Konsmo

Konsmo herred
—  Former Municipality  —
Coordinates:
Country Norway
County Vest-Agder
District Sørlandet
Municipality ID NO-1027
Adm. Center Konsmo
Area[1]
 • Total 107 km2 (41.3 sq mi)
Split from Nord-Audnedal in 1911
Merged into Audnedal in 1964

Konsmo is a village and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located south of Ytre Øydnavatnet (lake) in the southern half of the present-day municipality of Audnedal along the Audna river in the Audnedalen valley.

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Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Konsmo farm (Old Norse: Konungsmór), since the first church was built there. The name is a corruption of Kongsmoen which means King's moor.[1][2]

History

The municipality of Konsmo was established on 1 January 1911 when Nord-Audnedal municipality was divided into Konsmo (population: 782) and Vigmostad (population: 923). On 1 January 1964, Konsmo was merged with Grindheim and the districts of Ågedal and Midtbø in Bjelland to create the new municipality of Audnedal. Before the merger Konsmo had a population of 712.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Konsmo" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. http://www.snl.no/Konsmo. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 
  2. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 142. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=145567&avid=32874. 
  3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999) (in Norwegian) (PDF). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen. Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf. 

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