Høvåg (historically: ''Høvaag'') is a former municipality in the old

Aust-Agder Aust-Agder (, en, "East Agder") was a county (''fylke'') in Norway until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Vest-Agder to form Agder county. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which was 2.2% of Norway's population. Its area was . The ...

county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1865 until its dissolution in 1962. It was located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Lillesand which is now in Agder county. The

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of the municipality was the village of Høvåg where the

Høvåg Church Høvåg Church ( no, Høvåg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Høvåg. It is the church for the Høvåg parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes p ...

is located. Old coastal settlements in Høvåg include Ulvøysund,

Gamle Hellesund Gamle Hellesund is an outport in the Høvåg area in the municipality of Lillesand in Agder county, Norway. It is located on the island of ''Helløya'' in the coastal archipelago about halfway between the village of Ulvøysund to the southwest and ...

Skottevik Skottevik is a village in Lillesand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the Skaggerak coast, about east of the village of Ribe and about northeast of the village of Ulvøysund. The outport of Gamle Hellesund lies abo ...

, Kjøbmannsvig and

Åkerøyhamn Åkerøyhamn is a village in Lillesand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the small island of Ågerøya, about southwest of the village of Brekkestø. Åkerøyhamn is only accessible by boat, with the Blindleia Bl ...

. The village of Høvåg is located midway between the towns of Lillesand and Kristiansand.

History

The municipality of ''Høvaag'' was created in 1865 when the municipality of Vestre Moland was split into two separate municipalities: Høvåg (population: 2,069) in the south and Vestre Moland (population: 2,167) in the north. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the municipality of Høvåg (population: 1,330) was merged with the neighboring municipality of Vestre Moland (population: 2,454), the ladested of Lillesand (population: 1,041), and the Gitmark farm area of Eide (population: 22). Together, these areas formed a new, larger Lillesand municipality.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Høvaag'' farm ( non, Høyvágar). The first element is which means " hay" and the last element is which means "

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Government

The municipal council of Høvåg was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Attractions

Høvåg Church

(''Høvåg kirke'') is located in Høvåg parish in

Vest-Nedenes prosti This list of churches in Agder og Telemark is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark in Agder and Vestfold og Telemark counties in southern Norway. The diocese is based at the Kristiansand Cathedral in the cit ...

. It is constructed of brick and was built ca. 1100 - 1150. The church uses a cruciform floor plan and has 400 seats. Nave is shaped like a T with the altar in the center. In 1723, the congregation started a project to expand, maintain and refurbish the church. The west wing was joined in 1768, the north wing, which is the current main entrance was built in 1828. The tower was built in 1831. The altarpiece is a triptych representing faith, hope, and love. It is from about 1620 and was completed by an unknown artist. The pulpit is from about 1660. Around 1900 the altarpiece was painted white, but in 1935 it was restored to the present form. The pictures on the pulpit is of the four evangelists.

Notable residents

* Karl Johan Fjermeros, local politician

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hovaag Lillesand Former municipalities of Norway 1865 establishments in Norway 1962 disestablishments in Norway