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Konsmo

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Country
  
Norway

County
  
Vest-Agder

Municipality
  
Audnedal

Area
  
107 km²

Region
  
Southern Norway

District
  
Sørlandet

Elevation
  
79 m (259 ft)

Konsmo

Konsmo is the administrative centre of Audnedal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located south of the lake Ytre Øydnavatnet along the Audna river in the Audnedalen valley. The Konsmo Church is located in the village. The small village of Helle is located just 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Konsmo. The village was also the administrative centre of the old municipality of Konsmo which existed from 1911 until 1964.

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Map of 4525 Konsmo, Norway

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Konsmo farm (Old Norse: Konungsmór), since the first church was built there. The name is a corruption of Kongsmoen which means King's moor.

References

Konsmo Wikipedia