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| Halse og Harkmark herred | |
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| — Former Municipality — | |
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| Coordinates: 58°02′42″N 07°36′12″E / 58.045°N 7.60333°ECoordinates: 58°02′42″N 07°36′12″E / 58.045°N 7.60333°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-1019 |
| Adm. Center | Halse |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 105 km2 (40.5 sq mi) |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged with | Mandal in 1964 |
Halse og Harkmark is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Mandal. When it was a municipality, it encompassed the rural areas that surrounded the city of Mandal, including many islands such as Hille, Skjernøy, and Pysen (Norway's southernmost point).[1]
[edit] Name
Halse og Harkmark is a combination of the names of two parishes surrounding Mandal. The name Halse is the name of the church site. The name comes from the (Old Norse: Halshaugar), hals meaning a low area of land between two waters and haugr meaning hill or mound.[1][2] The name Harkmark may be derived from an old river name.[3]
[edit] History
Mandals landdistrikt was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1865, the name was changed to Halse og Harkmark. On 1 July 1921, a part of Halse og Harkmark (population: 221) was transferred to the city of Mandal.
On 1 January 1964, Halse og Harkmark (population: 3,676) was merged with the city of Mandal and the neighboring municipality of Holum) to form an enlarged Mandal municipality.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Halse og Harkmark" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. http://www.snl.no/Halse_og_Harkmark. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 68. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=143174&avid=32357.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 65. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=143133&avid=32347.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999) (in Norwegian) (PDF). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen. Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.
