Lindesnes is a
municipality|Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
in the
county||-|Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 431 municipalities...
of
Vest-Agder is a county in Norway, bordering Rogaland to the west and Aust-Agder to the east. In 2002 there were 157,851 inhabitants, which is 3.4% of the total population in Norway. Its area is 7,281 km²...
,
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
. Lindesnes was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the older municipalities of
SpangereidSpangereid is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway.Spangereid was separated from Sør-Audnedal January 1, 1899. It became a part of the new municipality Lindesnes January 1, 1964....
,
Sør-AudnedalSør-Audnedal is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway.It was created by the split of Undal municipality in 1845. At that time Sør-Audnedal had a population of 3.893. On 1 January 1899 the western part of Sør-Audnedal, Spangereid, became a municipality of its own...
, and
VigmostadVigmostad is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway.It was created by the split of Nord-Audnedal municipality on January 1 1911. At that time Vigmostad had a population of 923....
.
It is a coastal municipality, with a long stretch of coastline to the south. It also borders
AudnedalAudnedal is a municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway. The new municipality of Audnedal was created on 1 January 1964 after the merger of Grindheim and Konsmo....
municipality to the north,
Lyngdalis a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Lyngdal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Austad and Kvås were separated from Lyngdal on 1 January 1909 but they were again merged with Lyngdal on 1 January 1964, together with the area of Spangereid west of Lenesfjorden.It is a...
to the west, and Mandal and
MarnardalMarnardal is a municipality in the Vest-Agder county, Norway. Marnardal was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the old municipalities of Bjelland, Laudal, and Øyslebø....
to the east. The
lighthouseA lighthouse is a tower, building, or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire and used as an aid to navigation and to pilots at sea....
of Lindesnes stands on the southernmost point of the mainland of
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
.
Lindesnes is a
municipality|Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
in the
county||-|Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 431 municipalities...
of
Vest-Agder is a county in Norway, bordering Rogaland to the west and Aust-Agder to the east. In 2002 there were 157,851 inhabitants, which is 3.4% of the total population in Norway. Its area is 7,281 km²...
,
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
. Lindesnes was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the older municipalities of
SpangereidSpangereid is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway.Spangereid was separated from Sør-Audnedal January 1, 1899. It became a part of the new municipality Lindesnes January 1, 1964....
,
Sør-AudnedalSør-Audnedal is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway.It was created by the split of Undal municipality in 1845. At that time Sør-Audnedal had a population of 3.893. On 1 January 1899 the western part of Sør-Audnedal, Spangereid, became a municipality of its own...
, and
VigmostadVigmostad is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway.It was created by the split of Nord-Audnedal municipality on January 1 1911. At that time Vigmostad had a population of 923....
.
It is a coastal municipality, with a long stretch of coastline to the south. It also borders
AudnedalAudnedal is a municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway. The new municipality of Audnedal was created on 1 January 1964 after the merger of Grindheim and Konsmo....
municipality to the north,
Lyngdalis a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Lyngdal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Austad and Kvås were separated from Lyngdal on 1 January 1909 but they were again merged with Lyngdal on 1 January 1964, together with the area of Spangereid west of Lenesfjorden.It is a...
to the west, and Mandal and
MarnardalMarnardal is a municipality in the Vest-Agder county, Norway. Marnardal was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the old municipalities of Bjelland, Laudal, and Øyslebø....
to the east. The
lighthouseA lighthouse is a tower, building, or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire and used as an aid to navigation and to pilots at sea....
of Lindesnes stands on the southernmost point of the mainland of
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
.
Name
The oldest
Old NorseOld Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
form of the name was
Líðandi. That name is derived from the verb
líða which means "lead/go to an end" and the meaning is probably just "the end". A later form was
Líðandisnes where the word
nes which means "
headlandA headland is land surrounded by water on three sides.Headland can also refer to:*Headlands and bays*headLand, an Australian television series*Headland , the area at each end of a planted field used for turning farm machinery...
" was added (related to the English forms
ness and
naze).
(The traditional
EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
form of the name is just the
NazeThe Naze is a headland on the east coast of England. It is on the coast of Essex just north of Blackwater and projects into the North Sea. This area is south of the double estuary of the River Stour and River Orwell at Harwich and just north of the town of Walton-on-the-Naze.The Naze is a peninsula...
.)
Coat-of-arms
The
coat-of-armsA coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways. Historically, they were used by knights to identify them apart from enemy...
is from modern times. They were granted on 25 April 1986. The arms show the local
lighthouseA lighthouse is a tower, building, or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire and used as an aid to navigation and to pilots at sea....
, the oldest lighthouse in Norway. It was built in 1655 on the headland of Lindesnes.
External links
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
Statistics Norway is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway releases more than 800 Norwegian statistical publications every year on its web site...