Vigmostad

Vigmostad
Village
Vigmostad in 1941
Vigmostad
Location of the village
Vigmostad
Vigmostad (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°12′10″N 07°20′02″E / 58.20278°N 7.33389°E / 58.20278; 7.33389Coordinates: 58°12′10″N 07°20′02″E / 58.20278°N 7.33389°E / 58.20278; 7.33389
Country Norway
Region Southern Norway
County Vest-Agder
District Lindesnes
Municipality Lindesnes
Elevation[1] 43 m (141 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 4520 Lindesnes

Vigmostad is a village in Lindesnes municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Audna river in the Audnedalen valley. The village of Konsmo lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the village of Vigeland. Vigmostad Church is located in the village.[2]

Name

Vigmostad Church in 1953

The village (and the parish) is named after the old Vigmostad farm (Old Norse: Vígmundarstaðir), since that is the location of Vigmostad Church. The first element of the name is the old male name Vígmundar (river-mouth) or Vígmarr (river-mare(sea)) and the last element is staðir which means "homestead" or "farm".[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Vigmostad, Lindesnes (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  2. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Vigmostad" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  3. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 148.
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