# Gyland

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This article is about the village in Flekkefjord, Norway. For the former municipality in Norway, see [Gyland Municipality](/source/Gyland_Municipality).

**Gyland**[1] is a village in [Flekkefjord Municipality](/source/Flekkefjord_Municipality) in [Agder](/source/Agder) [county](/source/Counties_of_Norway) in [Norway](/source/Norway). It is located in the northeastern part of the municipality along the river Gylandselva, just a short distance north of the lake [Kumlevollvatnet](/source/Kumlevollvatnet). The [Sørlandet Line](/source/S%C3%B8rlandet_Line) runs just south of the village, stopping at [Gyland Station](/source/Gyland_Station). The local village church, [Gyland Church](/source/Gyland_Church), was located in the village until 1929 when it was moved about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the southwest. Now a small chapel is located in Gyland where the old church was once standing.

## History

Prior to 1965, the village was the [administrative centre](/source/Administrative_centre) of the old [Gyland Municipality](/source/Gyland_Municipality).

### Name

The village (originally the [parish](/source/Parish)) was named after the old *Gyland* farm (Old Norse: *Gýjuland*), where [Gyland Church](/source/Gyland_Church) was originally located. The first element is the old name of the river that flows past the farm (Old Norse: *Gýja* or *Gý*) and the last element is land which means "land".[2]

## References

1. ["Informasjon om stadnamn"](https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/61084) (in Norwegian). *Norgeskart*. [Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority). Retrieved 2026-05-20.

1. Rygh, Oluf (1912). [*Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt*](http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=152248&avid=34354&s=n) (in Norwegian). 9 ed. Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 339.

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