Editing Lillesand

{{short description|Municipality in Agder, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Southern Norway|the town in this municipality|Lillesand (town)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Lillesand
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Lillesand Blindleia.jpg 
|image_caption          = [[Blindleia]] in Lillesand
|idnumber               = 4215
|county                 = Agder
|district               = Sørlandet
|capital                = [[Lillesand (town)|Lillesand]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonyms               = Lillesandar<br />Lillesander
|language               = Bokmål
|webpage                = www.lillesand.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Einar Holmer-Hoven 
|mayor_party            = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|area_rank              = 306
|area_total_km2         = 190.32
|area_land_km2          = 180.39
|area_water_km2         = 9.93
|area_water_percent     = 5.2
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 100
|population_total       = 11419
|population_density_km2 = 63.3
|population_increase    = 13.8
|coordinates            = {{coord|58|14|49|N|08|19|01|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6456427 |utm_easting = 0459908 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Lillesand''' ({{IPA|no-NO-03|ˈlɪ̂lːəsɑn|lang|No-Lillesand.ogg}})<ref>{{Cite book |last=Berulfsen |first=Bjarne |title=Norsk Uttaleordbok |publisher=[[Aschehoug|H. Aschehoug & Co (W Nygaard)]] |year=1969 |location=Oslo |page=199 |language=no}}</ref> is [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Agder]] [[counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Southern Norway|Sørlandet]]. The administrative center of the municipality is the [[Lillesand (town)|town of Lillesand]]. Some of the larger villages in Lillesand municipality include [[Åkerøyhamn]], [[Brekkestø]], [[Gamle Hellesund]], [[Helldal]], [[Høvåg (village)|Høvåg]], [[Ribe, Norway|Ribe]], [[Skottevik]], [[Trøe]], [[Ulvøysund]], and [[Vesterhus]].

The {{convert|190|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 306th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lillesand is the 100th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,419. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|63.3|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 13.8% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Lillesand church.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Lillesand Church]] in the centre of the town]] 
The [[Lillesand (town)|town of Lillesand]] was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). 
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1962, the following areas were merged into a new, larger municipality of Lillesand:<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>
*the [[Lillesand (town)|town of Lillesand]] (population: 1,041)
*the rural municipality of [[Høvåg]] (population: 1,330)
*the rural municipality of [[Vestre Moland]] (population: 2,454)
*the Gitmarkgårdene area of [[Eide, Aust-Agder|Eide municipality]] (population: 22)

===Name===
The municipality was named after the town of [[Lillesand (town)|Lillesand]], originally just ''Sand'' ({{langx|non|Sandr}}). The name is identical to the word {{wikt-lang|non|sandr}} which means "[[sand]]" or "sandy beach". The prefix is {{wikt-lang|no|lille}}, which means "little", was added after the founding of [[Kristiansand (town)|Christianssand]] in 1641 to distinguish it from the greater and more important town nearby.<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Lillesand |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Lillesand |access-date=2017-11-05 |date=2017-10-31 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
[[File:Lillesand komm.svg|thumb|left|100px|Current coat of arms (since 1987)]]
[[File:Lillesand komm 1954.svg|thumb|left|100px|Previous coat of arms (1954-1987)]]
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 11 September 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], three anchors argent in [[Pall (heraldry)|pall]] [[Annulet (heraldry)|annulets]] conjoined"'' ({{langx|no|I blått tre sølv ankere forent i trepass}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is three [[anchor]]s. The anchors have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field and the anchors were chosen to symbolize the connection that the municipality has with the sea. There are three anchors to symbolize the three smaller municipalities that were merged in 1964 to form the present municipality. The arms were designed by Daniel Rike. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="kv">{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Lillesand |access-date=2023-01-17 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref name="fw">{{Cite web |title=Lillesand, Aust-Agder (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-09-26.html |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-09-11 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-09-11-780?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

The previous coat of arms for Lillesand was approved on 15 December 1954 and in use until 10 September 1987. The [[blazon]] was ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], an anchor under a tern [[Volant (heraldry)|volant]] argent"''. This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is an anchor with an [[Arctic tern]] flying above it. The anchor and tern have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. Both symbols refer to the long coastline of the municipality and the importance of fishing and shipping for the local economy. The arms were designed by Jens T. Thommasen and Kjell Westermark Mørch.<ref name="kv" /><ref name="fw" /> {{see also-text|Coats of arms of [[Coat of arms of Narvik|Narvik]] and [[Coat of arms of Nøtterøy|Nøtterøy]]}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Lillesand. It is part of the [[Vest-Nedenes prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Agder og Telemark]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Lillesand'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Høvåg||[[Høvåg Church]]||[[Høvåg (village)|Høvåg]]||c. 1100
|-
|rowspan="3"|Lillesand||[[Lillesand Church]]||[[Lillesand (town)|Lillesand]]||1889
|-
|[[Justøy Chapel]]||[[Brekkestø]]||1884
|-
|[[Vestre Moland Church]]||Møglestu||c. 1150
|}

==History==
Sanden, which consisted of the small area near the harbor, was the original name for the municipality of Lillesand. Lillesand is built on the ancient estate of Lofthus. [[Christian Jensen Lofthuus]] was captured on his Lofthus estate around 1780.

In 1821, when Lillesand became a [[Market town|privileged port]], it had a population of only 300 and had nine [[shipyard]]s. By 1895 the merchant fleet was 95 vessels strong. But the death of the sailing ship caused severe economic difficulties for Lillesand. Sailing ships had been inexpensive and could be built from local timber. Steamers were built of steel, were expensive and required more capital than locals could muster. Shipyards were closed. Many of the residents emigrated from there to the [[United States]]. Lillesand remained a fishing village, though even this area suffered when the [[herring]] left the coast.

The [[Saltholmen Lighthouse]], located on an island off Lillesand, is a nineteenth century lighthouse with a slate roof and a concrete tower for the light. It operated as a staffed lighthouse from 1882 to 1952. Saltholmen (lit. ''"Salty Islet"'') is named after the salt extraction industry once there, established by [[Hans Nielsen Hauge]].

The [[Lillesand-Flaksvandbanen]] operated between Lillesand and Flaksvann from 1896 to 1953.

{{ORP|Orzeł|1938|6}}, a [[Poland|Polish]] [[submarine]], sank the German [[troopship]] {{SS|Rio de Janeiro|1914|2}} on 8 April 1940 off Lillesand. ''Rio de Janeiro'' was on its way to take part in the initial landings of [[Operation Weserübung]] the next day, the invasion of Norway.

==Geography==
[[File:Lillesand Justøybrua.JPG|thumb|right|[[Justøy]] Bridge over [[Blindleia]] in Lillesand.]]
Lillesand is bordered in the north by [[Birkenes]] municipality, to the east by [[Grimstad]] municipality and to the south by [[Kristiansand]] municipality. The lake [[Østre Grimevann]] is a large lake in the northern part of the municipality and the river [[Tovdalselva]] runs through the municipality, too. The [[Blindleia]] is an inland waterway that starts in ''Gamle Hellesund'' in ''[[Høvåg]]'' near Kristiansand in southern Norway, and continues past Lillesand. It is a [[Seawater|salt water]] passage protected from the open sea by the offshore [[archipelago]]. The island of [[Justøy]] lies just south of the town of Lillesand, along the Blindleia. The [[Kvåsefjorden]] lies along the southwestern border of Lillesand municipality.

Navigation through the Blindleia passage requires attention to detail, but is not difficult as there are no [[tide]]s, and very little current. The minimal tidal change in the skerries is due to its geographical location; the tidal flow that comes in from the [[Atlantic Ocean]] splits on the [[British Isles]]. One tidal stream goes through the [[English Channel]], while the other goes around the north of the British Isles. The stream of the English Channel reaches the coast of Norway before the wave traveling around the British Islands. These two tidal "waves" are completely [[Phase (waves)|out of phase]] when they meet here, neutralizing the tidal effect.

== Gallery ==
{{wide image|Waterfront-Lillesand.jpg|770px|Lillesand's Waterfront}}

==Government==
Lillesand Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Agder District Court]] and the [[Agder Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Lillesand is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/agder/lillesand#seats |access-date=2024-01-28 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 3
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/agder/lillesand#seats |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 2
|Grønne                    = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Aust-Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/aust-agder/lillesand#seats |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 13
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|Høyre                     = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 12
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Venstre                   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Venstre                   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Høyre                     = 7
|Venstre                   = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lillesand
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1934
|end                       = 1937 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1935 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1934 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_057.pdf |access-date=2020-12-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Høyre                     = 7
|Venstre                   = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
{{incomplete list|date=July 2023}}
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Lillesand (incomplete list):
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* 1907-1937: Noan Christian Gauslaa ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1938-1945: Henrik Rønnevig
* 1946-1951: Kristoffer Knudsen
* 1952-1955: Ole Grimnes ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1956-1957: Sigurd Aanonsen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1958-1961: Kjell Rosenberg ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1962-1963: Birger Gauslaa ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1964-1967: [[Daniel Steen Varen]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1968-1973: Håkon A. Østberg ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1974-1975: Eigil Bjørk Knudsen ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1976-1983: Bjørgulf Aune ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1984-1987: [[Kristian Sundtoft]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1988-1991: Gunnar Oftedahl ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1992-1995: Ragnhild Omdal Mollatt ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1995-1999: [[Kristian Sundtoft]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1999-2003: Odd Steindal ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2003-2019: [[Arne Thomassen]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2019-present: Einar Holmer-Hoven ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
{{div col end}}

==Attractions==
[[File:Lillesand - Øvre gate.jpg|thumb|Øvre gate with white wooden houses in the town center of Lillesand]]
The Norwegian National Park Skjærgårdsparken lies between [[Risør]] and Lillesand. Skjærgårdsparken, "the Park of [[Archipelago]]" is a paradise of islands, [[Skerry|skerries]], and rocks. [[Blindleia]] is a 12 kilometers Inland waterway between Lillesand and Ulvøysund with much small boat traffic in the summertime. The village of [[Brekkestø]] is tourist area on the island of [[Justøy]]a.

[[Lillesand Town- and Maritime Museum]] is a local, culture historic museum, located in the centre of the town. The museum is also called ''Carl Knudsen-gården''.

The Norwegian author [[Jostein Gaarder]] refers to this town in several of his books, for example in [[Sophie's World]], where  The Solitaire Mystery refers to Lillesand.

===Churches===
[[Lillesand Church]] is a wooden church which was built in 1887–1889 in [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]/Swiss style. The architect was [[Henrik Thrap-Meyer]] who also designed the pulpit, altarpiece and baptismal font. The altarpiece was done by Abraham Tønnessen. Lillesand Church is perched high above the city on a hill at Kirkeheia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lillesand kirke |url=http://www.kirkesok.no/kirkesok/kirker/Lillesand-kirke |access-date=August 15, 2016 |publisher=Den Norske Kirke}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Henrik Thrap-Meyer |url=https://snl.no/Henrik_Thrap-Meyer |access-date=August 15, 2016 |publisher=Store norske leksikon}}</ref>

In the current Lillesand municipality are also the [[medieval]] stone churches [[Vestre Moland Church]] and [[Høvåg Church]], both of which are listed [[Cultural Heritage Act (Norway)|cultural heritage sites]].

==Notable people==
[[File:Hamsun bldsa HA0341.jpg|130px|thumb|Knut Hamsun, 1939]]
[[File:Jorunn Lossius på Sentralbanksjefens årstale 2018 (190949).jpg|130px|thumb|Jorunn Lossius, 2018]]
* [[Christian Jensen Lofthuus]] (1750-1797), the owner of Lofthus farm and leader of the peasant revolt ''Lofthusreisingen'' which was commemorated with a monument at the harbour in Lillesand
* [[Mads Langaard]] (1815 in Lillesand – 1891), a brewery owner who founded ''Frydenlunds bryggeri'', now a division of [[Ringnes]]
* [[N. O. Nelson]] (1844 in Lillesand – 1922), the founder of N. O. Nelson Manufacturing Company in [[St. Louis, Missouri]], and founder of the village of [[LeClaire Historic District|LeClaire]] as a model company town
* [[Knut Hamsun]] (1859–1952), a writer and winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] bought [[Nørholm]], a [[Dilapidation|dilapidated]] [[manor house]] between Lillesand and [[Grimstad]] where he lived and worked
* [[Gabriel Scott]] (1874-1958), a poet, novelist, playwright, and children's writer who was brought up in [[Høvåg]]
* [[Mathis Mathisen]] (born 1937 in Lillesand), a teacher, novelist, playwright, and children's writer
* [[Liv Stoveland]] (born 1965 in Lillesand), a soprano and singing teacher
* [[Jorunn Gleditsch Lossius]] (born 1980), a politician and deputy Mayor of Lillesand
* [[Jan Trygve Røyneland]] (born 1981 in Lillesand), a TV and film writer<ref>{{IMDb name|4153140|Jan Trygve Røyneland}}. Retrieved 01 January 2021.</ref>
* [[Sophie's World]] (written in 1991), a book by writer [[Jostein Gaarder]] about ''Sophie Amundsen'', a 14-year-old girl who lives in Lillesand
* [[Heroes & Zeros]] (formed in 2003), a rock band from Lillesand whose lead singer is [[Hans Jørgen Undelstvedt]]

==International relations==
{{Main|List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway}}

===Twin towns — Sister cities===
Lillesand has [[Twin towns and sister cities|sister city]] agreements with the following places:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vennskapskommuner |url=http://lillesand.kommune.no/Global-Meny/Om-kommunen/Vennskapskommuner/ |access-date=2017-11-05 |publisher=Lillesand kommune |language=no}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Kalundborg Municipality|Kalundborg]]''', [[Region Zealand|Region Sjælland]], [[Denmark]]
* {{flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Kimitoön]]''', [[Southwest Finland]], [[Finland]]
* {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Nynäshamn Municipality|Nynäshamn]]''', [[Stockholm County]], [[Sweden]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Lillesand Municipality}}
{{wiktionary|Lillesand}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/lillesand Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Aust-Agder}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Lillesand}}
*[http://www.lillesand.kommune.no Municipal website] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.visitnorway.com/en/Where-to-go/South/Lillesand/ Lillesand on www.visitnorway.com] {{in lang|en}}
*[http://www.lillesand.kommune.no/Welcome-to-Lillesand-Municipality/ Welcome to Lillesand Municipality] Lillesand Municipality {{in lang|en}}
*[http://lillesandsjomannsforening.wordpress.com/ The Sailors of Lillesand] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.lp.no Lillesands-Posten, local newspaper, homepage]

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