Tovdal Municipality
Tovdal herred | |
|---|---|
| Lille Topdal herred (historic name) | |
 View of Tovdal Church and the river Tovdalselva | |
 Aust-Agder within Norway | |
 Tovdal within Aust-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°48′24″N 08°10′30″E / 58.80667°N 8.17500°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Aust-Agder |
| District | Østre Agder |
| Established | 1 Jan 1908 |
| • Preceded by | Åmli Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1967 |
| • Succeeded by | Åmli Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hillestad |
| Area (upon dissolution)[1] | |
| • Total | 377 km2 (146 sq mi) |
| Population (1967) | |
| • Total | 161 |
| • Density | 0.43/km2 (1.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-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]
- ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (8 December 2017). "Tovdal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.