Greipstad
Encyclopedia
Greipstad is a former municipality
in Vest-Agder
county
in Norway
. It is located in the southeastern part of the present-day municipality of Songdalen
.
) is named after the old Greipstad farm (Old Norse
: Greipsstaðir), which is the location of the church. The first element of the name comes from the male name, Greipr, and the last element stad means "place".
to form a municipality of its own. Initially, the municipality had a population of 822 residents.
On 1 January 1964, Greipstad was merged with Finsland
and a small part of Øvrebø
to form the new municipality of Songdalen. Prior to the merger, the population of Greipstad was 2,061.
Former municipalities of Norway
This is a list of former municipalities of Norway, i.e. municipalities that no longer exist.When the local council system was introduced in Norway in 1837-38, the country had 392 municipalities. In 1958 the number had grown to a total of 744 rural municipalities, 64 city municipalities as well as a...
in Vest-Agder
Vest-Agder
In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...
county
Counties of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located in the southeastern part of the present-day municipality of Songdalen
Songdalen
Songdalen is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Songdalen was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 through the merger of the former municipalities of Finsland, Greipstad and a small part of Øvrebø. The administrative center is the village of Nodeland. The central market area...
.
Name
The municipality (originally the parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
) is named after the old Greipstad farm (Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
: Greipsstaðir), which is the location of the church. The first element of the name comes from the male name, Greipr, and the last element stad means "place".
History
The municipality of Greipstad was established on 1 July 1913 when it was separated from the municipality of SøgneSøgne
Søgne is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Søgne was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Greipstad was separated from Søgne on 1 July 1913....
to form a municipality of its own. Initially, the municipality had a population of 822 residents.
On 1 January 1964, Greipstad was merged with Finsland
Finsland
Finsland is a village and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Songdalen.-Name:...
and a small part of Øvrebø
Øvrebø
Øvrebø is a rural district, a village, and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Vennesla, situated about north-northwest of Kristiansand....
to form the new municipality of Songdalen. Prior to the merger, the population of Greipstad was 2,061.