Audnedal

Audnedal is a municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway. It is an inland municipality, and borders in the north on Åseral municipality, Hægebostad in the west, Lyngdal and Lindesnes in the south and Marnardal in the east. In the north-east it borders on Evje og Hornnes in the county of Aust-Agder.

In 1963, Konsmo municipality and parts of Bjelland municipality were combined into Audnedal municipality.

The name Audnedal comes from the river Audna, which runs through the whole municipality, starting Ytre Øydnevatn and reaching the sea near Vigeland in Lindesnes municipality.

[edit] The name

The Norse form of the name was Auðnudalr. The first element is the genitive case of the rivername Auðna (now Audnedalselva), the last element is dalr m 'valley, dale'. The rivername is derived from the Norse word auðn f 'destruction' (because of flooding).

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1991). It shows a blade of a circular saw. (To represent the timber industry in the municipality.)

[edit] Attractions

Recommended hiking trips, among other places in the area, are "Blomliknuten".

The local Museum located on Sveindal is also a noteworthy visit.

If you enjoy the art of fishing, you should drop by the river "Mandalselva". Salmon weighing several kilograms are taken here.

Municipalities of Vest-Agder
Audnedal \| Farsund \| Flekkefjord \| Hægebostad \| Kristiansand \| Kvinesdal \| Lindesnes \| Lyngdal \| Mandal \| Marnardal \| Sirdal \| Songdalen \| Søgne \| Vennesla \| Åseral