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Audnedal
Audnedal is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. It was located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Konsmo. Other villages in Audnedal include Byremo and Vivlemo. The municipality existed from 1964 until its dissolution in 2020 when Audnedal was merged into the neighboring municipality of Lyngdal in what is now Agder county. Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the municipality was the 302nd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Audnedal was the 341st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,765. General information The old municipality of Undal was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). That municipality only existed until 1845 when it was split into Nord-Audnedal and Sør-Audnedal. Those municipalities were later divided also. Sør-Audnedal was divided into Spangereid in 1899 and Nord-Audnedal was divided into Konsmo a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sør-Audnedal
Sør-Audnedal (former name: Søndre Undal or Sør-Undal) is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1845 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in the present-day municipality of Lindesnes in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Vigeland, Norway, Vigeland where Valle Church (Vest-Agder), Valle Church is. Name The municipality was named Sør-Audnedal, which means "southern Audnedal", since it is the southern part of the old Audnedal municipality, which encompassed the Audnedalen valley. The name Audnedal ( non, Auðnudalr) is from the Audna river ( non, Auðna), which runs through the valley ("''-dalr''") and empties into the Snigsfjorden. The river name means "destruction". Historically, the municipality was named ''Sør-Undal'' or ''Søndre Undal'', which uses an older version of the valley name (and an alternate way of spelling "southern"). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Former Municipalities Of Norway
This is a list of former municipalities of Norway, i.e. municipalities that no longer exist. When the local council system was introduced in Norway in 1837-38, the country had 392 municipalities. In 1958 the number had grown to a total of 744 rural municipalities, 64 city municipalities as well as a small number of small seaports with '' ladested'' status. A committee led by Nikolai Schei, formed in 1946 to examine the situation, proposed hundreds of mergers to reduce the number of municipalities and improve the quality of local administration. Most of the mergers were carried out, albeit to significant popular protest. As of January 2006 there are 431 municipalities in Norway, and there are plans for further mergers and political pressure to do so. In 2002 Erna Solberg, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development at the time, expressed a wish to reduce the current tally with 100. The Ministry spent approximately 140 million NOK on a project to elucidate the possibilitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vest-Agder
Vest-Agder (; "West Agder") was one of 18 counties (''fylker'') in Norway up until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Aust-Agder to form Agder county. In 2016, there were 182,701 inhabitants, around 3.5% of the total population of Norway. Its area was about . The county administration was located in its largest city, Kristiansand. Vest-Agder was a major source of timber for Dutch and later English shipping from the 16th century onwards. Historically, the area exported timber, wooden products, salmon, herring, ships, and later nickel, paper, and ferrous and silica alloys. Compared to other counties of Norway, today's exports-intensive industry produces shipping and offshore equipment (National Oilwell Varco), cranes (Cargotec), ships (Umoe Mandal, Flekkefjord Slip), wind turbine equipment, nickel ( Glencore), and solar industry microsilica (Elkem). A major tourist attraction is Kristiansand Dyrepark. Vest-Agder grew to political prominence with the decision of King Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nord-Audnedal
Nord-Audnedal (historic: ''Nordre Undal'') is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1845 until its dissolution in 1911. It was located along the river Audna in the Audnedalen valley in the present-day municipalities of Lyngdal and Lindesnes in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Vigmostad where Vigmostad Church is located. History The municipality of Nord-Undal was established in 1845 when the old municipality of Undal was divided into Sør-Undal (population: 3,893) and Nord-Undal (population: 802). The name ''Undal'' was changed to ''Audnedal'' in the early 20th century. On 1 January 1911, Nord-Audnedal ceased to exist when it was divided into two separate municipalities: Konsmo (population: 782) and Vigmostad (population: 923). See also *List of former municipalities of Norway This is a list of former municipalities of Norway, i.e. municipalities that no longer exist. When the lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audnedalen
Audnedalen is the shortest of the six main north-south valleys in Agder county, Norway. The long river valley runs through the municipalities of Audnedal and Lindesnes. The river Audna runs through the valley, ending in Snigsfjorden Snigsfjorden or Sniksfjorden is a fjord in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The long fjord begins at the mouth of the river Audna by the small village of Snig, about south of the municipal centre of Vigeland. The fjord heads so ... in the south. The valley floor is flat and the sides are relatively steep. Since it is a rather short valley, it does not reach into the high moorland like other such valleys in the county. References Valleys of Agder Audnedal Lindesnes {{Agder-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undal
Undal is a Former municipalities of Norway, former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1845. It encompassed parts of the present-day municipalities of Lyngdal and Lindesnes. The municipality encompassed most of the Audnedalen valley which follows the river Audna southwards to the sea. Name The Old Norse form of the name was . The first element is the genitive case of the river name (now Audna) and the last element is ''dalr'' which means "valley" or "dale". The river name is derived from the Old Norse word which means "destruction" (because of flooding). (Around 1900, the name ''Undal'' was Norwegianized to ''Audnedal''.) History The prestegjeld, parish of ''Undal'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The municipality was short-lived and it existed only until 1845, when it was divided into the new municipalities of Nord-Audnedal, Nordr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konsmo
Konsmo is a village in Lyngdal municipality in 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 north of Konsmo. The village was also the administrative centre of the old municipality of Konsmo which existed from 1911 until 1964 and then it was the administrative centre of the municipality of Audnedal from 1964 until 2020. Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Konsmo'' farm (Old Norse: ''Konungsmór''), since the first church was built there. The name is a corruption of ''Kongsmoen'' which means King's moor Moor or Moors may refer to: Nature and ecology * Moorland, a habitat characterized by low-growing vegetation and acidic soils. Ethnic and religious groups * Moors, Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during .... References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konsmo (municipality)
Konsmo is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1911 until its dissolution in 1964. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Konsmo where Konsmo Church is located. The municipality was located in what is now the municipality of Lyngdal in Agder county. History The municipality of Konsmo was established on 1 January 1911 when the old municipality of Nord-Audnedal was divided into Konsmo (population: 782) and Vigmostad (population: 923). There were many municipal mergers across Norway during the 1960s due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Konsmo municipality was merged with the neighboring municipality of Grindheim and the Ågedal and Midtbø areas from Bjelland municipality to create the new municipality of Audnedal. Before the merger Konsmo had a population of 712. Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Konsmo'' farm ( non, Konungs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigmostad (municipality)
Vigmostad is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1911 until its dissolution in 1964. The old municipality roughly covered part of the present-day municipality of Lindesnes in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Vigmostad where Vigmostad Church is located. History The municipality of Vigmostad was established on 1 January 1911, when the old municipality of Nord-Audnedal was divided into Vigmostad (population: 923) and Konsmo (population: 782). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Vigmostad municipality was dissolved, and its area was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Sør-Audnedal and Spangereid to create the new municipality of Lindesnes. Prior to the merger, Vigmostad had a population of 589. Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Vigmostad'' far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sørlandet
Southern Norway ( no, Sørlandet; lit. "The Southland") is the geographical List of regions of Norway, region (''landsdel'') along the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway. The region is an informal description since it does not have any governmental function. It roughly corresponds to the old petty kingdom of Agder as well as the two former counties of Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder. From New Year 2020, the two counties have been merged into one county, Agder. The total combined area of Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties is . The name is relatively new, having first been used in Norway around 1900. The region includes coastal areas along the Skagerrak and extends inland to the Setesdalsheiene mountains. There are many large valleys running from the mountains to the south and east to the sea. The highest point in the region is Sæbyggjenuten at . Etymology ''Sørlandet'' refers to the region along the Skaggerak in southeastern Norway. This name should not be confused with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spangereid
Spangereid is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1889 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was located in the southwestern part of the present-day municipality of Lindesnes in Agder county. The municipality included the whole Lindesnes peninsula, plus part of the mainland adjacent to the narrow isthmus which connects the peninsula to the mainland. The administrative centre was the village of Høllen, Lindesnes, Høllen where the Spangereid Church is located. The area is one of Norway's richest archaeological sites. The abundant remnants from the Bronze Age and Viking Age show the Spangereid was a very important place at that time. Spangereid is strategically connected at the Lindesnes peninsula, Norway's southernmost point, where the east coast meets the west coast. Name The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old ''Spangereid'' fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audna
Audna or Audnedalselva is a river in Agder county, Norway. The long river runs from the lake Grindheimsvatnet, just north of the village of Byremo in Lyngdal municipality, south through the Audnedalen valley to its mouth at the Snigsfjorden in Lindesnes municipality. The mouth is located about southwest of the village of Vigeland. The river has a drainage basin that covers . The river runs through two lakes: Øvre Øydnavatnet and Ytre Øydnavatnet. The river is regulated for hydroelectric power with a total of eight power plants along the river and its tributaries. Together, the river produces an average annual production (2015) of of electricity. See also *List of rivers in Norway The following are the 19 longest rivers of Norway, ranked by length: # Glomma, # Pasvikelva and Ivalo, (109 km in Norway) # Numedalslågen, # Gudbrandsdalslågen and Vorma, # Tana, # Drammensvassdraget (Drammenselva, # Skiensvassdrag ... References Lyngdal Lindesnes R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
