Feda, Norway Explained

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.

Name

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feda, Kvinesdal (Vest-Agder). yr.no. 2016-09-14.
  2. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.. 1 January 2015. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. Web site: Feda – tettsted. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2016-09-14.
  4. Book: Rygh, Oluf. Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt. 9. Oluf Rygh. W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. 1912. Kristiania, Norge. 279. Norwegian.