Lista
Encyclopedia
Lista is a former municipality
in Vest-Agder
county
in Norway
. It is located in the present-day municipality of Farsund
. Farsund Airport, Lista
is located here, but it has no activity at this time; however, there are discussions to use it as a base for offshore operations. Lista is a large peninsula along the Listafjord and is home to the village of Vestbygd
and the towns of Vanse
and Farsund.
(Old Norse
: Listi). The name is derived from the word lista f 'list, edge, rim'. From 1662 until 1919, Vest-Agder
county was named "Lister og Mandals amt", signifying the significance of the area. (The name Lista was misunderstood by Danish clerks as a plural form - and therefore written with the plural ending -er.) The municipality (and the parish) was originally named after the old farm Vanse, since the first church was built there - but this name was replaced by the old district name Lista in 1911.
). According to the 1835 census, the municipality had a population of 4,213. On 1 January 1903, an area with 99 inhabitants was transferred from Vanse to the neighboring town of Farsund. Again in 1948, another area with 64 inhabitants was transferred from Lista to the town of Farsund. On 1 January 1965, the rest of Lista was merged together with the neighboring municipalities of Herad
and Spind
and the town of Farsund to create a new, larger municipality of Farsund
. Prior to the merger, Lista had a population of 4,544.
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 present-day municipality of Farsund
Farsund
is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway.The town of Farsund was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 , although already recognized as a trading center in 1795...
. Farsund Airport, Lista
Farsund Airport, Lista
Farsund Airport, Lista , is a now closed former public and military aerodrome located in Farsund, Norway. Until 1996 is was also the Royal Norwegian Air Force Lista Air Station, and until 2002 it was part of Luftfartsverket...
is located here, but it has no activity at this time; however, there are discussions to use it as a base for offshore operations. Lista is a large peninsula along the Listafjord and is home to the village of Vestbygd
Vestbygd
Vestbygd is a countryside in the municipality of Lødingen, Norway.Vestbygd is near the town of Sortland, and the town of Harstad....
and the towns of Vanse
Vanse
Vanse is a town in Farsund municipality, Norway. Its population is 1,967 by January 1st 2008.The small town is notable for having several references to America due to the high number of inhabitants emigrating to the US from 1825 to 1975...
and Farsund.
Name
The municipality is named after the Lista peninsulaHeadland
A headland is a point of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water.Headland can also refer to:*Headlands and bays*headLand, an Australian television series...
(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....
: Listi). The name is derived from the word lista f 'list, edge, rim'. From 1662 until 1919, 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 was named "Lister og Mandals amt", signifying the significance of the area. (The name Lista was misunderstood by Danish clerks as a plural form - and therefore written with the plural ending -er.) The municipality (and the parish) was originally named after the old farm Vanse, since the first church was built there - but this name was replaced by the old district name Lista in 1911.
History
The municipality of Vanse was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistriktFormannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
). According to the 1835 census, the municipality had a population of 4,213. On 1 January 1903, an area with 99 inhabitants was transferred from Vanse to the neighboring town of Farsund. Again in 1948, another area with 64 inhabitants was transferred from Lista to the town of Farsund. On 1 January 1965, the rest of Lista was merged together with the neighboring municipalities of Herad
Herad
Herad is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the northeastern part of the present-day municipality of Farsund.-Name:...
and Spind
Spind
Spind is a village and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located on the Spind peninsula in the western part of the present-day municipality of Farsund...
and the town of Farsund to create a new, larger municipality of Farsund
Farsund
is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway.The town of Farsund was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 , although already recognized as a trading center in 1795...
. Prior to the merger, Lista had a population of 4,544.