Ljosland

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Ljosland

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|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Ljosland Fjellstove 2010.JPG

|image_caption = View of a hotel in Ljosland

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Southern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Agder

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Lindesnes

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Åseral

|timezone1 = CET

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|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 4540 Åseral

|elevation_m = 510

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Ljosland, Åseral (Vest-Agder)|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Vest-Agder/%C3%85seral/Ljosland/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2016-11-11}}

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Ljosland is a village in Åseral municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the Monn river valley, about {{convert|20|km}} north of the municipal centre of Kyrkjebygda. The lake Ljoslandsvatnet lies just south of the village.

Ljosland has a ski resort that is popular in the winter time, with ski lifts and many ski slopes.{{cite web|url=http://www.ljoslandskisenter.no/|title=Ljosland skisenter|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2016-11-11}} There are many holiday cottages located in the village. The Ljosland Fjellstove hotel was built here in 1937 and has served tourists since then.{{cite web|url=http://www.fjellstova.com|title=Ljosland Fjellstove|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2016-11-11}} Ljosland Chapel was built in the village in 1959 to serve the residents of northwestern Åseral.

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Category:Villages in Agder

Category:Åseral

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