Vigmostad

Vigmostad
Nedre Vigmostad
Village
View of the village in 1941
View of the village in 1941
Interactive map of Vigmostad
Coordinates: 58°11′58″N 7°20′10″E / 58.19958°N 7.33602°E / 58.19958; 7.33602
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictLindesnes
MunicipalityLindesnes Municipality
Elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4520 Lindesnes

Vigmostad is a village in Lindesnes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Audna river in the Audnedalen valley. The village of Konsmo lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the village of Vigeland. Vigmostad Church is located in the village.

History

Vigmostad Church in 1953

The village was the administrative centre of the old Vigmostad Municipality which existed from 1911 until its dissolution in 1964.

Name

The village (and the parish) is named after the old Vigmostad farm (Old Norse: Vígmundarstaðir), since that is the location of Vigmostad Church. The first element of the name is the old male name Vígmundr (river-mouth) or Vígmarr (river-mare(sea)) and the last element is the nominative plural form of the word staðr which means "homestead" or "farm".

References

  1. 1 2 "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Vigmostad". yr.no. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (23 February 2026). "Vigmostad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 148.