Liberstad

Liberstad is a private settlement in the Agder region of southern Norway, conceived as a community for people who organise their affairs around the non-aggression principle. It grew out of the libertarian idea that a town can be run as a voluntary association rather than as a public municipality.

Liberstad has no local government in the usual sense. It is organised as a membership community, registered in Norway as the Liberstad Membership Organization, which residents and supporters join by signing an agreement and paying an annual fee. Shared services are arranged privately instead of funded through taxation, and common costs are met through voluntary contributions and the settlement’s own internal economy.

The project is known for developing its own medium of exchange, a cryptocurrency meant for everyday transactions within the community, and for building infrastructure independently of the surrounding municipality.

Set on a wooded, largely off-grid plot, Liberstad appeals to voluntaryists, anarcho-capitalists and others drawn to self-reliant living. The founders’ long-term ambition is to grow it into a fully private city.