Place:Evje, Aust-Agder, Norway

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NameEvje
TypeFormer municipality
Coordinates58.6°N 7.85°E
Located inAust-Agder, Norway
Also located inEvje og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, Norway     (1960 - )
Contained Places
Gård
Galteland
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source: Family History Library Catalog


Evje is the name for both a village and a parish that became a municipality (later merged into the municipality of Evje og Hornnes). This page represents the parish and former municipality.


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Evje is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 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 northeast of the village.

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