Vegusdal Municipality
Vegusdal herred | |
|---|---|
 View of the local Vegusdal Church | |
 Aust-Agder within Norway | |
 Vegusdal within Aust-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°34′45″N 08°08′44″E / 58.57917°N 8.14556°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Aust-Agder |
| Established | 1 Jan 1877 |
| • Preceded by | Evje og Vegusdal Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1967 |
| • Succeeded by | Birkenes Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Engesland |
| Area (upon dissolution)[1] | |
| • Total | 325 km2 (125 sq mi) |
| Population (1967) | |
| • Total | 582 |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Veggdøl Veggedøl[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0934[3] |
Vegusdal is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 325-square-kilometre (125 sq mi) municipality existed from 1877 until its dissolution in 1967. It was located in the northwestern part of the present-day municipality of Birkenes in Agder county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Engesland where Vegusdal Church is located. The Norwegian County Road 405 (Fv 405) runs through Vegusdal south to the village of Mosby in Vennesla.[1]
- ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (21 November 2014). "Vegusdal – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.