Kvås is a village in Lyngdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Lyngdalen valley, along the river Lygna, about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northeast of the municipal centre of Alleen and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the village of Konsmo. The Kvås Church lies at the center of the village. Kvås was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Kvås from 1909 until its dissolution in 1963.

Kvås
Village
View of the village church
Kvås Location of the village Show map of Agder Kvås Kvås (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 58°15′42″N 07°11′57″E
Country	Norway
Region	Southern Norway
County	Agder
District	Lister
Municipality	Lyngdal
Elevation [1]	57 m (187 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	4588 Kvås

Name

The village (originally the parish) is named after the old Kvås farm (Old Norse: Kváss), since that is where the Kvås Church is located. The meaning of the name probably refers to a "valley" or "hollow".[2]

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