Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the historical district of Land () which was once a petty kingdom of its own. The name is identical to the word which means "land". In 1847, when the old Land Municipality was divided, the municipality was named Nordre Land, using the old name plus the word which means "northern", therefore the name means "(the) northern (part of) Land".
Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the historical district of Land () which was once a petty kingdom of its own The name is identical to the word which means "land". In 1847, when the old Land Municipality was divided, the municipality was named Nordre Land, using the old name plus the word which means ".northern", therefore the name means "(the) northern (part of) Land".