Hylestad

Hylestad kommune
Former Municipality

Hylestad church
Coordinates: 59°05′43″N 07°32′00″E / 59.09528°N 7.53333°ECoordinates: 59°05′43″N 07°32′00″E / 59.09528°N 7.53333°E
Country Norway
County Aust-Agder
District Setesdal
Municipality ID NO-0939
Adm. Center Hylestad
Created from Valle in 1915
Merged with Valle in 1962
Not to be confused with Hyllestad.

Hylestad is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the municipality of Valle in the traditional region of Setesdal. The former municipality of Hylestad had an area of 570 square kilometres (220 sq mi).[1]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hylestad farm (Old Norse: Hyljastaðir), since the first church was built there. The first element is comes from hylja meaning a "pool" (possibly referring to the pool in the river) and the last element is staðir which means "homestead" or "farm".[2]

History

Hylestad was created on 1 July 1915 when the municipality of Valle was divided into two municipalities: Hylestad (population: 658) and Valle (population: 1,051). On 1 January 1962, Hylestad was reincorporated into Valle. Prior to the merger Hylestad had a population of 662.[3]

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ "Hylestad" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  2. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian) (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 224.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.

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