Vigmostad (municipality)


Vigmostad is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1911 until its dissolution in 1964. The old municipality roughly covered the northern part of the present-day municipality of Lindesnes. The administrative centre was the village of Vigmostad where Vigmostad Church is located.

History

The municipality of Vigmostad was established on 1 January 1911, when the old municipality of Nord-Audnedal was divided into Vigmostad and Konsmo. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Vigmostad municipality was dissolved, and its area was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Sør-Audnedal and Spangereid to create the new municipality of Lindesnes. Prior to the merger, Vigmostad had a population of 589.

Name

The municipality is named after the old Vigmostad farm, since that is the location of Vigmostad Church. The first element of the name is the old male name Vígmundar or Vígmarr, and the last element is staðir, which means "homestead" or "farm".