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Audnedal is a former municipality in the old
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. I ...
county, Norway. It was located in the traditional district of
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 govern ...
. The
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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 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, Hæà ...
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 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 ...
was established on 1 January 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...
law). That municipality only existed until 1845 when it was split into
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 Audnedale ...
and
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. ...
. Those municipalities were later divided also. Sør-Audnedal was divided into Spangereid in 1899 and Nord-Audnedal was divided into Konsmo and
Vigmostad Vigmostad is a village in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Audna river in the Audnedalen valley. The village of Konsmo lies about to the north and about north of the village of Vigeland. Vigmosta ...
in 1911. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. This is when the present-day municipality of Audnedal was created. Audnedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1964 when the municipality of Konsmo (population: 712), the municipality of
Grindheim Grindheim is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village of Byremo where Grindheim Church is located. The municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1964. It was general ...
(population: 701), and the Ågedal and Midtbø areas (population: 96) of
Bjelland Bjelland is a village in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Mandalselva, about southeast of the village of Byremo (in Lyngdal) and about west of the village of Hægeland (in Vennesla). The vil ...
municipality were merged. This new Audnedal municipality mostly corresponded to the historical borders of the old municipality of
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 Audnedale ...
. On 1 January 2020, the neighboring municipalities of Audnedal and
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, Hæà ...
merged into a new, larger municipality called ''Lyngdal''.


Name

The municipality was named after the Audnedalen valley in which it is located. The Old Norse form of the name was . The first element is the
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of the river name ''Auðna'' (now Audna) and the last element is ''dalr'' which means " valley" or "dale". The river name is derived from the Norse word ''auðn'' which means "destruction" (because of flooding).


Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 30 August 1991. It shows a silver or white blade of a
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on a green background. This symbol was chosen to represent the timber and forestry industries in the municipality.


Churches

The
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had two parishes () within the municipality of Audnedal. It is part of the
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(
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) in the
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.


Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Audnedal, 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 Audnedal was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:


Geography

Audnedal was an inland municipality, located in the Audnedalen valley which follows the river Audna. The municipality of Åseral bordered it to the north, Hægebostad to the west,
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, Hæà ...
and Lindesnes to the south, and
Marnardal Marnardal is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. It existed from 1964 until 2020 when it was merged into Lindesnes Municipality in what is now Agder county. It was located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The ...
to the east. To the northeast, Audnedal bordered the municipality of Evje og Hornnes in neighboring
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. Audnedal municipality had two large lakes: Ytre Øydnavatnet and Øvre Øydnavatnet. The Mandalselva river also passed through the northern part of the municipality.


Climate


Attractions

*"Blomliknuten" hiking trail *Sveindal museum * Fishing for salmon in the Mandalselva river


References


External links

* * *
Municipal fact sheet
from
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