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Kvinesdal
Kvinesdal 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 Liknes. Other villages in Kvinesdal include Feda, Norway, Feda, Fjotland, and Storekvina. Kvinesdal is an elongated mountain-to-coast municipality, reaching saltwater at the head of the Fedafjorden, which provides access to the North Sea in the south. Further north, the landscape is cut by narrow valleys with scattered small villages. There are also abandoned mines at Knaben, a popular ski resort. Because Kvinesdal resembles the geography of the nation as a whole, it is often referred to as "Little Norway". The municipality is the 121st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kvinesdal is the 159th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,024. The municipality's population density is and its pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liknes
Liknes is the administrative centre of Kvinesdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Kvina, about north of the mouth where it empties into the Fedafjorden. 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 of . The village is the largest urban area in the municipality. There are stores, a school, and Kvinesdal Church. Just east of the village is the Saron Valley where the missionary A missionary is a member of a Religious denomination, religious group who is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Thoma ... 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fjotland
Fjotland is a village in Kvinesdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the northern part of the Kvinesdalen valley on the northeast side of the lake Fjotlandsvatnet. Fjotland is about southeast of the village of Haughom in Sirdal and about north of Liknes. Fjotland was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Fjotland which existed prior to 1963. Fjotland Church is located in the village. Name The name of the municipality (originally the parish) comes from the old ''Fjotland'' farm (Old Norse: ''Fjósaland''). The first element in the name comes from the word ''fjøs'' which means "barn A barn is an agricultural building usually on farms and used for various purposes. In North America, a barn refers to structures that house livestock, including cattle and horses, as well as equipment and fodder, and often grain.Allen G ..." and the last element in the name comes from the word ''land'' which means "land". References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fjotland (municipality)
Fjotland is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1841 and again from 1858 until its dissolution in 1963. The administrative centre was the village of Fjotland where Fjotland Church is located. The municipality covered the northern part of the Kvinesdalen valley in the present-day municipality of Kvinesdal. History The parish of Fjotland was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law), but the municipality was short-lived. In 1841, Fjotland (population: 980) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Kvinesdal. This union, however, only lasted until 1858 when Fjotland was separated to form its own municipality again. At that time, Fjotland had a population of 1,044. On 1 January 1874, an unpopulated area of Fjotland was transferred to neighboring Sirdal municipality. On 1 January 1903, a small area of Sirdal (population: 63) was transferred to Fjotland. During the 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feda, Norway
Feda is a village in Kvinesdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the north side of the Fedafjorden, about southwest of the village of Liknes and about east of the town of Flekkefjord. The village has a population (2015) of 404, giving the village a population density of . The European route E39 highway passes through the village. Feda is home to the static inverter plant of HVDC NorNed. The station was built close to an existing electrical substation. Feda Church is located in the village, serving the southern part of the Kvinesdal municipality. From 1900 to 1963 Feda was the administrative centre of Feda municipality. Name The municipality (originally the parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...) is named after the old "Fede" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storekvina
Storekvina is a village in Kvinesdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the shore of the river Kvina, about north of the village of Liknes Liknes is the administrative centre of Kvinesdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Kvina, about north of the mouth where it empties into the Fedafjorden. The village of Storekvina lies about to the no .... The village had a population of 323 in 2015. The Sørlandet Line runs through the village, stopping at the Storekvina Station, the sole train station serving Kvinesdal municipality. There is also a primary school and a store in the village. See also * Roinestad References Villages in Agder Kvinesdal {{Agder-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feda (municipality)
Feda is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1900 until its dissolution in 1963. The administrative centre was the village of Feda where the Feda Church is located. Feda encompassed the far southern tip of the present-day municipality of Kvinesdal in what is now Agder county. It surrounded both sides of the long Fedafjorden and the surrounding valleys. History The municipality of Feda was created on 1 January 1900 when the old municipality of Kvinesdal was split into two separate municipalities: Feda (population: 1,090) and Liknes (population: 2,937). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, Feda municipality was dissolved and it was merged with Kvinesdal municipality (in 1917 Liknes was renamed Kvinesdal) and Fjotland to create a new, larger municipality of Kvinesdal. Prior to the merger, Feda had 576 inhabitants. Name The municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knaben
Knaben is an old mining village in the northern part of Kvinesdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. Currently, the mine is no longer in use, but the area has become a popular ski resort. The village lies at an elevation of above sea level, about north of Liknes and about east of Tonstad in Sirdal municipality. The molybdenum mines were operated here from 1885 to 1973. Constructions and buildings are still mostly standing. The homes where the workers once lived are now hotels. Nature The Knaben uplands (''Knabeheiene'') are mainly located at an elevation of between above sea level. The area has a rich bird-life and animal life, with moose, reindeer, Black Grouse, black grouse, lagopus, falcon, and eagle. Mining activity Occurrence of molybdenite was the basis for the mining activities at Knaben. In 1897, it was determined that tempering (metallurgy), tempering of steel with molybdenum resulted in an alloy with qualities favourable for weapon production. In 1902, the min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lister Region
Lister Region () 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 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 Farsund (town .... 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 Districts of Agder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agder
Agder is a counties of Norway, county () and districts of Norway, traditional region in the southern part of Norway and is coextensive with the Southern Norway region. 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 Southern Norway, Sørlandet ("south country, south land, southland") has been commonly used for this region, sometimes with the inclusion of neighbouring Rogaland. Before that time, the area was considered a part of Western Norway. The area was a medieval Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdom, and after Norway's unification became known as ''Egdafylki'' and later ''Agdesiden'', a county within the kingdom of Norway. The name Agder was not used after 1662, when the area was split into smaller governmental units called Nedenæs, Råbyggelaget, Lister, and Mandal. The name was resurrected in 1919 when two counties of Norway that roughly corresponded to the old Agdesiden county w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 about wide. The village of Feda, Norway, Feda is located at the northwestern side of the fjord, just west of the Fedafjord Bridge on the European route E39 highway. Near the mouth of the fjord, at the south end, lies the island of Andabeløya. The majority of the fjord lies in Kvinesdal municipality, but the mouth of the fjord is split between the municipalities of Flekkefjord and Farsund. The old municipality of Feda (municipality), Feda, which existed from 1900 until 1963, encompassed the area surrounding both sides of the Fedafjorden. References Fjords of Agder Kvinesdal Flekkefjord {{Norway-fjord-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of Norway
Municipalities in Norway are the basic unit of local government. Norway is divided into 15 administrative regions, called Counties of Norway, counties. These counties are subdivided into 357 municipality, municipalities (as of 2024). The capital city Oslo is both a county and a municipality. Municipalities are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient Health care, health services, old age, senior citizen services, welfare spending, welfare and other Social work, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a Municipal council (Norway), municipal council of Direct election, directly elected representatives. The mayor is Indirect election, indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. Law enforcement and Church of Norway, church services are provided at a national level in Norway. Municipalities are undergoing continuous change by dividing, consolidating, and adjusting boundaries. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
