Country Norway District Setesdal Adm. Center Evje | County Aust-Agder Municipality ID NO-0934 | |
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Created from Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 Weather 8°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 55% Humidity | ||
Evje og Vegusdal is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It was located in the Setesdal region in Southern Norway.
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Name
The municipality (originally the parish) of Evje og Vegusdal is named after the farms Evje and Vegusdal. The old Evje farm (Old Norse: Efja) is where the first church was built. The name is identical with the word efja which means "eddy". The old Vegusdal farm (Old Norse: Veikolfsdalr) is derived from the old male name, Veikolfr meaning "weak Ullfr" and the second part is the word dalr which means "valley".
History
The parish of Evje og Veigusdal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 1,627.
On 1 January 1877, Evje og Vegusdal was split to create two separate municipalities: Evje with a population of 870 and Vegusdal with a population of 935. These two municipalities later became parts of Evje og Hornnes and Birkenes respectively.