Hornnes
Hornnes is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. Hornnes was located in what is now the present-day municipality of Evje og Hornnes in the traditional district of Setesdal in Agder county. The 378-square-kilometre (146 sq mi) municipality of Hornnes existed from 1886 until 1960. The administrative centre was the village of Hornnes where the Hornnes Church is located.
Hornnes Municipality
Hornnes herred | |
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Former municipality | |
View of the local church, Hornnes Church | |
Aust-Agder within Norway | |
Hornnes within Aust-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°33′16″N 07°46′23″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Aust-Agder |
| District | Setesdal |
| Established | 1 Jan 1886 |
| • Preceded by | Hornnes og Iveland Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1960 |
| • Succeeded by | Evje og Hornnes Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hornnes |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 378 km2 (146 sq mi) |
| Population (1960) | |
| • Total | 1,280 |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Horndøl |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0936 |
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