Editing Audnedal

{{short description|Former municipality in Vest-Agder, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Audnedal
|former                 = yes
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|official_name          = 
|image_skyline          = 
|image_caption          = 
|idnumber               = 1027
|county                 = Vest-Agder
|district               = [[Sørlandet]]
|capital                = [[Konsmo]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1964
|preceded               = [[Konsmo (municipality)|Konsmo]] and [[Grindheim]] municipalities
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 2020
|succeeded              = [[Lyngdal Municipality]]
|demonym                = Audnedøl
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Audnedal komm.svg
|webpage                = www.audnedal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Reidun Bakken
|mayor_party            = [[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2015-2019
|area_rank              = 302
|area_total_km2         = 251.45
|area_land_km2          = 236.04
|area_water_km2         = 15.41
|population_as_of       = 2017
|population_rank        = 341
|population_total       = 1,765
|population_density_km2 = 7.5
|population_increase    = 10.7
|coordinates            = {{coord|58|22|48|N|07|22|12|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6472178 |utm_easting = 0404696 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Audnedal''' is a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in the old [[Vest-Agder]] county, [[Norway]]. It was located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Sørlandet]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality was the village of [[Konsmo]]. Other villages in Audnedal include [[Byremo]] and [[Vivlemo]]. The municipality existed from 1964 until its dissolution in 2020 when Audnedal was merged into the neighboring municipality of [[Lyngdal]] in what is now [[Agder]] county.

Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the {{convert|251|km2|adj=on}} municipality was the 302nd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Audnedal was the 341st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,765.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2017 |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=Folkemengd1951&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=folkendrhist&StatVariant=&checked=true |access-date=2017-11-05 |language=no}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:20100501Audnedalen.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Audnedalen valley]]
[[File:170153 Konsmo (10017829114).jpg|thumb|left|View of the Konsmo area]]
[[File:Grindheim kirke.jpg|thumb|left|View of the [[Grindheim Church (Vest-Agder)|Grindheim Church]]]]
The old municipality of [[Undal]] was established on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). That municipality only existed until 1845 when it was split into [[Nord-Audnedal]] and [[Sør-Audnedal]]. Those municipalities were later divided also. Sør-Audnedal was divided into [[Spangereid]] in 1899 and Nord-Audnedal was divided into [[Konsmo (municipality)|Konsmo]] and [[Vigmostad (municipality)|Vigmostad]] in 1911. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. This is when the present-day municipality of Audnedal was created.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

Audnedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1964 when the municipality of [[Konsmo (municipality)|Konsmo]] (population: 712), the municipality of [[Grindheim]] (population: 701), and the Ågedal and Midtbø areas (population: 96) of [[Bjelland (municipality)|Bjelland]] municipality were merged. This new Audnedal municipality mostly corresponded to the historical borders of the old municipality of [[Nord-Audnedal]].<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2020, the neighboring municipalities of Audnedal and [[Lyngdal]] merged into a new, larger municipality called ''Lyngdal''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nye Lyngdal kommune Informasjonsbrosjyre |url=https://www.lyngdal.kommune.no/globalassets/bilder-og-dokumenter/kommunereformen/nye-lyngdal-kommune/informasjonsbrosjyrer/infobrosjyre-nye-lyngdal-1-2017.pdf |access-date=2017-11-05 |publisher=Lyngdal kommune |language=no |archive-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055508/https://www.lyngdal.kommune.no/globalassets/bilder-og-dokumenter/kommunereformen/nye-lyngdal-kommune/informasjonsbrosjyrer/infobrosjyre-nye-lyngdal-1-2017.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the [[Audnedalen]] valley ({{langx|non|Auðnudalr}}). The first element is the [[genitive case]] of the river name ''Auðna'' (now [[Audna]]). The river name is derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|auðn}} which means "destruction" or "wasteland" (because of the flooding that often happens along the river). The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mt1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt |date=1912 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=9 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=155 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Audnedal |url=https://snl.no/Audnedal |access-date=2016-11-19 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 30 August 1991 and in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was dissolved. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], a circular sawblade [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|I grønt et sølv sirkelsagblad}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[circular saw]]blade. The sawblade has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The green color in the field  and the sawblade was chosen to represent the importance of the [[Timber industry|timber]] and [[Forestry industry|forestry industries]] in the municipality. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Audnedal |access-date=2023-01-20 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Audnedal, Vest-Agder (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-10-27.html |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1991-08-30 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LTII/forskrift/1991-08-30-593 |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] had two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Audnedal. It is part of the [[Mandal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Agder og Telemark]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Audnedal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Grindheim||[[Grindheim Church (Vest-Agder)|Grindheim Church]]||[[Byremo]]||1783
|-
|rowspan="1"|Konsmo||[[Konsmo Church]]||[[Konsmo]]||1802
|}

==Government==
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[unemployment]], [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] was [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |access-date=2023-01-01 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=no |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref>

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Audnedal was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Audnedal
|start                     = 2016
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Vest-Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/vest-agder/audnedal?type=ko&year=2015 |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Local list for Audnedal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista for Audnedal
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Audnedal
|start                     = 2012
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Vest-Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/vest-agder/audnedal?type=ko&year=2011 |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|otherparty                = Local list for Upper Audnedal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista for øvre del av Audnedal
|otherparty_number         = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Audnedal
|start                     = 2008
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|otherparty                = Local list for Upper Audnedal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for øvre del av Audnedal
|otherparty_number         = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Audnedal
|start                     = 2004
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|otherparty                = Local list for Upper Audnedal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for øvre del av Audnedal
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Audnedal
|start                     = 2000
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Local list for Upper Audnedal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for Øvre Audnedal
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Audnedal
|start                     = 1996
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|otherparty                = Local list for Upper Audnedal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for øvre del av Audnedal kommune
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Audnedal
|start                     = 1992
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|otherparty                = Local list for Upper Audnedal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for øvre del av Audnedal kommune
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Audnedal
|start                     = 1988
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Audnedal
|start                     = 1984
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Audnedal
|start                     = 1980
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|otherparty                = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk liste
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Audnedal
|start                     = 1976
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk Liste
|otherparty_number         = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Audnedal
|start                     = 1972
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Audnedal
|start                     = 1968
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Audnedal
|start                     = 1964
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-11-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Audnedal:
*2003-2015: Tønnes Seland ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2015-2019: Reidun Bakken ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])

==Geography==
Audnedal was an inland municipality, located in the [[Audnedalen]] valley which follows the river [[Audna]]. The municipality of [[Åseral]] bordered it to the north, [[Hægebostad]] to the west, [[Lyngdal]] and [[Lindesnes]] to the south, and [[Marnardal]] to the east. To the northeast, Audnedal bordered the municipality of [[Evje og Hornnes]] in neighboring [[Aust-Agder]] county.

Audnedal municipality had two large lakes: [[Ytre Øydnavatnet]] and [[Øvre Øydnavatnet]]. The [[Mandalselva]] river also passed through the northern part of the municipality.

===Climate===
{{Weather box 
|metric first = yes
|single line  = yes
|location     = [[Konsmo]]
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high C = -0.1
| Feb high C = 0.5
| Mar high C = 2.9
| Apr high C = 7.3
| May high C = 13.2
| Jun high C = 17.6
| Jul high C = 18.6
| Aug high C = 17.9
| Sep high C = 13.4
| Oct high C = 9.3
| Nov high C = 4.5
| Dec high C = 1.6
|year high C = 8.9
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean C = -2.1 
| Feb mean C = -2.1
| Mar mean C = 0.2
| Apr mean C = 3.6
| May mean C = 8.8
| Jun mean C = 12.9
| Jul mean C = 14.2
| Aug mean C = 13.4
| Sep mean C = 9.9
| Oct mean C = 6.6
| Nov mean C = 2.2
| Dec mean C = -0.7
|year mean C = 5.6
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low C = -4.7
| Feb low C = -5.0
| Mar low C = -2.6
| Apr low C = 0.1
| May low C = 4.8
| Jun low C = 8.5
| Jul low C = 9.9
| Aug low C = 9.5
| Sep low C = 7.0
| Oct low C = 3.9
| Nov low C = -0.2
| Dec low C = -3.1
|year low C = 2.3
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour= <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
| Jan precipitation mm = 154
| Feb precipitation mm = 104
| Mar precipitation mm = 107
| Apr precipitation mm = 70
| May precipitation mm = 104
| Jun precipitation mm = 91
| Jul precipitation mm = 102
| Aug precipitation mm = 146
| Sep precipitation mm = 195
| Oct precipitation mm = 217
| Nov precipitation mm = 210
| Dec precipitation mm = 160
|year precipitation mm = 1660
<!-- Average number of precipitation days -->
|unit precipitation days = 1 mm<!-- If entering the average number of days, then the unit requirement should be used, because this varies between countries. E.g. 0.2 cm, 0.2 mm. -->
| Jan precipitation days = 15.8
| Feb precipitation days = 10.7
| Mar precipitation days = 13
| Apr precipitation days = 9
| May precipitation days = 11
| Jun precipitation days = 10
| Jul precipitation days = 10.5
| Aug precipitation days = 11.9
| Sep precipitation days = 15.6
| Oct precipitation days = 16.1
| Nov precipitation days = 17.7
| Dec precipitation days = 15.7
|year precipitation days = 157
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1 = Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=eKlima Web Portal |url=http://eklima.met.no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040614073527/http://eklima.met.no/ |archive-date=2004-06-14 |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute}}</ref>
}}

==Attractions==
*"Blomliknuten" [[hiking]] trail
*Sveindal [[museum]]
*[[Fishing]] for [[salmon]] in the [[Mandalselva]] river

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Audnedal}}
*{{wti|Audnedal}}
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Vest-Agder}}

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