Nord-Audnedal
Nord-Audnedal (historic: Nordre Undal) is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The 195.8-square-kilometre (75.6 sq mi) municipality[1] existed from 1845 until its dissolution in 1911. It was located along the river Audna in the Audnedalen valley in the present-day municipalities of Lyngdal and Lindesnes in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Vigmostad where Vigmostad Church is located.[2]
Nord-Audnedal herred
Nordre Undal herred (historic) | |
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 Vest-Agder within Norway | |
 Nord-Audnedal within Vest-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°12′10″N 07°20′02″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Established | 1845 |
| • Preceded by | Undal Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1911 |
| • Succeeded by | Vigmostad and Konsmo municipalities |
| Administrative centre | Vigmostad |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 195.8 km2 (75.6 sq mi) |
| Population (1911) | |
| • Total | 1,705 |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1027 |
History
The municipality of Nordre Undal was established in 1845 when the old municipality of Undal was divided into Sør-Undal (population: 3,893) and Nordre Undal (population: 802). The name Undal was changed to Audnedal in the early 20th century. On 1 January 1911, Nord-Audnedal ceased to exist when it was divided into two separate municipalities: Konsmo (population: 782) and Vigmostad (population: 923).[3]
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Audnedalen valley (Old Norse: Auðnudalr). The prefix nord means "northern" since it is the northern part of the valley. The first element of the name is the genitive case of the river name Auðna (now Audna). The river name is derived from the word auðn which means "destruction" or "wasteland" (because of the flooding that often happens along the river). The last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". Historically, the municipality was named Nordre Undal, which uses an older version of the valley name that had been corrupted and shortened over time as well as an alternate way of spelling "northern". The more modern spelling of "Nord-Audnedal" was introduced during the 20th century to bring back the historical look of the name.[4][5]
Government
During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[6]
Mayors
The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Nord-Audnedal:[7]
- 1844–1845: Salve Eirikson Ougland
- 1846–1847: Leiv Person Spilling
- 1848–1851: Abraham Tønnesson Landås
- 1852–1853: Per Person Spilling
- 1854–1863: Aanen Egeland
- 1864–1867: Knud Olson Vigmostad
- 1868–1873: Kristian Knudson
- 1874–1877: Ola Simonson Mosland
- 1878–1879: Per Aanenson Vigmostad
- 1880–1904: Per Person Spilling
- 1905–1910: Aanen Olson Viblemo
References
- Helland, Amund (1903). "Nordre Undal herred". X Lister og Mandals amt. Anden del. Norges land og folk (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 338. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- Store norske leksikon. "Undal" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
- Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 155.
- Store norske leksikon. "Audnedal" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- Bergstøl, Tore (1960). "Tilhøve til statsmakta". Vigmostadboka. 2 : Nærings- og kulturlivet (in Norwegian). Mandal: Trykki Salvesen. p. 363.
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