Tonstad | |
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Village | |
 View of the village | |
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| Coordinates:58°39′51″N06°42′59″E / 58.66417°N 6.71639°E /58.66417; 6.71639 | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Southern Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Lister |
| Municipality | Sirdal |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 874 |
| • Density | 767/km2 (1,990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 4440 Tonstad |
Tonstad is theadministrative centre of the municipality ofSirdal inAgder county,Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the lakeSirdalsvatnet in theSirdalen valley. The 1.14-square-kilometre (280-acre) village has a population (2015) of 874, giving the village apopulation density of 767 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,990/sq mi).[1]
Tonstad Hydroelectric Power Station and the Tonstadski center are both located in and around this village. TheTonstad Church is also located in the village.
The village of Tonstad was the administrative center of the old municipality ofTonstad from 1905 until its dissolution in 1960. In 1960, it became the part of Sirdal, and it continued to be the administrative center of that new municipality.
The municipality of Tonstad was named after the oldTonstad farm (Old Norse:Þornýjarstaðir), since theTonstad Church is located there. The first element of the name comes from the female nameTone (Old Norse:Þorný) and the last element isstaðir which means "homestead" or "farm".[3]
Vest-Agder travel guide from Wikivoyage