Farsund (town)

Farsund  is the administrative centre of Farsund municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The town is located near the mouth of the Lyngdalsfjorden, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the village of Vanse. The 2.49-square-kilometre (620-acre) town has a population (2015) of 3,265 which gives the town a population density of 1,311 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,400/sq mi).[1][3] Frelserens Church is the main church for the town.

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View of the town
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Location of the village
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Farsund (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°05′41″N 06°48′16″E
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyVest-Agder
DistrictLister
MunicipalityFarsund
Area
  Total2.49 km2 (0.96 sq mi)
Elevation4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
  Total3,265
  Density1,311/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4550 Farsund

History

The village of Farsund grew up around a protected harbour on the Lyngdalsfjorden. It was a sheltered place for merchant ships to dock as opposed to the nearby ports at Lista or Lindesnes which were exposed to the open ocean. The merchant, Jochum Brinch Lund is often referred to as the founder of the town since he was instrumental in the village receiving town status as a kjøpsted (lading place) in 1795. Since then, Farsund became a very busy commercial and shipping port. On 1 January 1838, the town of Farsund was established as a municipality of its own (see formannskapsdistrikt). The small town existed on its own for many years. On 1 January 1903, a small area (population: 99), just outside the town of Farsund, was transferred into the town of Farsund from the neighboring municipality of Vanse. Again, in 1948 another small area (population: 64) was transferred into the town of Farsund from the neighboring municipality of Lista. During the 1960s, there were many major municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the town of Farsund (population: 2,208) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Spind (population: 606), Herad (population: 359), and Lista (population: 4,544), creating a new, larger municipality of Farsund.[4]

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References

  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2015). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Farsund, Vest-Agder". yr.no. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Farsund – tettstedet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  4. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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