð), since the first church was built there. The first element is almr m 'elm', the last element is líð f 'hillside'.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows a beaver.

Geography

Åmli is bordered on the north by Fyresdal and Nissedal in Telemark county, on the east by Vegårshei, on the south by Froland, on the west by Bygland in Aust-Agder county.

The most densely populated area is around the administration center Åmli, which lies on the banks of the Nidelva. About 600 people lived in the administrative center in 1997. Side valleys which joins the main valley include the Gjøvdal and the Tovdal.

In the south of the municipality the railway station is at Nelaug. Nelaug is also more densely populated. Rural settlements include Tovdal and Gjøvdal. The rest of the population is scattered among the valleys.

Åmli hills are wooded and typically range from 700-800 meters above sea level. At 930 m, the highest point is Trongedalsfjell, which lies between Tovdal and Gjøvdal.

There are several protected areas, for instance

The Årdalen nature reserve, bordering on the Rukkevatn nature reserve, and the Furubuhei marsh reserve, provide approximately 43 km² of nature reserves.

Economy

Lumbering in Åmli provides for ~12 % of the Aust-Agder county's total timber production making it the third most import source of timber in Aust-Adger (after Froland and Birkenes). Agriculture, including sheep husbandry, provides a minor contribution to the economy.

Electrical power is generated by a hydroelectric plant at Flatefoss, which regulates the level of the lake, Nelaug.

Famous people from Åmli

• Engvald Bakkan (1897-1982), author
• Godtfred Lorentsen (1909-2000), photographer, local historian and author

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