Bjelland
{{about|the village in Lindesnes, Norway||}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Bjelland
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|settlement_type = Village
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|image_caption = View of the village
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Southern Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Agder
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Lindesnes
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
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|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 4536 Bjelland
|elevation_m = 90
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Bjelland, Marnardal (Vest-Agder)|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Vest-Agder/Marnardal/Bjelland~2225371/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2016-11-21}}
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Bjelland is a village in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Mandalselva, about {{convert|10|km}} southeast of the village of Byremo (in Lyngdal) and about {{convert|14|km}} west of the village of Hægeland (in Vennesla). The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Bjelland which existed from 1902 until 1964. The village is the site of Bjelland Church.{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Bjelland|title=Bjelland|author=Store norske leksikon|author-link=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2016-11-21}}
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Bjelland include:
- Beate Asserson (1913–2000), opera singer
- Ole Høiland (1797–1848), well-known burglar and jail-breaker
- Thore Torkildsen Foss (1841–1913), politician
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