Evje og Hornnes is a municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Evje. Other villages in the municipality include Åneland, Dåsnesmoen, Flatebygd, Gautestad, Hornnes, Kjetså, and Øvre Dåsvatn. Evje og Hornnes was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1960 after the merger of the two older municipalities of Evje and Hornnes. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs north-south through the municipality, along the river Otra.
Bygland is a municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bygland. Other villages in the municipality include Åraksbø, Austad, Byglandsfjord, Grendi, Langeid, Lauvdal, Litveit, Longerak, Moi, Ose, Sandnes, Skåmedal, and Tveit. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs through the municipality, following the river Otra where most of the population of Bygland lives.
The Otra is the largest river in the Sørlandet region of Norway. It begins in Setesdalsheiene mountains at the lake Breidvatnet in Bykle municipality in Aust-Agder county, just south of the border with Vinje municipality in Telemark county. The river then flows south through Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Evje og Hornnes, and Iveland municipalities in Aust-Agder before passing into Vest-Agder county and flowing through Vennesla and Kristiansand municipalities. The river empties into the Skagerrak in the center of the city of Kristiansand on the southern coast of Norway.
Ogge is a lake in the municipalities of Birkenes and Iveland in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the city of Kristiansand, just east of the villages of Vatnestrøm and Oggevatn. The 6.71-square-kilometre (2.59 sq mi) lake includes about 360 islands and reefs. The overall length of the lake is approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi). The Sørlandsbanen railway line and the Norwegian County Road 405 both run along the west side of the lake.
Kilefjorden is a lake on the border of Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties in Norway. The lake is located on the border of the municipalities of Evje og Hornnes and Iveland and Vennesla. The lake is part of the river Otra. The lake is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the village of Birketveit in Iveland, about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north of the village of Hægeland in Vennesla, and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the village of Hornnes in Evje og Hornnes.
Hornnes og Iveland is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The 640-square-kilometre (250 sq mi) municipality included all of the present-day municipality of Iveland and the western half of the present-day municipality of Evje og Hornnes in the Setesdal region. The administrative centre was the village of Hornnes where the Hornnes Church is located. The other church in the municipality was the Iveland Church in the village of Birketveit.
Hornnes is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. Hornnes is located within the present-day municipality of Evje og Hornnes in the traditional district of Setesdal. The 378-square-kilometre (146 sq mi) municipality of Hornnes existed from 1886 until 1960. The administrative centre was the village of Hornnes where the Hornnes Church is located.
Einar Iveland was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
Bakken is a village in Iveland municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village is located about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of the village of Skaiå and about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the municipal centre of Birketveit.
Birketveit is the administrative centre of Iveland municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the villages of Skaiå and Bakken and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the west of the village of Vatnestrøm. The Iveland Church is located on the south end of the village. The small lake Birketveitstjønna lies on the west side of the village. The municipal government building is located here and it houses a small mineral/mining museum. There is also a municipal sports hall in Birketveit.
Oggevatn is a village in Birkenes municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the large lake Ogge, just north of the municipal border with Iveland. The Sørlandsbanen railway line runs through the village. The village of Vatnestrøm lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of Oggevatn.
Vatnestrøm is a village in Iveland municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian County Road 405, on the western shore of the lake Ogge. The municipal centre of Birketveit lies about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the northwest and the village of Oggevatn in the neighboring municipality of Birkenes lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the northeast.
Hornnes is a village area in Evje og Hornnes municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village is located within the urban area of Evje, along the river Otra and the Norwegian National Road 9. The village was once separate from Evje, but over the years they have grown together. The Hornnes Church is located on the south end of the village near the lake Breidflå.
Hornnes Church is a parish church in Evje og Hornnes municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hornnes. The church is part of the Hornnes parish in the Otredal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1828 using plans by the architect Lars Larsen Forsæth. The church seats about 300 people. It was consecrated on 22 June 1828 by the local dean from Evje Church. It was built by Leg Askildsen Hallingskaar, a builder from Laudal. He carved his name into the baptismal font which he gifted to the church.
Evje Church is the main parish church in Evje og Hornnes municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located at the north end of the village of Evje, just east of the river Otra. The church is part of the Evje parish in the Otredal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1891 by builder Ludvig Karlsen. The church was consecrated on 16 December 1891 by the Bishop Johan Christian Heuch. The church seats about 450 people. There are no old historic or artistic pieces in the church, everything in it was new when it was built in 1891.
Iveland Church is a parish church in Iveland municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Birketveit. The church is part of the Iveland parish in the Otredal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1837 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The construction was led by Anders Thorsen Syrtveit. The church seats about 350 people.
