Fjotland
| Fjotland herred | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
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Fjotland Church | |
| Coordinates: 58°31′30″N 06°59′34″E / 58.52500°N 6.99278°ECoordinates: 58°31′30″N 06°59′34″E / 58.52500°N 6.99278°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-1036 |
| Adm. Center | Fjotland |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged into | Kvinesdal in 1841 |
| Split from | Kvinesdal in 1858 |
| Merged into | Kvinesdal in 1963 |
Fjotland a village and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the northern part of present-day municipality of Kvinesdal.
Name
The name of the municipality (originally the parish) comes from the old Fjotland farm (Old Norse: Fjósaland). The first element in the name comes from the word fjøs which means "barn" and the last element in the name comes from the word land which means "land".[1]
History
The municipality of Fjotland was established in 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt), but the municipality was short-lived. In 1841, Fjotland (population: 980) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Kvinesdal. This union, however, only lasted until 1858 when Fjotland was separated to form its own municipality again. At that time, Fjotland had a population of 1,044.
On 1 January 1874, an unpopulated area of Fjotland was transferred to neighboring Sirdal. On 1 January 1903, a small area of Sirdal (population: 63) was transferred to Fjotland. On 1 January 1963, Fjotland (population: 1,244) was re-incorporated into Kvinesdal (again) along with the neighboring municipality of Feda. [2]
References
- ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 276.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
External links
- Weather information for Fjotland (Norwegian)