Audnedal
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| Audnedal kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 58°22′48″N 7°22′12″E / 58.38°N 7.37°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
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| County | Vest-Agder | ||
| District | Sørlandet | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1027 | ||
| Administrative centre | Byremo | ||
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| - Mayor (2003) | Tønnes Seland (Bygdelista) | ||
| Area (Nr. 302 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 251 km2 (96.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 236 km2 (91.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,568 | ||
| - Density | 7/km2 (18.1/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -0.6 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 362 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Demonym | Audnedøl [1] | ||
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| Website | www.audnedal.kommune.no | ||
Audnedal is a municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway. The new municipality of Audnedal was created on 1 January 1964 after the merger of Grindheim and Konsmo.
The old municipality (see Undal) had quite different borders: It was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt) but in 1845 it was divided into Nord-Audnedal (divided in Konsmo and Vigmostad in 1911) and Sør-Audnedal (Spangereid separated in 1899).
It is an inland municipality, and Åseral municipality borders it to the north, Hægebostad to the west, Lyngdal and Lindesnes to the south, and Marnardal to the east. In the north-east it borders Evje og Hornnes in the county of Aust-Agder.
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[edit] General information
[edit] Name
The Old Norse form of the name was Auðnudalr. The first element is the genitive case of the river name Auðna (now Audnedalselva) and the last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". The river name is derived from the Norse word auðn which means "destruction" (because of flooding).
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 30 August 1991. It shows a blade of a circular saw to represent the timber and forestry industries in the municipality.[2]
[edit] Attractions
- Recommended hiking trips, among other places in the area, are "Blomliknuten".
- The local museum located on Sveindal is also a noteworthy visit.
- If you enjoy the art of fishing, you should drop by the river "Mandalselva". Salmon weighing several kilograms can be caught here.
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskriving_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn.
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/a/audnedal.htm. Retrieved on 27 September 2008.
[edit] External links
Media related to Audnedal at Wikimedia Commons
The Wiktionary definition of Audnedal- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
- Vest-Agder travel guide from Wikitravel
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