Official Name: | Feda |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Agder#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Agder |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Lister |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Kvinesdal |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.49 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 404 |
Population Density Km2: | 824 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 4485 Feda |
Elevation M: | 7 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 58.2661°N 6.8189°W |
Feda is a village in Kvinesdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the north side of the Fedafjorden, about southwest of the village of Liknes and about east of the town of Flekkefjord. The 0.49km2 village has a population (2015) of 404, giving the village a population density of .[2] [3]
The European route E39 highway passes through the village. Feda is home to the static inverter plant of HVDC NorNed. The station was built close to an existing electrical substation. Feda Church is located in the village, serving the southern part of the Kvinesdal municipality.
From 1900 to 1963 Feda was the administrative centre of Feda municipality.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old "Fede" farm. The name of the farm comes from the river Fedaelva which flows into the Fedafjorden near the farm.[4]