Hornnes
Encyclopedia
Hornnes is a village and a former municipality in Aust-Agder
county
, Norway
. Hornnes is located in the present-day municipality of Evje og Hornnes
in the traditional district
of Setesdal
. Hornnes was a municipality of its own from 1886 until 1960.
) of Hornnes is named after an old Hornnes farm (Old Norse
: Hornnes), since the first church was built there. The first element is horn which means "horn
" and the last element is nes which means "headland
". So the meaning of Hornnes is "the headland shaped like a horn".
was divided into two separate municipalities: Hornnes (population: 1,113) and Iveland
(population: 1,103).
On 1 January 1960, Hornnes was merged with Evje
to form a new municipality called Evje og Hornnes
. Prior to the merger Hornnes had a population of 1,280. On 1 January 1986, the Lislevand farm area (population: 8) in the neighboring Birkenes
municipality was transferred to the municipality of Evje og Hornnes.
referring to "Ornes i Odralen" (Hornnes Church is part of the Otredal prosti
).
is prevalent throughout the region, and Hornnes is home to the Hornnes Mineralparken. Visitors can tour a mine
and learn about the minerals such as quartz
and feldspar
that are mined there.
Aust-Agder
is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....
county
Counties of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Hornnes is located in the present-day municipality of Evje og Hornnes
Evje og Hornnes
Evje og Hornnes is a municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional region of Setesdal. Evje og Hornnes was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1960 after the merger of the two older municipalities of Evje and Hornnes....
in the traditional district
Districts of Norway
The country Norway is historically divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties and municipalities. The districts are defined by geographical features, often valleys, mountain ranges, fjords,...
of Setesdal
Setesdal
Setesdal is a valley and a traditional district in Aust-Agder County in southern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Iveland, and Evje og Hornnes....
. Hornnes was a municipality of its own from 1886 until 1960.
Name
The municipality (originally the parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
) of Hornnes is named after an old Hornnes farm (Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
: Hornnes), since the first church was built there. The first element is horn which means "horn
Horn (anatomy)
A horn is a pointed projection of the skin on the head of various animals, consisting of a covering of horn surrounding a core of living bone. True horns are found mainly among the ruminant artiodactyls, in the families Antilocapridae and Bovidae...
" and the last element is nes which means "headland
Headland
A headland is a point of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water.Headland can also refer to:*Headlands and bays*headLand, an Australian television series...
". So the meaning of Hornnes is "the headland shaped like a horn".
History
The municipality of Hornnes was created on 1 January 1886 when the municipality of Hornnes og IvelandHornnes og Iveland
Hornnes og Iveland is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipalities of Evje og Hornnes and Iveland in the Setesdal region.-Name:...
was divided into two separate municipalities: Hornnes (population: 1,113) and Iveland
Iveland
Iveland is a village and municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Birketveit.-General information:...
(population: 1,103).
On 1 January 1960, Hornnes was merged with Evje
Evje
Evje is a village and former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village of Evje is the administrative center of the current municipality of Evje og Hornnes in the Setesdal valley region...
to form a new municipality called Evje og Hornnes
Evje og Hornnes
Evje og Hornnes is a municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional region of Setesdal. Evje og Hornnes was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1960 after the merger of the two older municipalities of Evje and Hornnes....
. Prior to the merger Hornnes had a population of 1,280. On 1 January 1986, the Lislevand farm area (population: 8) in the neighboring Birkenes
Birkenes
Birkenes is a municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The village of Birkeland is the administrative center and about half of the municipality's residents live there...
municipality was transferred to the municipality of Evje og Hornnes.
Hornnes church
The church in Hornnes is an octagonal shaped building that was constructed in 1828. Documents show that there was a church in Hornnes as far back as 1327. There are also records in RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
referring to "Ornes i Odralen" (Hornnes Church is part of the Otredal prosti
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
).
Mining
MiningMining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
is prevalent throughout the region, and Hornnes is home to the Hornnes Mineralparken. Visitors can tour a mine
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
and learn about the minerals such as quartz
Quartz
Quartz is the second-most-abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust, after feldspar. It is made up of a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall formula SiO2. There are many different varieties of quartz,...
and feldspar
Feldspar
Feldspars are a group of rock-forming tectosilicate minerals which make up as much as 60% of the Earth's crust....
that are mined there.
Notable residents
- Hartvig Caspar ChristieHartvig Caspar ChristieHartvig Caspar Christie was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Hornnes....
(1893-1959), Norwegian politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making... - Torleiv HannaasTorleiv HannaasTorleiv Hannaas was a Norwegian philologist.Born in Hornnes, he became professor at Bergen Museum in 1918. His most important publications was Norske bygder I and Norske bygder II , about the dialects in Setesdal and Vest-Agder...
(1874-1929), Norwegian philologistPhilologyPhilology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
, chairman of Noregs MållagNoregs MållagNoregs Mållag is the main organisation for Norwegian Nynorsk , one of the two official written standards of the Norwegian language. In the Norwegian language struggle, it advocates the use of Nynorsk... - Geir KjetsaaGeir KjetsaaGeir Kjetsaa was a Norwegian professor in Russian literary history at the University of Oslo, translator of Russian literature, and author of several biographies of classical Russian writers....
(1937-2008), professor