Evje og Vegusdal

Evje og Vegusdal kommune
Former Municipality

Fennefoss farm in Evje
Coordinates: 58°35′06″N 07°48′30″E / 58.58500°N 7.80833°ECoordinates: 58°35′06″N 07°48′30″E / 58.58500°N 7.80833°E
Country Norway
County Aust-Agder
District Setesdal
Municipality ID NO-0934
Adm. Center Evje
Created from Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Split into Evje and Vegusdal in 1877

Evje og Vegusdal is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It was located in the Setesdal region in Southern Norway.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) of Evje og Vegusdal is named after the farms Evje and Vegusdal. The old Evje farm (Old Norse: Efja) is where the first church was built. The name is identical with the word efja which means "eddy".[1] The old Vegusdal farm (Old Norse: Veikolfsdalr) is derived from the old male name, Veikolfr meaning "weak Ullfr" and the second part is the word dalr which means "valley".[2]

History

The parish of Evje og Veigusdal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 1,627.[3]

On 1 January 1877, Evje og Vegusdal was split to create two separate municipalities: Evje with a population of 870 and Vegusdal with a population of 935. These two municipalities later became parts of Evje og Hornnes and Birkenes respectively.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian) (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 193.
  2. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian) (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 169.
  3. ↑ Registreringssentral for historiske data. "Hjemmehørende folkemengde Aust-Agder 1801-1960" (in Norwegian). University of Tromsø.
  4. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.

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