Kvås
| Kvås herred | |
|---|---|
| — Former Municipality — | |
| Coordinates: 58°15′43″N 07°11′58″E / 58.26194°N 7.19944°ECoordinates: 58°15′43″N 07°11′58″E / 58.26194°N 7.19944°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-1033 |
| Adm. Center | Kvås |
| Area1 | |
| - Total | 116 km2 (44.8 sq mi) |
| Split from | Lyngdal in 1909 |
| Merged into | Lyngdal in 1963 |
Kvås is a village and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the Lyngdalen valley in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Lyngdal. The village of Kvås is located along the river Lygna (Lyngdalselva). Other villages in the Kvås district are Birkeland and Moi.
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Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Kvås farm (Old Norse: Kváss), since that is where the church is located. The meaning of the name probably refers to a "valley" or "hollow".2
History
The municipality of Kvås was established on 1 January 1909 when the old municipality of Lyngdal was divided into three new municipalities: Austad, Lyngdal, and Kvås (population: 736). On 1 January 1963, Austad (population: 608) and Kvås (population: 493) were re-incorporated into the municipality of Lyngdal along with the Gitlevåg area of Spangereid.3
References
- ^ "Kvås – tidl. kommune" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. http://www.snl.no/Kvås/tidl._kommune. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 252. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=149263&avid=33690&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.
External links
- Weather information for Kvås (Norwegian)