Kvås
| Kvås herred | ||
|---|---|---|
| Former Municipality | ||
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| Coordinates: 58°15′43″N 07°11′58″E / 58.26194°N 7.19944°ECoordinates: 58°15′43″N 07°11′58″E / 58.26194°N 7.19944°E | ||
| Country | Norway | |
| County | Vest-Agder | |
| District | Sørlandet | |
| Municipality ID | NO-1033 | |
| Adm. Center | Kvås | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 116 km2 (45 sq mi) | |
| Split from | Lyngdal in 1909 | |
| Merged into | Lyngdal in 1963 | |
Kvås is a village and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the Lyngdalen valley in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Lyngdal. The village of Kvås is located along the river Lygna (Lyngdalselva). Other villages in the Kvås district are Birkeland and Moi.
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Kvås farm (Old Norse: Kváss), since that is where the church is located. The meaning of the name probably refers to a "valley" or "hollow".[2]
History
The municipality of Kvås was established on 1 January 1909 when the old municipality of Lyngdal was divided into three new municipalities: Austad, Lyngdal, and Kvås (population: 736). On 1 January 1963, Austad (population: 608) and Kvås (population: 493) were re-incorporated into the municipality of Lyngdal along with the Gitlevåg area of Spangereid.[3]
References
- ↑ "Kvås – tidl. kommune" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 252.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
External links
- Weather information for Kvås (Norwegian)