Vigmostad
| Vigmostad herred | |
|---|---|
| — Former Municipality — | |
| Coordinates: 58°12′10″N 07°20′02″E / 58.20278°N 7.33389°ECoordinates: 58°12′10″N 07°20′02″E / 58.20278°N 7.33389°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-1028 |
| Adm. Center | Vigmostad |
| Split from | Nord-Audnedal in 1911 |
| Merged into | Lindesnes in 1964 |
Vigmostad is a village and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located along the Audna river in the Audnedalen valley in the present-day municipality of Lindesnes.
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[edit] Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Vigmostad farm (Old Norse: Vígmundarstaðir), since that is the location of the church. The first element of the name is the old male name Vígmundar (river-mouth) or Vígmarr (river-mare(sea)) and the last element is staðir which means "homestead" or "farm".[1]
[edit] History
The municipality of Vigmostad was established on 1 January 1911 when the old municipality of Nord-Audnedal was divided into Vigmostad (population: 923) and Konsmo (population: 782). On 1 January 1964, Vigmostad was merged with Sør-Audnedal and Spangereid to create the new municipality of Lindesnes. Prior to the merger, Vigmostad had a population of 589.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 148. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=145765&avid=32917.
- ^ 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 Vigmostad (Norwegian)
