Country Norway District Sørlandet Adm. Center Gjøvdal Local time Tuesday 1:16 PM | County Aust-Agder Municipality ID NO-0930 Created from Åmli in 1908 | |
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Gjøvdal (or Gjevedal) is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The municipality covered the Gjøv river valley and the surrounding moors. It is currently part of the municipality of Åmli in the Sørlandet region.
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Map of 4865 Gj%C3%B8vdal, Norway
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the valley Gjevedal (Old Norse: Gefardalr). The first element is the name of the river Gjøv (Old Norse: Gef) which flows through the valley. Gef means "to give (as in a reward to the fisherman)". The last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale".
History
Gjøvdal was part of the municipality of Åmli on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1908, the municipality was split into three separate municipalities: Gjevedal (population: 590), Tovdal (population: 389), and Åmli (population: 2,024). In 1911, the name was changed to "Gjøvdal".
On 1 January 1960, the municipality of Gjøvdal (population: 362 - Norway's smallest municipality at the time) was reunited with Åmli (population: 1,947) to form an enlarged Åmli municipality. The municipality of Tovdal was also merged into Åmli again in 1967.