Hornnes (village) explained

Official Name:Hornnes
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Agder#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
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:Setesdal
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Evje og Hornnes
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4737 Hornnes
Coordinates:58.5531°N 7.7717°W
Elevation M:178
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Hornnes is a village area in Evje og Hornnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located within the urban area of Evje, along the river Otra and the Norwegian National Road 9. The village was once separate from Evje, but over the years they have grown together. The Hornnes Church is located on the south end of the village near the lake Breidflå (part of the river Otra).

History

The village of Hornnes was the administrative centre of the old municipalities of Hornnes og Iveland (1838-1886) and of Hornnes (1886-1960). The village grew up on the west shore of the river Otra, at the confluence with the river Dåselva. The village of Evje grew up on the opposite side of the river, about to the northeast and it was the administrative centre of a separate municipality: Evje. Today, they are part of the same municipality and the villages have grown together.

Name

The village of Hornnes is named after an old Hornnes farm (Old Norse: Hornnes), since the first Hornnes Church was built there. The first element is horn which means "horn" and the last element is nes which means "headland". So the meaning of Hornnes is "the headland shaped like a horn", probably referring to the small peninsulas on either side of the river Otra as it enters the lake Breidflå.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hornnes, Evje og Hornnes (Aust-Agder). yr.no. 2017-05-22.
  2. Book: Rygh, Oluf. Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt. 8. Oluf Rygh. W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. 1905. Kristiania, Norge. 184. Norwegian.