Holum
| Holum herred | |
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| Former Municipality | |
| Holum Church
Holum Church
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| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-1020 |
| Adm. Center | Krossen |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 116 km2 (45 sq mi) |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged with | Mandal in 1964 |
Holum is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Mandal.
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Name
The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old Holme farm (Old Norse: Holeimr), since that is the location of the church. The name is a combination of the word hol or hull meaning "hole" and the word heimr meaning "home".[2] The spelling of the name was changed from Holme to Holum in 1911.[1]
History
The parish of Holme was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1964, most of Holum (population: 1,127) was merged with the town of Mandal and the municipality of Halse og Harkmark to form an enlarged Mandal municipality. The remainder of Holum (the Stubstad and Svalemyren areas, with a population of 9) were merged into the neighboring municipality of Søgne.[3]
References
External links
- Weather information for Holum (Norwegian)
