Spind
| Spind herred | |
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| — Former Municipality — | |
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| Coordinates: 58°05′35″N 06°54′06″E / 58.09306°N 6.90167°ECoordinates: 58°05′35″N 06°54′06″E / 58.09306°N 6.90167°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-1040 |
| Adm. Center | Spind |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 43 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Split from | Herad in 1893 |
| Merged into | Farsund in 1965 |
Spind is a village and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located on the Spind peninsula in the western part of the present-day municipality of Farsund. The peninsula lies between the Lygndalsfjord and the Rosfjord.
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Name [edit]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named Spind (Old Norse: Spind), which means "lump" or "knoll", probably because the land has many rolling hills.[1] [2]
History [edit]
The municipality of Spind was established on 17 October 1893 when it was split from the municipality of Herad. At the time of its establishment, Spind had 1,410 inhabitants. On 1 July 1916, a small part of the neighboring municipality of Austad (population: 4) was transferred to Spind. On 1 January 1965, Spind (population: 606) was incorporated into a new, enlarged Farsund municipality along with neighboring municipalities of Herad and Lista.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Spind" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 213.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
External links [edit]
Vest-Agder travel guide from Wikivoyage- Weather information for Spind (Norwegian)
