Flosta
Flosta (historic: "Flougstad") is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1962. It is currently part of the municipality of Arendal in Agder county. The administrative center of Flosta was at Staubø in the village of Kilsund. The municipality primarily encompassed the two islands of Flostaøya and Tverrdalsøya and about on the mainland just north of the islands including the villages of Eikeland, Borås, and Vatnebu. History. The municipality of Dybvaag was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law), and this municipality included all of  what would later become Flosta municipality. On 1 January 1902, the new municipality of Flosta was established when the islands of Flostaøya and Tverrdalsøya and some of the mainland north of those islands (population: 1,892) separated from the municipality of Dybvaag. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the municipalities of Stokken (population: 2,783), Austre Moland (population: 1,607), and Flosta (population: 1,205) as well as Strengereid area in neighboring Tvedestrand (population: 375) were all merged to create the new municipality of Moland. Later, on 1  January 1992, Moland (including the area of Flosta) was merged into the municipality of Arendal. Name. The name of the municipality (originally the parish and the church) comes from the old name for the island of Flostaøya () since this is where the historic church is located. Government. All municipalities in Norway, including Flosta, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor. Municipal council. The municipal council  of Flosta was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: