Høvåg
Former municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the former municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway. For the village in Lillesand, Norway, see Høvåg (village).
Høvåg (historically: Høvaag) is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 77 km2 (30 sq mi) municipality existed from 1865 until its dissolution in 1962. It was located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Lillesand which is now in Agder county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Høvåg where the Høvåg Church is located. Old coastal settlements in Høvåg include Ulvøysund, Gamle Hellesund, Skottevik, Kjøbmannsvig and Åkerøyhamn. The village of Høvåg is located midway between the towns of Lillesand and Kristiansand.[1]
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Høvåg Municipality
Høvåg herred | |
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Høvaag herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 58°10′11″N 08°14′50″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Aust-Agder |
Established | 1 Jan 1865 |
• Preceded by | Vestre Moland Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
• Succeeded by | Lillesand Municipality |
Administrative centre | Høvåg |
Area (upon dissolution)[1] | |
• Total | 77 km2 (30 sq mi) |
Population (1962) | |
• Total | 1,330 |
• Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Demonym | Høvding[2] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål[4] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0927[5] |
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