Herad
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| Herad herred | |
|---|---|
| — Former Municipality — | |
| Coordinates: 58°09′22″N 06°47′43″E / 58.15611°N 6.79528°ECoordinates: 58°09′22″N 06°47′43″E / 58.15611°N 6.79528°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-1039 |
| Adm. Center | Herad |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged into | Farsund in 1965 |
Herad is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the northeastern part of the present-day municipality of Farsund.
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[edit] Name
The municipality (originally the parish) was named Herred (Old Norse: Herað) which means "village" or "hamlet". The spelling of the name was changed to Herad in the 19th century.[1][2]
[edit] History
The parish of Herod (later Herred) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 17 October 1893, the district of Spind was separated from Herad to create a municipality of its own. The split left Herad with 1,019 inhabitants.
On 1 January 1965, Herad (population: 359) was merged together with Spind, Lista, and the town of Farsund to form a the municipality of Farsund.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 206. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=147587&avid=33321.
- ^ "Herad" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. http://www.snl.no/Herad. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ 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.
[edit] External links
- Weather information for Herad (Norwegian)
