Undal

Undal herred
Former Municipality
Coordinates: 58°17′07″N 07°21′21″E / 58.28528°N 7.35583°E / 58.28528; 7.35583Coordinates: 58°17′07″N 07°21′21″E / 58.28528°N 7.35583°E / 58.28528; 7.35583
Country Norway
County Vest-Agder
District Sørlandet
Municipality ID NO-1027
Created as Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Split into Nordre Undal and Søndre Undal in 1845

Undal is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in parts of the present-day municipalities of Audnedal and Lindesnes.

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).[1] (Around 1900, the name Undal was Norwegianized to Audnedal.)

History

The parish of Undal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The municipality existed until 1845, when it was divided into the new municipalities of Nordre Undal and Søndre Undal. Prior to the split Undal had a population of 4,695.[2]

References

  1. Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 155.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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