Undal Explained

Undal
Herred:yes
Former:yes
Idnumber:1027
County:Vest-Agder
District:Sørlandet
Established:1 Jan 1838
Preceded:none
Disestablished:1 Jan 1845
Succeeded:Nordre Undal and
Søndre Undal municipalities
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:368
Population As Of:1845
Population Total:4695
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:58.2853°N 7.3558°W

Undal is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The 368km2 municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1845. It encompassed parts of the present-day municipalities of Lyngdal and Lindesnes. The municipality encompassed most of the Audnedalen valley which follows the river Audna southwards to the sea.[2]

History

The parish of Undal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The municipality was short-lived and it existed only until 1845, when it was divided into the new municipalities of Nordre Undal (population: 802) in the north and Søndre Undal (population: 3,893) in the south. Prior to the split Undal had a population of 4,695.[3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Audnedalen valley (Norse, Old: Auðnudalr), but over time the name was shorted due to a corruption of the language. The first element is the genitive case of the river name Auðna (now Audna). The river name is derived from the word which means "destruction" or "wasteland" (because of the flooding that often happens along the river). The last element is which means "valley" or "dale". The municipality was dissolved in 1848, but the name lived on. In the early 20th century, the name Undal was Norwegianized to Audnedal, bringing back its more original spelling.[4] [5]

Government

During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[6]

Mayors

The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Undal:[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Norges land og folk: Lister og Mandals amt . H. Aschehoug & Company . 1903 . Kristiania, Norge . 338 and 355 . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Undal . 2016-11-13 . Norwegian.
  3. Book: Jukvam, Dag . 1999 . Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen . . no . 9788253746845.
  4. Book: Rygh, Oluf . Oluf Rygh

    . Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt . 1912 . W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri . 9 . Kristiania, Norge . 155 . no . Oluf Rygh.

  5. Web site: Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Audnedal . 2016-11-19 . no.
  6. Encyclopedia: kommunestyre . . . 2023-08-03 . 2022-09-20 . Hansen . Tore . no . Vabo . Signy Irene.
  7. Book: Bergstøl, Tore . Vigmostadboka. 2 : Nærings- og kulturlivet . Trykki Salvesen . 1960 . Mandal . 363 . no . Tilhøve til statsmakta.