Fjære
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Fjære is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway.
It was created by a split from Øyestad in 1846. At that time Fjære had a population of 2,806. Parts of Fjære were moved to the neighboring municipality Grimstad in 1878 and 1960.
On 1 January 1971 the rest of Fjære was incorporated into Grimstad. Prior to the merger Fjære had a population of 6,189.
[edit] References
- Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".