Vigmostad is a village in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Audna river in the Audnedalen valley. The village of Konsmo lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the village of Vigeland. Vigmostad Church is located in the village.[2]
Vigmostad | |
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Village | |
 Vigmostad in 1941 | |
  Vigmostad Location of the village  Vigmostad Vigmostad (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 58°12′10″N 07°20′02″E / 58.20278°N 7.33389°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Southern Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Lindesnes |
| Municipality | Lindesnes |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 4520 Lindesnes |
Name
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The village (and the parish) is named after the old Vigmostad farm (Old Norse: Vígmundarstaðir), since that is the location of Vigmostad Church. The first element of the name is the old male name Vígmundar (river-mouth) or Vígmarr (river-mare(sea)) and the last element is staðir which means "homestead" or "farm".[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Vigmostad, Lindesnes (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Vigmostad" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 148.
External links
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Vest-Agder travel guide from Wikivoyage- Weather information for Vigmostad (in Norwegian)
