Holum
Holum is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The 116-square-kilometre (45 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The administrative centre was the village of Krossen where Holum Church is located. The municipality was located in the present-day municipality of Lindesnes in what is now Agder county.
Holum Municipality
Holum herred | |
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Former municipality | |
| Holme herred (historic name) | |
View of local Holum Church | |
Vest-Agder within Norway | |
Holum within Vest-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°05′52″N 07°30′57″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Mandal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Krossen |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 116 km2 (45 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 1,136 |
| • Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Homesokning |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1020 |
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