Vegårshei
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| Vegårshei kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Aust-Agder | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0912 | ||
| Administrative centre | Vegårshei | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2004) | Maya Marianne Twedt Berli (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 255 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 356 km² (137.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 322 km² (124.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,856 | ||
| - Density | 6/km² (15.5/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 1.5 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 344 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
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| Website: www.vegarshei.kommune.no | |||
Vegårshei is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway.
Vegårshei was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
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[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name may have been *Vigisheiðr. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the lake Vegår (the Norse form, and the meaning, of the name is uncertain). The last element is heiðr f 'heath, moor'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows a fox.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Dyrøy.)
[edit] Geography
Vegårshei is bordered on the north by Nissedal and Gjerstad, on the east by Risør, on the south by Tvedestrand and on the west by Åmli.
The largest lake in Vegårshei is Vegår.
[edit] Economics
Formerly Vegårshei was an agricultural and lumbering community.
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