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]
Vegusdal herred | |
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Former municipality | |
![]() Aust-Agder within Norway | |
![]() Vegusdal within Aust-Agder | |
Coordinates: 58°34′45″N 08°08′44″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 |
The municipality was established on 1 January 1877 when the old municipality of Evje og Vegusdal was divided into Vegusdal (population: 935) in the east and Evje (population: 870) in the west. In 1900, the municipality had 985 inhabitants distributed among 141 farms. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1967, Vegusdal (population: 582) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Birkenes (population: 1,883) and Herefoss (population: 585) to form a new, larger municipality of Birkenes.[3]
The municipality (originally the parish) of Vegusdal is named after the old Vegusdal farm (Old Norse: Veikolfsdalr). It is derived from the old male name, Veikolfr meaning "weak Ullfr" and the second part is the word dalr which means "valley" or "dale".[4]
The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Vegusdal was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 6 | |
Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 5 | |
Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 12 | |
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. |
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