Evje

Evje is a village and former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village of Evje is the administrative center of the current municipality of Evje og Hornnes in the Setesdal valley region. The lake Høvringsvatnet is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the village.

The urban area of Evje, which encompasses the villages of Evje, Evjemoen, Dåsnesmoen, Hornnes, and Kjetså has a population of about 3,300.

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Evje Og Vegusdal - History
... The parish of Evje og Veigusdal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt) ... On 1 January 1877, Evje og Vegusdal was split to create two separate municipalities Evje with a population of 870 and Vegusdal with a population of 935 ... These two municipalities later became parts of Evje og Hornnes and Birkenes respectively ...
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Torvald Haavardstad
... Haavardstad was born in Evje and was a member of Evje municipal council from 1922 to 1959, serving as mayor from 1928 to 1942 and 1945 to 1949 ... He then became mayor of its successor municipality Evje og Hornnes, and stayed in the position until 1965 ...
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Evje Og Vegusdal - Name
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