Halse og Harkmark
| Halse og Harkmark herred | |
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| Former Municipality | |
| Ryvingen Lighthouse in Halse
Ryvingen Lighthouse in Halse
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| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Municipality ID | NO-1019 |
| Adm. Center | Halse |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 105 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged with | Mandal in 1964 |
Halse og Harkmark is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Mandal. When it was a municipality, it encompassed the rural areas that surrounded the city of Mandal, including many islands such as Hille, Skjernøy, and Pysen (Norway's southernmost point).[1]
Name
Halse og Harkmark is a combination of the names of two parishes surrounding Mandal. The name Halse is the name of the church site. The name comes from the (Old Norse: Halshaugar), hals meaning a low area of land between two waters and haugr meaning hill or mound.[1][2] The name Harkmark may be derived from an old river name.[3]
History
Mandals landdistrikt was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1865, the name was changed to Halse og Harkmark. On 1 July 1921, a part of Halse og Harkmark (population: 221) was transferred to the city of Mandal.
On 1 January 1964, Halse og Harkmark (population: 3,676) was merged with the city of Mandal and the neighboring municipality of Holum) to form an enlarged Mandal municipality.[4]
