Halse og Harkmark
Halse og Harkmark is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 105-square-kilometre (41 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Halse, which at that time was a suburb of the town of Mandal. It was located in the southern part of the municipality of Mandal. The municipality of Halse og Harkmark encompassed the rural areas that surrounded the town of Mandal, including many islands such as Hille, Skjernøy, and Pysen (Norway's southernmost point). It is now located within Lindesnes Municipality in what is now Agder county.
Halse og Harkmark Municipality
Halse og Harkmark herred | |
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Former municipality | |
| Halsaa og Hartmark herred (historic name) Mandals landdistrikt (historic name) | |
View of Ryvingen Lighthouse in Halse | |
Vest-Agder within Norway | |
Halse og Harkmark within Vest-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°02′42″N 07°36′12″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Mandal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Halse |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 105 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 3,676 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1019 |
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