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Hægebostad
Hægebostad is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tingvatn. Other villages in Hægebostad include Eiken, Haddeland, and Snartemo. The municipality encompasses the northern end of the Lyngdalen valley which follows the river Lygna. The Sørlandet Line railroad runs through the municipality from east to west, stopping at Snartemo Station in Snartemo. To get into and out of the valley in which Hægebostad is located, the trains must go through two of the longest railway tunnels in Norway: Hægebostad Tunnel and Kvineshei Tunnel. The municipality is the 215th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hægebostad is the 295th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,704. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 2.3% over the previous 10-year period. Economy: nine units of Sheltered housing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hægebostad Krirke
Hægebostad is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Lister Region, Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tingvatn. Other villages in Hægebostad include Eiken, Agder, Eiken, Haddeland, Agder, Haddeland, and Snartemo. The municipality encompasses the northern end of the Lyngdalen valley which follows the river Lygna. The Sørlandet Line railroad runs through the municipality from east to west, stopping at Snartemo Station in Snartemo. To get into and out of the valley in which Hægebostad is located, the trains must go through two of the longest railway tunnels in Norway: Hægebostad Tunnel and Kvineshei Tunnel. The municipality is the 215th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hægebostad is the 295th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,704. The municipality's population density is and it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hægebostad Church
Hægebostad Church ( no, Hægebostad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hægebostad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Snartemo. It is the church for the Hægebostad parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a octagonal design in 1844 using plans drawn up by the parish priest Nils Christian Hald with some help from the national architect Christian H. Grosch. The church seats about 450 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1445, but the church was not new at that time. That old church was likely a stave church. The medieval church was torn down in 1629 and replaced with a wooden long church. This timber-framed building had a small tower and small windows. It sat in a similar position to the location of the present-day church. In 1814, this church served as an election church ( n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snartemo Station
Snartemo Station ( no, Snartemo stasjon) is a railway station of the Sørlandet Line situated in the village of Snartemo in Hægebostad municipality in Agder county, Norway. Located from Oslo Central Station, the station is situated on a embankment between the Hægebostad Tunnel and the Kvineshei Tunnel. Snartemo is served by long-distance trains operated by Go-Ahead Norge. In addition to intercity services to Oslo and Stavanger, the eight daily trains in each direction serve as a commuter link to Kristiansand. The station features two side platforms and a station building designed by Gudmund Hoel. The station was opened on 17 December 1943 as part of the segment of the Sørlandet Line between Kristiasand and Sira. The line past the station was electrified from 18 February 1944 and the station automated in 1969. The station has been unmanned since 1997. It received a renovation and new platform in 2009. Snartemo had 30,600 passengers in 2008. History Work on the Sørlandet Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiken, Norway
Eiken is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1916 until its dissolution in 1963. It was located in the northern half of the present-day municipality of Hægebostad in what is now Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Eiken where Eiken Church is located. The municipality included the far northern end of the Lyngdalen valley from the lake Lygne to the mountains in the north. Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Eiken'' farm ( non, Æke). The name of the farm means "oak tree". History The municipality of Eiken was established on 1 January 1916 when the municipality of Hægebostad was divided into two separate municipalities: Eiken (population: 932) and Hægebostad (population: 867). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the two municipalities were reunited and together formed the mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hægebostad Tunnel
The Hægebostad Tunnel ( no, Hægebostadtunnelen) is the fifth longest railway tunnel in Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Lyngdal and Hægebostad in Agder county. The long tunnel runs between Audnedal Station and Snartemo Station on the Sørlandet Line The Sørlandet Line ( no, Sørlandsbanen) is a railway line between Drammen (though this is connected to Oslo by means of the Drammen Line) via Kristiansand to Stavanger. The line is long between Oslo and Stavanger. History The railway was cons .... It was opened in 1943 when the Sørlandet Line was extended west all the way to Moi Station. The tunnel runs through the mountains virtually the entire distance between the stations of Audnedal and Snartemo. The tunnel has a 0.2% horizontal gradient and goes straight except for a curve at entrance on the Audnedal side. References Railway tunnels in Agder Tunnels on the Sørlandet Line 1943 establishments in Norway Tunnels completed in 1943 {{norway-tun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiken, Agder
Eiken is a village in Hægebostad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the lake Lygne, about north of the municipal centre of Tingvatn. The village sits near the northern end of the Lyngdalen valley, about southeast of the village of Haddeland. There is some industry and agriculture as well as a good amount of tourism. The ''Sørlandets Rehabiliteringssenter Eiken'' (Southern Norway Rehabilitation Centre) is located in Eiken and run by the Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority. The village is also the site of Eiken Church which serves all of northern Hægebostad. From 1916 until 1963, the village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Eiken. Name The village (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Eiken'' farm ( non, Æke). The name of the farm means "oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approxim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snartemo
Snartemo is a village in Hægebostad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in a fairly narrow valley along the river Lygna, about south of the municipal centre of Tingvatn. Snartemo has a population of 118 in 2015. There are historic archeological sites located in Snartemo. Hægebostad Church, built in 1844, is located in Snartemo. The village is served by Snartemo Station on the Sørlandet Line, the only railway station in the municipality. The station is located in a valley between the Hægebostad Tunnel to the east and Kvineshei Tunnel The Kvineshei Tunnel ( no, Kvinesheitunnelen) is the fourth-longest railway tunnel in Norway at a length of . It is located in Agder county along the Sørlandet Line. The tunnel runs between Snartemo Station in the village of Snartemo in Hægebost ... to the west. These tunnels are and length, respectively, and the fifth and fourth-longest railway tunnels on the railway network in Norway. References Villages in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lister Region
Lister Region ( no, Listerregionen) is a region in Southern Norway. It consist of the municipalities Farsund, Flekkefjord, Hægebostad, Kvinesdal, Lyngdal, and Sirdal. The region borders to Kristiansand Region in the east, Setesdal to the north, and Rogaland County to the west. There are two towns in Lister: Flekkefjord and Farsund is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Farsund. Farsund is a coastal municipality in the far southwestern part of Norway, b .... Municipalities Media gallery Farsund - daybreak.jpg, Farsund, the largest and oldest city in the Lister Region Late evening (3685584430).jpg, View from Sirdal Юго-западная Норвегия.jpg, View of the Kvinesdal valley References {{Metropolitan areas of Southern Norway Regions of Norway Farsund Flekkefjord Sirdal Kvinesdal Lyngdal Hægebostad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tingvatn
Tingvatn is the administrative centre of Hægebostad municipality in Agder county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the .... The village is located along the river Lygna, just south of the lake Lygne. The village of Eiken lies about to the north and Snartemo lies about to the south. The small village of Tingvatn has about 100 residents in it including the southern area which is also known as Birkeland. References Villages in Agder Hægebostad {{Agder-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haddeland, Agder
Haddeland is a village in Hægebostad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about northwest of the village of Eiken. The village of Fjotland lies about to the west across the hills in the neighboring municipality of Kvinesdal. Haddeland sits along the shores of the river Storåni, a northern branch of the river Lygna Lygna or Lyngdalselva is a river in Agder county, Norway. The river runs from the mountains in northern Hægebostad municipality, through the Lyngdalen valley to the municipality of Lyngdal to its mouth at Alleen, where it runs into Lyngdalsfjo .... References Villages in Agder Hægebostad {{Agder-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygna
Lygna or Lyngdalselva is a river in Agder county, Norway. The river runs from the mountains in northern Hægebostad municipality, through the Lyngdalen valley to the municipality of Lyngdal to its mouth at Alleen, where it runs into Lyngdalsfjorden. Lygna has a discharge of , and a drainage basin covering . The river is called the ''Storåni'' north of the lake Lygne. The river passes the villages of Tingvatn, Snartemo, and Kvås as well as the town of Lyngdal is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alleen. Some of the main villages in Lyngdal include Austad, Byremo, Fleseland, H .... References Rivers of Agder Hægebostad Lyngdal Rivers of Norway {{Norway-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of Norway
Norway is divided into 11 administrative regions, called counties (''fylker'' in Norwegian, singular: ''fylke''), and 356 municipalities (''kommuner/-ar'', singular: ''kommune'' – cf. communes). The capital city Oslo is considered both a county and a municipality. Municipalities are the atomic unit of local government in Norway and are responsible for primary education (until 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. Law enforcement and church services are provided at a national level in Norway. Municipalities are undergoing continuous consolidation. In 1930, there were 747 municipalities in Norway. As of 2020 there are 356 municipalities, a reduction from 422. See the list of former municipalities of Norway for further detail about municipal mergers. The consolidation effort is complicated by a number of factors. Since block grants are made by the national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
