Vigmostad Explained

Official Name:Vigmostad
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 Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southern Norway
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Agder
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Lindesnes
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Lindesnes
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4520 Lindesnes
Elevation M:43
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:58.2028°N 7.3339°W

Vigmostad is a village in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Audna river in the Audnedalen valley. The village of Konsmo lies about to the north and about north of the village of Vigeland. Vigmostad Church is located in the village.[2]

Name

The village (and the parish) is named after the old Vigmostad farm (Old Norse: Vígmundarstaðir), since that is the location of Vigmostad Church. The first element of the name is the old male name Vígmundar (river-mouth) or Vígmarr (river-mare(sea)) and the last element is staðir which means "homestead" or "farm".[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vigmostad, Lindesnes (Vest-Agder). yr.no. 2016-12-07.
  2. Web site: Vigmostad. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2016-12-07.
  3. Book: Rygh, Oluf. Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt. 9. Oluf Rygh. W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. 1912. Kristiania, Norge. 148. Norwegian.