Complex sentence: The parish of Bjelland had to be divided into two formannskapsdistrikt January 1,1838-this because the main part of Bjelland belonged to the county of Vest-Agder, while the annex Åseral belonged to the county of Aust-Agder.
Split into simpler sentences: The parish of Bjelland had to be divided into two formannskapsdistrikt on January 1,1838. This is because the main part of Bjelland belonged to the county of Vest-Agder, while the annex Åseral belonged to the county of Aust-Agder.