Hornnes is a former municipality in the old

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county in Norway. Hornnes was located in what is now the present-day municipality of Evje og Hornnes in the traditional district of Setesdal in Agder county. The municipality of Hornnes existed from 1886 until 1960. The

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was the village of Hornnes where the Hornnes Church is located.

History

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The municipality of Hornnes was created on 1 January 1886 when the old municipality of Hornnes og Iveland was divided into two separate municipalities: Hornnes (population: 1,113) and Iveland (population: 1,103). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1960, Hornnes was merged with the neighboring municipality of Evje to form a new municipality called Evje og Hornnes (literally "Evje and Hornnes"). Prior to the merger Hornnes had a population of 1,280.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) of Hornnes is named after an old '' Hornnes'' farm ( non, Hornnes), since the first Hornnes Church was built there. The first element is ''horn'' which means " horn" and the last element is ''nes'' which means "

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". So the meaning of Hornnes is "the headland shaped like a horn", probably referring to the small peninsulas on either side of the river Otra as it enters the lake Breidflå. Historically, the name was spelled ''Hordnæs''.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Hornnes, are responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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, senior citizen services, unemployment and other

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, 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 Hornnes was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Attractions

Hornnes Church

Hornnes Church is an

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al building that was constructed in 1828. Historical records show that there was a church in Hornnes as far back as 1327. There are also records in Rome referring to "Ornes i Odralen" (Hornnes Church is part of the

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Mining

Mining is prevalent throughout the region, and Hornnes is home to th
Hornnes Mineralparken
Visitors can tour a mine and learn about the minerals such as quartz and feldspar that are mined there.

Notable residents

Hartvig Caspar Christie Hartvig Caspar Christie (25 November 1893 – 21 March 1959) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Hornnes. A priest by profession, he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus Akershus () is ...

(1893-1959), Norwegian politician * Torleiv Hannaas (1874-1929), Norwegian philologist, chairman of Noregs Mållag * Geir Kjetsaa (1937-2008), professor

References

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* {{use dmy dates, date=December 2020 Setesdal Former municipalities of Norway Evje og Hornnes 1886 establishments in Norway 1960 disestablishments in Norway