Audnedal
| Audnedal kommune | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
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 Audnedal within Vest-Agder | |||
| Coordinates: 58°22′48″N 07°22′12″E / 58.38000°N 7.37000°ECoordinates: 58°22′48″N 07°22′12″E / 58.38000°N 7.37000°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Vest-Agder | ||
| District | Sørlandet | ||
| Administrative centre | Konsmo | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2015) | Reidun Bakken (KrF) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 251.45 km2 (97.09 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 236.04 km2 (91.14 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 15.41 km2 (5.95 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | #302 in Norway | ||
| Population (2017) | |||
| • Total | 1,765 | ||
| • Rank | #341 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 10.7% | ||
| Demonym(s) | Audnedøl[1] | ||
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1027 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website |
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Audnedal is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Konsmo. Other villages in Audnedal include Byremo and Vivlemo. The municipality encompasses the upper half of the Audnedalen valley, and the municipality of Lindesnes (to the south) covers the southern half of the valley.
The municipality is served by the Audnedal Station along the Sørlandet Line. The railway station is near Konsmo. The railroad heads west from Audnedal and goes through the Hægebostad Tunnel, one of the longest railroad tunnels in Norway.
The 251-square-kilometre (97 sq mi) municipality is the 302nd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Audnedal is the 341st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,765. The municipality's population density is 7.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has increased by 10.7% over the last decade.[2]
General information
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The old municipality of Undal was established in 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). That municipality only existed until 1845 when it was split into Nord-Audnedal and Sør-Audnedal. Those municipalities were later divided also. Sør-Audnedal was divided into Spangereid in 1899 and Nord-Audnedal was divided into Konsmo and Vigmostad in 1911. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. This is when the present-day municipality of Audnedal was created. Audnedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1964 when the municipality of Konsmo (population: 712), the municipality of Grindheim (population: 701), and the Ågedal and Midtbø areas (population: 96) of Bjelland municipality were merged. This new Audnedal municipality mostly corresponded to the historical borders of the old municipality of Nord-Audnedal.[3]
On 1 January 2020, the neighboring municipalities of Audnedal and Lyngdal will be merged into a new, larger municipality called Lyngdal.[4]
Name
The municipality was named after the Audnedalen valley in which it is located. The Old Norse form of the name was Auðnudalr. The first element is the genitive case of the river name Auðna (now Audna) 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).[5]
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times; they were granted on 30 August 1991. It shows a silver or white blade of a circular saw on a green background. This symbol was chosen to represent the timber and forestry industries in the municipality.[6]
Churches
The Church of Norway has two parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Audnedal. It is part of the Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.
| Parish (Sokn) | Church Name | Location of the Church | Year Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grindheim | Grindheim Church | Byremo | 1783 |
| Konsmo | Konsmo Church | Konsmo | 1802 |
Government
All municipalities in Norway, including Audnedal, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor.
Municipal council
The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Audnedal is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. Currently, the party breakdown is as follows:[7]
| Party Name | Name in Norwegian | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Arbeiderpartiet | 3 | |
| Progress Party | Fremskrittspartiet | 1 | |
| Conservative Party | Høyre | 1 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | Kristelig Folkeparti | 4 | |
| Centre Party | Senterpartiet | 3 | |
| Local Lists | Lokale lister | 5 | |
| Total number of members: | 17 | ||
Geography
Audnedal is an inland municipality, located in the Audnedalen valley which follows the river Audna. The municipality of Åseral borders it to the north, Hægebostad to the west, Lyngdal and Lindesnes to the south, and Marnardal to the east. To the northeast, Audnedal borders the municipality of Evje og Hornnes in neighboring Aust-Agder county.
Audnedal municipality has two large lakes: Ytre Øydnavatnet and Øvre Øydnavatnet. The Mandalselva river also passes through the northern part of the municipality.
Climate
| Climate data for Konsmo | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
8.9 (48) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.2 (36) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−5.0 (23) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.9 (39) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 154 (6.06) |
104 (4.09) |
107 (4.21) |
70 (2.76) |
104 (4.09) |
91 (3.58) |
102 (4.02) |
146 (5.75) |
195 (7.68) |
217 (8.54) |
210 (8.27) |
160 (6.3) |
1,660 (65.35) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 15.8 | 10.7 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 15.7 | 157 |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[8] | |||||||||||||
Attractions
- "Blomliknuten" hiking trail
- Sveindal museum
- Fishing for salmon in the Mandalselva river
References
- ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
- ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2017). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-11-05.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ↑ "Nye Lyngdal kommune Informasjonsbrosjyre" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Lyngdal kommune. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Audnedal" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ "Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ "Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M)" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. 2015.
- ↑ "eKlima Web Portal". Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Archived from the original on 2004-06-14.
External links
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
