Fjære
Fjære Municipality
Fjære kommune | |
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View of Fjære Church | |
Aust-Agder within Norway | |
Fjære within Aust-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°21′58″N 08°35′40″E / 58.36611°N 8.59444°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Aust-Agder |
| District | Østre Agder |
| Established | 1 Jan 1846 |
| • Preceded by | Øyestad Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1971 |
| • Succeeded by | Grimstad Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Vik |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 60.4 km2 (23.3 sq mi) |
| Population (1971) | |
• Total | 6,189 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Fjæresokning |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0923 |
Fjære is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 60.4-square-kilometre (23.3 sq mi) municipality existed from 1846 until 1971. It was located to the north of the town of Grimstad. The name is still used to refer to that area, which is now a part of Grimstad municipality in Agder county. The administrative centre of Fjære was the village of Vik, just east of the historic Fjære Church. Other villages in Fjære included Fevik, Dømmesmoen, Frivold, Kroken, and Rønnes.