Nes, Vest-Agder
| Nes herred | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
  Nes herred  Nes herred Location of the 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 |
| Region | Southern Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Lister |
| Municipality ID | NO-1043 |
| Adm. Center | Nes |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 150 km2 (60 sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Created from | Nes og Hitterø in 1893 |
| Merged into | Flekkefjord in 1965 |
Nes is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 150-square-kilometre (58 sq mi) municipality existed from 1893 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality is located in the southwestern part of the present-day municipality of Flekkefjord. Its administrative centre was the village of Nes, located just outside the town of Flekkefjord.[1]
History
The municipality of Nes was established on 8 October 1893 when the old municipality of Nes og Hitterø was split into two: 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 town of Flekkefjord.
In the 1960s, there were major municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Nes was dissolved and its lands were merged with the neighboring municipalities of Hidra, Bakke, and Gyland and the town of Flekkefjord to form a new, larger municipality of Flekkefjord. Prior to the merger, Nes had a population of 2,757.[2]
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.[3]
References
- 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Nes – Vest-Agder" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 315.
External links
Vest-Agder travel guide from Wikivoyage