Evje
Evje Municipality
Evje herred | |
|---|---|
View of the local church | |
Aust-Agder within Norway | |
Evje within Aust-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°35′06″N 07°48′30″E / 58.58500°N 7.80833°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Aust-Agder |
| District | Setesdal |
| Established | 1 Jan 1877 |
| • Preceded by | Evje og Vegusdal Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1960 |
| • Succeeded by | Evje og Hornnes Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Evje |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 177 km2 (68 sq mi) |
| Population (1960) | |
• Total | 1,646 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Evdøl |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0937 |
Evje is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 177-square-kilometre (68 sq mi) municipality existed from 1877 until 1960. It was located in what is now the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Evje og Hornnes in the Setesdal valley of Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Evje where the Evje Church is located. The lake Høvringsvatnet is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the village.