Austad (municipality)
Austad Municipality
Austad herred | |
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View of the local church | |
Vest-Agder within Norway | |
Austad within Vest-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°05′30″N 07°02′45″E / 58.09167°N 7.04583°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Lister |
| Established | 1 Jan 1909 |
| • Preceded by | Lyngdal Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1963 |
| • Succeeded by | Lyngdal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Austad |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 44 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 608 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1031 |
Austad is a former municipality of the former Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 44-square-kilometre (17 sq mi) municipality existed from 1909 until its dissolution in 1963. The municipality encompassed the area surrounding the Rosfjorden in the southern, coastal part of the present-day municipality of Lyngdal. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Austad where Austad Church is located.