Søgne
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| Søgne kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Vest-Agder | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1018 | ||
| Administrative centre | Søgne | ||
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| - Mayor (2007) | Solveig Kjelland Larsen (AP) | ||
| Area (Nr. 357 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 151 km² (58.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 143 km² (55.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 9,426 | ||
| - Density | 66/km² (170.9/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 18.1 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 109 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
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| Website: www.sogne.kommune.no | |||
Søgne is a municipality in the Vest-Agder county, Norway.
Søgne was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Greipstad was separated from Søgne July 1, 1913.
It is a coastal municipality, with a long stretch of coastline to the south. In the east, it borders on the municipality of Kristiansand, in the north and north-east on Marnardal and Songdalen, and in the west on Mandal.
As opposed to the other municipalities of Vest-Agder, Søgne has not gone through a municipal merger in recent times. On the contrary, Greipstad was separated from Søgne in 1913 (and in 1964 merged Finsland into Songdalen. The population of Søgne is approx. 9500 (in 2004).
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Søgne (Norse Sygna), since the first church was built there. The farm is named after the river Sygna (now Søgneelva), and the name of the river is derived from the verb súga 'suck'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1985). It shows two famous cairns in the municipality.
[edit] External links
- Søgneguiden contains valuable information for visitors in Søgne: maps, accommodation, restaurants and bars, places to visit and more. Free of use - available in Norwegian, English, German and French.
- Budstikka Local newspaper (in Norwegian)
- Søgne municipality administration
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