Dypvåg
Dypvåg is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county, Norway. The 15-square-kilometre (5.8 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1960 when it was merged into the present-day municipality of Tvedestrand which is in Agder county. The small municipality included the coastal area about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the town of Tvedestrand and several islands located just offshore. The administrative centre was the village of Dypvåg where the Dypvåg Church is located.
Dypvåg Municipality
Dypvåg herred | |
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Former municipality | |
| Dyvåg herred (historic name) Dyvaag herred (historic name) Dybvaag herred (historic name) | |
View of the local church | |
Aust-Agder within Norway | |
Dypvåg within Aust-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°37′34″N 09°03′08″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Aust-Agder |
| District | Østre Agder |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1960 |
| • Succeeded by | Tvedestrand Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Dypvåg |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Population (1960) | |
| • Total | 1,805 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0915 |
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