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Lyngdal is a municipality in Agder county, Norway . It is located in the traditional district of Lister . The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alleen . Some of the main villages in Lyngdal include Austad , Byremo , Fleseland , Hæåk , Konsmo , Korshamn , Kvås , Skomrak , Svenevik , and Vivlemo .

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22-545: The municipal economy centers around wood processing , agriculture , and commerce . Tourism is also central to the community, with the beaches along the Lyngdalsfjorden and Rosfjorden being popular resorts during the summer. The 643-square-kilometre (248 sq mi) municipality is the 177th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lyngdal is the 107th most populous municipality in Norway with

44-427: A population of 10,751. The municipality's population density is 17.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (46/sq mi) and its population has increased by 10.4% over the previous 10-year period. The parish of Aa was established as the municipality of Lyngdal on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1909, the municipality was split into three: Austad in the south (population: 1,263), Kvås in

66-537: A process that Russia uses for there wood processing and will help understand more of the general process. Although learning how wood processing works gets you so far it is important to learn how to get into manufacturing and selling the processed wood you will need some guidance. Some major key points to think about while discussing wood processing are what are the main aspects that go into it. Things such as small and large operations. To break it down even further there are 4 main steps to processing wood. They are cutting,

88-461: Is a really good way to not harm the environment but also save money using this as fuel. This industry -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about forestry is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lygna Lygna or Lyngdalselva is a river in Agder county, Norway . The 82.2-kilometre (51.1 mi) river runs from

110-490: Is a subfield of wood processing. The major wood product categories are: sawn timber , wood-based panels , wood chips , paper and paper products and miscellaneous others including poles and railway sleepers . Forest product processing technologies have undergone extraordinary advances in some of the above categories. Improvements have been achieved in recovery rates , durability and protection, greater utilization of NTFPs such as various grain stalks and bamboo , and

132-532: Is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Agder District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Lyngdal is made up of 29 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show

154-639: The 17th and 18th century largely to the Dutch Republic , and in the 19th century to the United States . Even before the merger of the municipalities in 1964, the parishes of Austad and Kvås, together with Å (or Aa - Lyngdal proper), made up the greater Lyngdal parish. A census from 1801 showed 3529 inhabitants in the area that today makes up Lyngdal: 1850 in Å, 929 in Austad, 585 in Kvås and 165 in

176-473: The Lyngdalen valley ( Old Norse : Lygnudalr ) since it is the valley in which the municipality is located. The first element is the genitive case of the river name Lygna . This name comes from the word logn which means "quietness" or "calm". The last element is dalr which means " valley " or "dale". Prior to 1908, the parish (but not the municipality) of Lyngdal was called Aa , named after

198-466: The Ytre Skarstein and Indre Skarstein areas of Lyngdal (population: 21) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Farsund . On 1 January 2001, the municipality of Lyngdal declared that the municipal centre of Alleen would be a town called Lyngdal . On 1 January 2020, the neighboring municipality of Audnedal was merged into Lyngdal municipality. The municipality is named after

220-454: The arms had a green field (background) and the charge was a cow that was facing to the left. The cow had a tincture of argent which meant it was commonly colored white, but if it was made out of metal, then silver was used. The cow was chosen since the local breed of cows ( lyngdalsku ) has been very well known across Norway since the 19th century. The yearly cattle fair traders from all over Southern Norway and Western Norway visit

242-440: The current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Lyngdal (incomplete list): Bus lines from/through Lyngdal Bus Terminal: Wood processing Wood processing is an engineering discipline in the wood industry comprising the production of forest products , such as pulp and paper , construction materials , and tall oil . Paper engineering

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264-697: The development of new products such as reconstituted wood-panels. Progress has not been homogeneous in all the forest product utilization categories. Although there is little information available on the subjects of technology acquisition, adaptation and innovation for the forest-based industrial sector, it is clear that sawmilling has been far less affected by the spread of innovations than the manufacturing of panel products. Wood processing produces additives for further processing of timber, wood chips, cellulose and other prefabricated material. To look at more perspectives of wood processing you can learn many ways from different countries. This source I found explains

286-462: The eastern part of Spangereid. The number today is approximately 8000 inhabitants. Religious life and missionary work have always had a strong position in Lyngdal, and worthy of special note is the minister Gabriel Kielland (1796–1854), who served in the parish from 1837 to 1854, and his wife Gustava (1800–1889). Known today as a missionary pioneer and a popular songwriter, Gustava also wrote one of

308-530: The first autobiographies by a woman in Norway: her " Reminiscence from my Life " from 1880. Lyngdal is a coastal municipality that and borders Lindesnes municipality to the east, Evje og Hornnes and Åseral to the north, Hægebostad and Kvinesdal and Farsund to the west. Lyngdal municipality includes the southern portion of the Lyngdalen valley which follows the river Lygna to the Lyngdalsfjorden in

330-477: The mountains in northern Hægebostad municipality, through the Lyngdalen valley to the municipality of Lyngdal to its mouth at Alleen , where it runs into Lyngdalsfjorden . Lygna has a discharge of 35.9 cubic metres per second (1,270 cu ft/s), and a drainage basin covering 664.3 square kilometres (256.5 sq mi). The river is called the Storåni north of the lake Lygne . The river passes

352-626: The municipality of Lyngdal. It is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark . The island of Sælør on the southern coast of the municipality is mentioned in Snorre , as the king Saint Olav spent a winter here in 1028. Based around the port of Agnefest , Lyngdal prospered on maritime trade, and in 1771 an application was made for status as a small coastal town. Its coastal location also facilitated emigration; in

374-459: The municipality to get cows. The arms were designed by Torgeir Schjølberg. The current coat of arms was approved for use starting on 1 January 2020. The arms have a green field (background) and the charge is a tree on top of three wavy lines. The tree and wavy lines have a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The tree symbolizes growth. It has nine leaves symbolizing

396-452: The nine main population centres within Lyngdal. The wavy lines represent waves and meadows. There are three white lines to represent the three large rivers in the municipality: Lygna , Audna , and Mandalselva . The two green wavy lines (between the white wavy lines represent the two valleys in the municipality: Lyngdalen and Audnedalen . The arms were designed by Richard Haugland. The Church of Norway has five parishes ( sokn ) within

418-664: The north (population: 736) and Lyngdal in the central area (population: 2,698). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964, the municipalities of Austad (population: 608), Kvås (population: 493), Lyngdal (population: 2,916) as well as the Gitlevåg area (population: 103) in Spangereid municipality, west of Lenesfjorden , were all merged to form one large municipality of Lyngdal. On 1 January 1971,

440-402: The planning, shaping, and the sanding. It is important that every one of these steps is organized and done right for the wood to be the best quality it can. On the other side of the wood processing discussion is are there any bi products of processing wood. Some things that are left behind in the mills are bark, sawdust, and black liquor. These bi-products are used to keep fueling the mills. This

462-410: The vicarage. The name of the vicarage was first mentioned in 1312 as "a Am", the dative plural of á which means "(small) river". The farm lies between two rivers. The original coat of arms was granted on 27 March 1987 and in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was enlarged. The official blazon was " Vert a cow statant argent " ( Norwegian : I grønt en stående sølv ku ). This means

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484-522: The west. The Lenesfjorden , Grønsfjorden , and Rosfjorden also are located in the southern part of Lyngdal. As part of Lyngdal village there is Agnefest on site in the south with a natural harbour at Rosfjorden; the harbour is registered since 1771. Lyngdal Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality

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