Aust-Agder was a county (fylke) in Norway until 1 January 2020,when it was merged with Vest-Agder to form Agder county. In 2002,there were 102,945 inhabitants,which was 2.2% of Norway's population. Its area was 9,212 square kilometres (3,557 sq mi). The county's administrative center was the town of Arendal.
Vest-Agder was one of 18 counties (fylker) in Norway up until 1 January 2020,when it was merged with Aust-Agder to form Agder county. In 2016,there were 182,701 inhabitants,around 3.5% of the total population of Norway. Its area was about 7,277 square kilometres (2,810 sq mi). The county administration was located in its largest city,Kristiansand.
Audnedal is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county,Norway. It was located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Konsmo. Other villages in Audnedal include Byremo and Vivlemo. The municipality existed from 1964 until its dissolution in 2020 when Audnedal was merged into the neighboring municipality of Lyngdal in what is now Agder county.
Kristiansand is a city and municipality in Agder county,Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality is the sixth-largest in Norway,with a population of around 116,000 as of January 2020,following the incorporation of the municipalities of Søgne and Songdalen into the greater Kristiansand municipality. In addition to the city itself,Statistics Norway count four other densely populated areas in the municipality:Skålevik in Flekkerøy with a population of 3,526 in the Vågsbygd borough,Strai with a population of 1,636 in the Grim borough,Justvik with a population of 1,803 in the Lund borough,and Tveit with a population of 1,396 in the Oddernes borough. Kristiansand is divided into five boroughs;-Grim,which is located northwest in Kristiansand with a population of 15,000;Kvadraturen,which is the centre and downtown Kristiansand with a population of 5,200;Lund,the second largest borough;Søgne,with a population of around 12,000 and incorporated into the municipality of Kristiansand as of January 2020;Oddernes,a borough located in the west;and Vågsbygd,the largest borough with a population of 36,000,located in the southwest.
Birkenes is a municipality in Agder county,Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Birkeland,where about half the municipal population lives. Other villages in Birkenes include Ås,Engesland,Flakk,Håbbesland,Herefoss,Mollestad,Oggevatn,Rugsland,Senumstad,Søre Herefoss,Svaland,Tveide,and Væting.
There are 15 counties in Norway. The 15 counties are administrative regions that are the first-level administrative divisions of Norway. The counties are further subdivided into 357 municipalities. The island territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen are outside the county divisions and they are ruled directly from the national level. The capital city of Oslo is both a county and a municipality.
Agder is a county and traditional region in the southern part of Norway and is coextensive with the Southern Norway region. The county was established on 1 January 2020,when the old Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties were merged. Since the early 1900s,the term Sørlandet has been commonly used for this region,sometimes with the inclusion of neighbouring Rogaland. Before that time,the area was considered a part of Western Norway.
Southern Norway is the geographical region (landsdel) along the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway. The region is an informal description since it does not have any governmental function. It roughly corresponds to the old petty kingdom of Agder being coextensive with the county,as well as the two former counties of Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder. From New Year 2020,the two counties have been merged into one county,Agder. The total combined area of Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties is 16,493 square kilometres (6,368 sq mi). The name is relatively new,having first been used in Norway around 1900.
The Diocese of Agder og Telemark is a diocese of the Church of Norway,covering all of Agder county and Telemark county in Norway. The cathedral city is Kristiansand,Norway's fifth largest city. Kristiansand Cathedral serves as the seat of the presiding Bishop. The bishop since 2013 has been Stein Reinertsen. As of 1 January 2003,there were 347,324 members of the Church of Norway in the diocese.
Høvåg is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 77 km2 (30 sq mi) municipality existed from 1865 until its dissolution in 1962. It was located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Lillesand which is now in Agder county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Høvåg where the Høvåg Church is located. Old coastal settlements in Høvåg include Ulvøysund,Gamle Hellesund,Skottevik,Kjøbmannsvig and Åkerøyhamn. The village of Høvåg is located midway between the towns of Lillesand and Kristiansand.
Bakke is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county,Norway. The 244-square-kilometre (94 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. It was located in the present-day municipalities of Sirdal and Flekkefjord. It included the whole Sirdalen valley along the Rogaland county border,stretching from the Aust-Agder county border in the north to Sirnes and the lake Lundevatnet in the south. The administrative center was the village of Sira where Bakke Church is located.
Hjalmar Inge Sunde is a Norwegian military officer and former county governor.
Stein Ørnhøi is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party,he was the last party leader of the Socialist People's Party of Norway.
Aust-Agder County Municipality was the regional governing administration of the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The county municipality was established on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. The county municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020,when Aust-Agder was merged with the neighboring Vest-Agder county,creating the new Agder county which is led by the Agder County Municipality.
Vest-Agder County Municipality was the regional governing administration of the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The county municipality was established on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. The county municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020,when Vest-Agder was merged with the neighboring Aust-Agder county,creating the new Agder county which is led by the Agder County Municipality.
Hagbarth Lund (1877-1963) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician. He served as the County Governor of Finnmark county from 1922 until 1928 and then he was the County Governor of Vest-Agder county from 1928 until 1948.
