Farsund (town)
Farsund | |
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| Coordinates: 58°05′41″N 6°48′17″E / 58.09479°N 6.80466°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Southern Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Lister |
| Municipality | Farsund Municipality |
| Established as | |
| Ladested | 1795 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.18 km2 (1.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (2026)[2] | |
• Total | 3,531 |
| • Density | 1,110/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Farsunder Farsundar |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 4550 Farsund |
ⓘ[4] is a town[1] within Farsund Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The town also the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located near the mouth of the Lyngdalsfjorden, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the village of Vanse.[5] Frelserens Church is the main church for the town. The 3.18-square-kilometre (790-acre) town has a population (2026) of 3,531 and a population density of 1,110 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,900/sq mi).[2]
History
[edit]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 ladested status in 1795, giving it special trading rights. 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 under the new formannskapsdistrikt law. The small town existed on its own for many years. On 1 January 1903, a small area in the neighboring Vanse Municipality (population: 99), located just outside the town of Farsund, was transferred into the town. Again, in 1948 another small area from the neighboring Lista Municipality (population: 64) was transferred into the town of Farsund.[6]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.[7][8] On 1 January 1965, a major municipal merger took place by merging the following areas into a new, much larger Farsund Municipality:[6]
- the town of Farsund (population: 2,208)
- all of Herad Municipality (population: 359)
- all of Lista Municipality (population: 4,544)
- all of Spind Municipality (population: 606)
Government
[edit]In Norway, all local government rests with the municipalities, so the urban "town" of Farsund falls under the municipal council of Farsund Municipality.
Media gallery
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View of the harbour -
Farsund in the winter -
Houses overlooking the fjord -
View of the islands in the harbour -
Frelserens Church in Farsund
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (27 October 2025). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Farsund, Farsund". yr.no. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (2 March 2026). "Farsund (tettsted i Farsund)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ^ a b Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
- ^ Grepstad, Jon, ed. (25 March 2025). "Nikolai Schei". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ Hansen, Tore; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (27 May 2024). "kommuneinndelingen i Norge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
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