Liknes is the
administrative centre
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Kvinesdal
Kvinesdal 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 Liknes. Other villages in Kvinesdal include Feda, Fjotland, and Storekvi ...
municipality in
Agder
Agder is a county (''fylke'') and traditional region in the southern part of Norway. The county was established on 1 January 2020, when the old Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties were merged. Since the early 1900s, the term Sørlandet ("south ...
county,
Norway
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. The village is located along the river
Kvina
Kvina is a river in Southern Norway. The long river begins in the Setesdalsheiene mountains in the municipality of Valle in Agder county and it flows south, along the former Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder county border, through the Kvinesdalen val ...
, about north of the mouth where it empties into the
Fedafjorden
Fedafjorden is a fjord in Agder county, Norway. The is located in the municipalities of Kvinesdal, Flekkefjord, and Farsund. The long, narrow fjord runs south from the mouth of the river Kvina to the Listafjorden.
The fjord is long and only ...
. The village of
Storekvina lies about to the north of Liknes. The village has a population (2015) of 2,462 which gives the village a
population density
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of .
The village is the largest urban area in the municipality. There are stores, a school, and
Kvinesdal Church
Kvinesdal Church ( no, Kvinesdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinesdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Liknes. It is the church for the Kvinesdal parish which is part of the Lister og ...
. Just east of the village is the Saron Valley where the
missionary
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center, ' is located. From 1900 until 1917, the municipality of Kvinesdal was named ''Liknes'', after the village.
Media gallery
Liknes.jpg, View of Liknes and the river Kvina
062611 Liknes (9202749498).jpg, View of Liknes in 1953
Kvinesdal kirke, Vest-Agder - Riksantikvaren-T216 01 0022.jpg, Kvinesdal Church
Kvinesdal Church ( no, Kvinesdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinesdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Liknes. It is the church for the Kvinesdal parish which is part of the Lister og ...
in Liknes
References
Villages in Agder
Kvinesdal
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