Nes, Vest-Agder
| Nes herred | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 58°17′49″N 06°39′38″E / 58.29694°N 6.66056°ECoordinates: 58°17′49″N 06°39′38″E / 58.29694°N 6.66056°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-1043 |
| Adm. Center | Nes |
| Split from | Nes og Hidra in 1893 |
| Merged into | Flekkefjord in 1965 |
Nes is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the southwestern part of the present-day municipality of Flekkefjord.
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Nes farm (Old Norse: Næs) since that is where the church was located. The name is identical with the word nes which means "peninsula", since Nes is located on a peninsula.[1]
History
The municipality of Nes was established on 8 October 1893 when the old municipality of Nes og Hitterø was split into Nes and Hitterø. At the time of the split, Nes had a population of 1,704. In 1942, a part of Nes with 377 inhabitants was moved to the neighboring municipality of Flekkefjord.
On 1 January 1965, the rest of Nes, along with the neighboring municipalities of Hidra, Bakke, and Gyland were merged with the town of Flekkefjord to form a new, larger municipality of Flekkefjord. Prior to the merger, Nes had a population of 2,757.[2]
References
- ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 315.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
External links
Vest-Agder travel guide from Wikivoyage