Spangereid
Spangereid is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The 63-square-kilometre (24 sq mi) municipality existed from 1889 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was located in the southwestern part of the present-day municipality of Lindesnes in Agder county. The municipality included the whole Lindesnes peninsula, plus part of the mainland adjacent to the narrow isthmus which connects the peninsula to the mainland. The administrative centre was the village of Høllen where the Spangereid Church is located.
Spangereid Municipality
Spangereid herred | |
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View of the Spangereid canal | |
Vest-Agder within Norway | |
Spangereid within Vest-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°02′42″N 07°08′34″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Established | 1 Jan 1889 |
| • Preceded by | Sør-Undal Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Lindesnes Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Høllen |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 63 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 899 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1030 |
The area is one of Norway's richest archaeological sites. The abundant remnants from the Bronze Age and Viking Age show the Spangereid was a very important place at that time. Spangereid is strategically connected at the Lindesnes peninsula, Norway's southernmost point, where the east coast meets the west coast.