Austad (municipality)
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Austad Municipality
Austad herred | |
|---|---|
 View of the local church | |
 Vest-Agder within Norway | |
 Austad within Vest-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°05′30″N 07°02′45″E / 58.09167°N 7.04583°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Lister |
| Established | 1 Jan 1909 |
| • Preceded by | Lyngdal Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1963 |
| • Succeeded by | Lyngdal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Austad |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 44 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 608 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1031[1] |
Austad is a former municipality of the former Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 44-square-kilometre (17 sq mi) municipality existed from 1909 until its dissolution in 1963. The municipality encompassed the area surrounding the Rosfjorden in the southern, coastal part of the present-day municipality of Lyngdal. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Austad where Austad Church is located.[2]
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Austad municipality was created on 1 January 1909 when the old municipality of Lyngdal was divided into three separate municipalities: Lyngdal, Austad, and Kvås. Upon its creation, Austad had a population of 1,263. On 7 January 1916, there was a small border adjustment which transferred a small area (population: 4) from Austad to the neighboring municipality of Spind. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, Austad and Kvås were re-incorporated into Lyngdal along with the Gitlevågområdet area of Spangereid. Prior to the merger, Austad had a population of 608.[3]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Austad farm (Old Norse: Alvisstaðir) since the first Austad Church was built there. The first element the male name "Ålvir" or "Ǫlvir". The last element is the plural form of staðr which means "place" or "abode".[4]
