Herefoss
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Herefoss is a village and former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway.
The municipality was created in 1837, with the name Hegrafoss. The first documented occurrence of this name stems from 1487.
On 1 January 1967 Herefoss was incorporated into Birkenes municipality along with Vegusdal. Prior to the merger Herefoss had a population of 585. In 1900 610 people lived in on 67 different farms.
Herefoss was the seat public officials in the district. The fut (fogd) resided here from 1680 to 1820, and the sorenskriver (district judge) from 1724 to 1852. Herefoss was established as a prestegjeld in 1875. Herefoss church was consecrated by bishop Jacob von der Lippe in 1865.
Herefoss used to have a train station on the Sørlandsbanen. It was opened on 22 June 1938, but the use was discontinued in 1989, however, the station building is still standing.
[edit] References
- Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".
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