Omund Bjørnsen Birkeland

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Omund Bjørnsen Birkeland (30 April 1786 – 14 April 1862) was a Norwegian farmer and soldier. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814. [1] [2]

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Omund Bjørnsen Birkeland was born on the Birkeland farm in the parish of Undal near the village of Konsmo in Audnedal in Vest-Agder, Norway. He took over the farm from his father in 1808, at a time he was in military service. He served with the Vesterlenske Infantry Regiment (Vesterlenske infanteriregiment) which was a division in the Norwegian Army. The soldiers within the unit were recruited from Telemark, Aust-Agder and Rogaland as well as from Vest-Agder. He was married to Asbør Torgiusdotter and the couple had three children. [3] [4] [5]

Undal Former Municipality in Southern Norway, Norway

Undal is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. The 368-square-kilometre (142 sq mi) municipality encompassed parts of the present-day municipalities of Audnedal and Lindesnes. The municipality encompassed most of the Audnedalen valley which follows the river Audna southwards to the sea.

Konsmo Village in Southern Norway, Norway

Konsmo is the administrative centre of Audnedal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located south of the lake Ytre Øydnavatnet along the Audna river in the Audnedalen valley. The Konsmo Church is located in the village. The small village of Helle is located just 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Konsmo. The village was also the administrative centre of the old municipality of Konsmo which existed from 1911 until 1964.

Audnedal Municipality in Vest-Agder, Norway

Audnedal is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Konsmo. Other villages in Audnedal include Byremo and Vivlemo. The municipality encompasses the upper half of the Audnedalen valley, and the municipality of Lindesnes covers the southern half of the valley.

He represented Vesterlenske infanteriregiment at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, together with Major Just Henrik Ely. At the Assembly, he supported the position of the union party (Unionspartiet). [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Omund Bjørnsen Birkeland (Eidsvoll 1814)
  2. ↑ Omund Bjørnsen Birkeland, forsvaret (Grunnlovsjubileet0
  3. ↑ Birkeland, Omund Bjørnsen (Eidsvollsmann)
  4. ↑ Birkeland i Konsmo (Matrikkelutkastet av 1950
  5. ↑ Vesterlenske infanteriregiment (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
  6. ↑ Vesterlenske infanteriregiment (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
  7. ↑ Unionspartiet (Norsk partipolitisk leksikon)
  8. ↑ "Omund Bjørnsen Birkeland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
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