Holt, Aust-Agder

Holt kommune
Former Municipality

Holt church
Coordinates: 58°36′24″N 08°52′16″E / 58.60667°N 8.87111°ECoordinates: 58°36′24″N 08°52′16″E / 58.60667°N 8.87111°E
Country Norway
County Aust-Agder
District Sørlandet
Municipality ID NO-0914
Adm. Center Holt
Created as Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Merged with Tvedestrand in 1960

Holt is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is currently located in the present-day municipality of Tvedestrand in the Sørlandet region. It is located along the Nordkalottruta.

The church at Holt probably dates from the twelfth century and has an ancient font. The interior was decorated by Torsten Hoff.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Holt farm (Old Norse: Holt), since the first church was built there. The name comes from skogholt (lund) which means "grove (of trees)".[1]

History

The municipality (originally the parish) of Holt was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). According to the 1835 census, the municipality had a population of 3,116.[2]

On 1 January 1881, a part of Holt with 52 inhabitants was moved to the neighboring municipality of Dypvåg, and on 1 July 1919 another part of Holt with 14 inhabitants was moved to the neighboring municipality of Moland. On 1 January 1960, Holt (population: 3,759), Dypvåg (population: 1,805), and Tvedestrand (population: 868) were merged to form an enlarged municipality of Tvedestrand.[3]

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian) (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 45.
  2. ↑ "Hjemmehørende folkemengde Aust-Agder 1801-1960" (in Norwegian). University of Tromsø: Registreringssentral for historiske data.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.

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