Høvåg
| Høvåg kommune | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 58°10′11″N 08°14′50″E / 58.16972°N 8.24722°ECoordinates: 58°10′11″N 08°14′50″E / 58.16972°N 8.24722°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Aust-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-0927 |
| Adm. Center | Høvåg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 77 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Created from | Vestre Moland in 1865 |
| Merged with | Lillesand in 1962 |
Høvåg is a village and former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Lillesand in the Sørlandet region.
Old coastal settlements in the Høvåg district include Ulvøysund, Gamle Hellesund, Skottevig, Kjøbmannsvig and Ågerøy. The village of Høvåg is located midway between Lillesand and Kristiansand and has a population of 200.[1]
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Høvaag farm (Old Norse: Høyvágar). The first element is høy which means "hay" and the last element is vágr which means "bay".[2]
History
The municipality of Høvaag was created in 1865 when the municipality of Vestre Moland was split into Høvåg (population: 2,069) and Vestre Moland (population: 2,167). On 1 January 1962, the municipalities of Høvåg (population: 1,330), Vestre Moland, and Lillesand, along with the Gitmark farm area of Eide were merged to form an enlarged Lillesand municipality.[3]
Notable residents
- Karl Johan Fjermeros, local politician
References
- ↑ Statistics Norway (1 January 2007). Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.
- ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian) (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 155.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
External links
Aust-Agder travel guide from Wikivoyage