Spind


Spind is a former municipality of the former Vest-Agder county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1893 until 1965. It is located on the Spind peninsula in the western part of the present-day municipality of Farsund. The peninsula lies between the Lygndalsfjord and the Rosfjord. The administrative centre of Spind was located in the village of Rødland where Spind Church is located.

Name

The municipality is named Spind, which means "lump" or "knoll", probably because the land has many rolling hills.

History

The municipality of Spind was established on 17 October 1893 when it was split from the municipality of Herad. At the time of its establishment, Spind had 1,410 inhabitants. On 1 July 1916, a small part of the neighboring municipality of Austad was transferred to Spind. On 1 January 1965, Spind was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Herad and Lista and with the town of Farsund to form a new, larger municipality of Farsund.