Tonstad
| Tonstad herred | |
|---|---|
| — Former Municipality — | |
| Coordinates: 58°39′45″N 06°43′00″E / 58.6625°N 6.7166667°ECoordinates: 58°39′45″N 06°43′00″E / 58.6625°N 6.7166667°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-1046 |
| Adm. Center | Tonstad |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 361 km2 (139 sq mi) |
| Split from | Sirdal in 1905 |
| Merged into | Sirdal in 1960 |
Tonstad is the administrative centre of the municipality of Sirdal in Vest-Agder, Norway. In 2005, its population was 751. It is also a former municipality that is located along the Sirdalsvatnet in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Sirdal.
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[edit] Name
The municipality of Tonstad was named after the old Tonstad farm (Old Norse: Þornýjarstaðir ), since the church is located there. The first element of the name comes from the female name Tone (Old Norse: Þorný) and the last element is staðir which means "homestead" or "farm".[2]
[edit] History
The municipality of Tonstad was established on 1 January 1905 when the old municipality of Sirdal was divided into two municipalities: Tonstad (population: 828) and Øvre Sirdal (population: 753). On 1 January 1960, Tonstad (population: 651) was merged together with Øvre Sirdal and the Øksendal area of Bakke to form a new municipality of Sirdal.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Tonstad – kommune" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. http://www.snl.no/Tonstad/kommune. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 348. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=152568&avid=34416&s=n.
- ^ 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
- Vest-Agder travel guide from Wikitravel
- Weather information for Tonstad (Norwegian)
- Sirdolen.no (Norwegian)
