Gjøvdal

Gjøvdal (historic: Gjevedal) is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1908 until its dissolution in 1960. It covered the Gjøv river valley and the surrounding moors. It is currently part of the municipality of Åmli in the Sørlandet region. The administrative centre was the village of Askland where Gjøvdal Church is located.[1]

Gjøvdal kommune
Former Municipality
View of the Gjøvdal Church
Gjøvdal kommune
Location of the municipality
Gjøvdal kommune
Gjøvdal kommune (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°52′18″N 08°18′14″E
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAust-Agder
DistrictØstre Agder
Municipality IDNO-0930
Adm. CenterAskland
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Created fromÅmli in 1908
Merged intoÅmli in 1960

History

The parish of Gjøvdal was part of the municipality of Åmli since 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1908, the municipality of Åmli was split into three separate municipalities: Gjevedal (population: 590), Lille Topdal (population: 389), and Åmli (population: 2,024). In 1911, the name Gjevedal was changed to "Gjøvdal".

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1960, the municipality of Gjøvdal (population: 362) was reunited with Åmli (population: 1,947) to form a new,( enlarged Åmli municipality. (The municipality of Tovdal was merged into Åmli in 1967.)[2][3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Gjevedal valley (Old Norse: Gefardalr). The first element is the name of the river Gjøv (Old Norse: Gef) which flows through the valley. Gef means "to give (as in a reward to the fisherman)". The last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale".[4]

References
  1. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2015-06-20). "Gjøvdal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Gjøvdal". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  4. Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian) (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 54.
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