Herad
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| Herad herred | |
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| Former Municipality | |
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| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-1039 |
| Adm. Center | Herad |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged into | Farsund in 1965 |
Herad is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the northeastern part of the present-day municipality of Farsund.
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Name
The municipality (originally the parish) was named Herred (Old Norse: Herað) which means "village" or "hamlet". The spelling of the name was changed to Herad in the 19th century.[1][2]
History
The parish of Herod (later Herred) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 17 October 1893, the district of Spind was separated from Herad to create a municipality of its own. The split left Herad with 1,019 inhabitants.
On 1 January 1965, Herad (population: 359) was merged with Spind, Lista, and the town of Farsund to form the municipality of Farsund.[3]
References
External links
- Weather information for Herad (Norwegian)
