Austad (municipality)

Austad herred
Former Municipality

View of the local church
Austad herred
Austad herred

Location of the municipality

Coordinates: 58°05′30″N 07°02′45″E / 58.09167°N 7.04583°E / 58.09167; 7.04583Coordinates: 58°05′30″N 07°02′45″E / 58.09167°N 7.04583°E / 58.09167; 7.04583
Country Norway
Region Southern Norway
County Vest-Agder
District Lister
Municipality ID NO-1031
Adm. Center Austad
Area[1]
 • Total 44 km2 (17 sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created from Lyngdal in 1909
Merged into Lyngdal in 1963

Austad is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 44-square-kilometre (17 sq mi) municipality existed from 1909 until its dissolution in 1963. The municipality encompassed the area surrounding the Rosfjorden in the southern, coastal part of the present-day municipality of Lyngdal. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Austad where Austad Church is located.[1]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Austad farm (Old Norse: Alvisstaðir). The first element of the name is derived from the male name "Ålvir" and the last element is "stad" (Old Norse: staðir) which means "homestead" or "farm".[2]

History

Austad municipality was created on 1 January 1909 when the old municipality of Lyngdal was divided into three separate municipalities: Lyngdal, Austad, and Kvås. Upon its creation, Austad had a population of 1,263. On 7 January 1916, there was a small border adjustment which transferred a small area (population: 4) from Austad to the neighboring municipality of Spind. On 1 January 1963, Austad and Kvås were re-incorporated into Lyngdal along with the Gitlevågområdet area of Spangereid. Prior to the merger, Austad had a population of 608.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Austad" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  2. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 128.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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