Hidra, Vest-Agder
Hidra is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The 90-square-kilometre (35 sq mi) municipality existed from 1893 until its dissolution in 1965. It encompassed the islands and southern coastal part of the present-day municipality of Flekkefjord in what is now Agder county. The municipality included the islands of Hidra and Andabeløya as well as 56 other islands, plus the mainland coast from Abelsnes to the river Sira. The administrative centre was the village of Kirkehavn where Hidra Church is located.
Hidra Municipality
Hidra herred | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Hitterø herred (historic name) | |
The village of Kirkehavn on Hidra | |
Vest-Agder within Norway | |
Hidra within Vest-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°13′15″N 06°34′45″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Lister |
| Established | 8 Oct 1893 |
| • Preceded by | Nes og Hitterø Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Flekkefjord Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kirkehavn |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 90 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
| • Total | 1,277 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1042 |
Hidra was home to Olav Omland (1909–1998), a landscape and coastal painter. He was also a poet and songwriter, and composed the song about Hidra "Hidrasangen". Hidra was also home to the eccentric personality and artist Tatjana Lars Kristian Guldbrandsen.