Nes og Hidra

Nes og Hitterø herred
Former Municipality

View on Hidra island
Coordinates: 58°13′28″N 06°34′43″E / 58.22444°N 6.57861°ECoordinates: 58°13′28″N 06°34′43″E / 58.22444°N 6.57861°E
Country Norway
County Vest-Agder
District Sørlandet
Municipality ID NO-1042
Created as Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Split into Nes and Hitterø in 1893

Nes og Hitterø is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the southwestern part of the present-day municipality of Flekkefjord encompassing the Nes peninsula and the island of Hidra (formerly called Hitterø).

Name

The municipality name is a combination of the names of the two parishes: Nes and Hitterø. Nes is named after the old Nes farm (Old Norse: Næs). The name is identical with the word nes which means "peninsula", since Nes is located on a peninsula.[1] The Old Norse form of the island and parish of Hitterø was Hitr. The name is probably derived from a word with the meaning "split" or "cleft" (referring to the fact that the island is almost split in two by the Rasvåg fjord).[2]

History

The municipality of Næs og Hitterø was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). According to the 1835 census, the municipality had a population of 3,155.[3] On 8 October 1893, Nes og Hitterø was divided to create two new municipalities: Nes (population: 1,704) and Hitterø (population: 2,075). These two municipalities were later merged into Flekkefjord.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 315.
  2. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 303.
  3. ↑ Registreringssentral for historiske data. "Hjemmehørende folkemengde Vest-Agder 1801-1960" (in Norwegian). University of Tromsø.
  4. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.

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