| Austad kommune | |
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| — Former Municipality — | |
| Church in Austad | |
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| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-1031 |
| Adm. Center | Austad |
| Created from | Lyngdal in 1909 |
| Merged with | Lygndal in 1963 |
Austad is a village and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village of Austad is located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Lyngdal, between the town of Lyngdal and Korshamn.
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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Austad farm (Old Norse: Alvisstaðir). The first element of the name is derived from the male name "Ålvir" and the last element is "stad" (Old Norse: staðir) which means "homestead" or "farm".[1]
Austad was created by on 1 January 1909 when the old municipality of Lyngdal was divided into three separate municipalities: Lyngdal, Austad, and Kvås. Upon its creation, Austad had a population of 1,263. On 7 January 1916, there was a small border adjustment which transferred a small area (population: 4) from Austad to the neighboring municipality of Spind. On 1 January 1963, Austad and Kvås were re-incorporated into Lyngdal along with the Gitlevågområdet area of Spangereid. Prior to the merger, Austad had a population of 608. Some of the immigrants that went to America used this towns name as their own to separate themselves for a new world.