Tovdal

Tovdal Municipality
Tovdal herred
Lille Topdal herred  (historic name)
View of Tovdal Church and the river Tovdalselva
View of Tovdal Church and the river Tovdalselva
Aust-Agder within Norway
Aust-Agder within Norway
Tovdal within Aust-Agder
Tovdal within Aust-Agder
Coordinates: 58°48′24″N 08°10′30″E / 58.80667°N 8.17500°E / 58.80667; 8.17500
CountryNorway
CountyAust-Agder
DistrictØstre Agder
Established1 Jan 1908
 • Preceded byÅmli Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1967
 • Succeeded byÅmli Municipality
Administrative centreHillestad
Area
 (upon dissolution)[1]
 • Total377 km2 (146 sq mi)
Population
 (1967)
 • Total161
 • Density0.43/km2 (1.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0931[2]

Tovdal (historic: Lille Topdal) is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 377-square-kilometre (146 sq mi) municipality existed from 1908 until its dissolution in 1967. Tovdal municipality was made up of the valley surrounding the river Tovdalselva and since 1967 it has been a part of the present-day municipality of Åmli which is now in Agder county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Hillestad where the Tovdal Church is located.[1]

  1. ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (8 December 2017). "Tovdal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.