Lindesnes Municipality Lindesnes kommune | |
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![]() View of Vigeland, theadministrative centre of Lindesnes Municipality | |
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Coordinates:58°06′15″N07°17′20″E / 58.10417°N 7.28889°E /58.10417; 7.28889 | |
Country | Norway |
County | Agder |
District | Sørlandet |
Established | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Preceded by | Spangereid,Sør-Audnedal, andVigmostad municipalities |
Administrative centre | Mandal |
Government | |
• Mayor(2023) | Alf Erik Andersen (FrP) |
Area | |
• Total | 933.53 km2 (360.44 sq mi) |
• Land | 883.22 km2 (341.01 sq mi) |
• Water | 50.34 km2 (19.44 sq mi) 5.4% |
• Rank | #126 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 23,479 |
• Rank | #55 in Norway |
• Density | 26.6/km2 (69/sq mi) |
• Change(10 years) | ![]() |
Demonyms | Lindesnes-folk Lindesnesmann (male) Lindesneskvinne (female)[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-4205[3] |
Website | Official website |
Lindesnes (English:the Naze) is amunicipality inAgder county,Norway. It is located in thetraditional district ofSørlandet. Theadministrative centre of the municipality is the town ofMandal. Other villages in Lindesnes includeÅvik,Høllen,Skofteland,Svenevig,Vigmostad,Heddeland,Bjelland,Breland,Koland,Laudal,Øyslebø, Bykjernen, Skjebstad,Sånum-Lundevik, Skogsfjord-Hesland,Krossen,Harkmark, Skinsnes-Ime, and Tregde-Skjernøy.[4]
The 934-square-kilometre (361 sq mi) municipality is the 126th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lindesnes is the 55th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 23,479. The municipality'spopulation density is 26.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (69/sq mi) and its population has increased by 5.2% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]
The municipality of Lindesnes was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the older municipalities ofSpangereid (population: 899),Sør-Audnedal (population: 2,323), andVigmostad (population: 589).[7]
On 1 January 2020, the neighboring municipalities ofMandal andMarnardal were merged into Lindesnes, creating a much larger municipality of Lindesnes. At the same time, theadministrative centre of the new, larger municipality was moved to the town ofMandal.[8]
The oldestOld Norse form of the name wasLíðandi. That name is derived from the verblíða which means "lead to an end" or "go to the end" and the meaning of this name is probably just "the end", referring to its location at the southern tip of Norway. A later form wasLíðandisnes where the wordnes which means "headland" was added (a word that is related to the English formsness andnaze). The traditionalEnglish language version of the name is just theNaze, derived fromness meaning headland.[4]
The originalcoat of arms was granted on 25 April 1986 and it was in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was enlarged and a new coat of arms was adopted. The officialblazon was "Azure a lighthouse issuantargent" (Norwegian:I blått et oppvoksende sølv fyrtårn). This means the arms have a bluefield (background) and thecharge is the top of alighthouse. The lighthouse has atincture ofargent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The lighthouse represents the localLindesnes Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in Norway. It was built in 1655 on the Lindesnes peninsula. The arms were designed by Truls Nygaard who based it after a design by Rolf Dybvig. The municipal flag had the same design as the coat of arms.[9][10][11]
The newcoat of arms was granted on 1 January 2020 and it was a slightly more modern take on the old arms. Theblazon is"Azure, a lighthouse issuant and a crest amural crownargent" (Norwegian:På blågrønn bakgrunn, et hvitt fyrtårn med murkrone). This means the arms have a bluefield (background) and thecharge is a lighthouse with a crown above the shield. The charge has atincture ofargent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The new arms have a slightly different design and the addition of amural crown above theescutcheon to represent the fact that the municipality now includes the town ofMandal. The color was also changed to a more teal blue.[9][12]
TheChurch of Norway has eight parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Lindesnes. It is part of theLister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in theDiocese of Agder og Telemark.
Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
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Bjelland | Bjelland Church | Bjelland | 1793 |
Holum | Holum Church | Krossen | 1825 |
Laudal | Laudal Church | Laudal | 1826 |
Mandal | Harkmark Church | Harkmark | 1613 |
Mandal Church | Mandal | 1821 | |
Spangereid | Spangereid Church | Høllen | c. 1140 |
Valle | Valle Church | Vigeland | 1793 |
Vigmostad | Vigmostad Church | Vigmostad | 1848 |
Øyslebø | Øyslebø Church | Øyslebø | 1797 |
Lindesnes Municipality is responsible forprimary education (through 10th grade), outpatienthealth services,senior citizen services,welfare and othersocial services,zoning,economic development, and municipalroads and utilities. The municipality is governed by amunicipal council ofdirectly elected representatives. Themayor isindirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[13] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of theAgder District Court and theAgder Court of Appeal.
Themunicipal council (Kommunestyre) of Lindesnes is made up of 39 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by politicalparty.
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 9 | |
Green Party(Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 1 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 6 | |
Industry and Business Party(Industri‑ og Næringspartiet) | 2 | |
The Conservatives(Konservativt) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party(Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 39 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 11 | |
Green Party(Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 2 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist Left Party(Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 39 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 7 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Pensioners' Party(Pensjonistpartiet) | 1 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 2 | |
Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Pensioners' Party(Pensjonistpartiet) | 2 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 1 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 2 | |
Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 8 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 6 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party(Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 8 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 6 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 6 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 10 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 7 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 5 | |
New People's Party(Nye Folkepartiet) | 1 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 2 | |
Cross-party list(Tverrpolitisk Liste) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 7 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 7 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 8 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Themayors (Norwegian:ordfører) of Lindesnes:
Lindesnes is a coastal municipality, with a long stretch of coastline to the south. It bordersLyngdal municipality to the west,Evje og Hornnes to the north, andKristiansand andVennesla to the east. TheLindesnes Lighthouse stands on the southernmost point of the mainland ofNorway, nearly 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi) southwest ofKnivskjellodden, the northernmost point of mainland Norway. The southern coast of Lindesnes is rugged and includes several fjords such as theSnigsfjorden andGrønsfjorden as well as many islands such asSvinør. The interior of the municipality follows theAudnadalen valley through which the riverAudna flows south into the Snigsfjorden.
Lindesnes has a temperateoceanic climate (Cfb). The weather station has been recording since January 1863, and is situated near the Lindesnes lighthouse on a peninsula protruding into the sea. It is the southernmost mainland point in Norway. The all-time high temperature is 27.3 °C (81.1 °F) recorded August 1975; the all-time low is −18.1 °C (−0.6 °F) recorded in January 1987. The five months May - September have not seen any overnight freeze, with coldest low 0.6 °C (33.1 °F) in May 1981 (data since 1954).
Climate data forLindesnes Lighthouse 1991-2020 (extremes 1954-2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) | 9.5 (49.1) | 14.9 (58.8) | 18 (64) | 23.2 (73.8) | 26.4 (79.5) | 27 (81) | 27.3 (81.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 16.6 (61.9) | 13.7 (56.7) | 11.4 (52.5) | 27.3 (81.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) | 3.7 (38.7) | 5 (41) | 8.2 (46.8) | 12.1 (53.8) | 15.1 (59.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 18.2 (64.8) | 15.4 (59.7) | 11.4 (52.5) | 7.9 (46.2) | 5.7 (42.3) | 10.4 (50.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) | 2 (36) | 3.2 (37.8) | 6.1 (43.0) | 9.9 (49.8) | 13 (55) | 15.6 (60.1) | 16.2 (61.2) | 13.6 (56.5) | 9.8 (49.6) | 6.3 (43.3) | 4 (39) | 8.5 (47.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) | 0.5 (32.9) | 1.6 (34.9) | 4.4 (39.9) | 8.1 (46.6) | 11.2 (52.2) | 13.9 (57.0) | 14.4 (57.9) | 11.9 (53.4) | 8.1 (46.6) | 4.7 (40.5) | 2.3 (36.1) | 6.9 (44.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −18.1 (−0.6) | −15.1 (4.8) | −11 (12) | −5.5 (22.1) | 0.6 (33.1) | 4.5 (40.1) | 6 (43) | 7.8 (46.0) | 3.6 (38.5) | −1.6 (29.1) | −8.3 (17.1) | −16.5 (2.3) | −18.1 (−0.6) |
Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 131.2 (5.17) | 99.7 (3.93) | 87.5 (3.44) | 69 (2.7) | 63.5 (2.50) | 71.9 (2.83) | 81.8 (3.22) | 101.3 (3.99) | 119.1 (4.69) | 151.6 (5.97) | 132.4 (5.21) | 135.2 (5.32) | 1,244.2 (48.97) |
Average precipitation days | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 157 |
Source 1: yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute[28] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: NOAA - WMO averages 91-2020 Norway[29] |
Climate data forLindesnes Lighthouse 1961-1990 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) | 2.3 (36.1) | 3.7 (38.7) | 6.9 (44.4) | 11.3 (52.3) | 14.9 (58.8) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.8 (62.2) | 14.2 (57.6) | 11.1 (52.0) | 7.4 (45.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | 9.4 (48.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) | 0.5 (32.9) | 2.0 (35.6) | 4.7 (40.5) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.2 (57.6) | 14.8 (58.6) | 12.4 (54.3) | 9.6 (49.3) | 5.6 (42.1) | 2.9 (37.2) | 7.4 (45.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) | −1.3 (29.7) | 0.3 (32.5) | 2.8 (37.0) | 7.3 (45.1) | 10.7 (51.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 13.0 (55.4) | 10.7 (51.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | 3.8 (38.8) | 0.9 (33.6) | 5.7 (42.3) |
Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 109 (4.3) | 72 (2.8) | 83 (3.3) | 60 (2.4) | 71 (2.8) | 65 (2.6) | 78 (3.1) | 102 (4.0) | 125 (4.9) | 143 (5.6) | 146 (5.7) | 105 (4.1) | 1,159 (45.6) |
Average precipitation days(≥ 1 mm) | 14.7 | 10.2 | 12.9 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 14.3 | 15.5 | 17.4 | 14.4 | 147.5 |
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[30] |