Editing Evje og Hornnes (section)

==General information==
[[File:Krokevatn Hovassdalen Hornnes 140716 (1).jpg|thumb|left|Rural landscape of the municipality]]
[[File:Fennefoss.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Fennefoss area]]
[[File:Evje og Hornnes IMG 7507 evje kirke rk 84108.JPG|thumb|left|[[Evje Church]]]]
During the 1960s, Norway enacted many municipal reforms such as mergers and border adjustments due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]], and the municipality of Evje og Hornnes was established during this time. On 1 January 1960, the neighboring municipalities of [[Evje]] (population: 1,646) and [[Hornnes]] (population: 1,280) were merged to form ''Evje og Hornnes''. On 1 January 1986, the Lislevand farm area (population: 8) was transferred from neighboring [[Birkenes]] municipality to Evje og Hornnes.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref> On 1 January 2019, the Hovlandsdalen area (population: 27) was transferred from neighboring [[Birkenes]] municipality to Evje og Hornnes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-21 |title=Vedtak om endring av kommunegrense – overføring av Hovlandsdalen fra Birkenes kommune til Evje og Hornnes kommune, Aust-Agder fylke |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/contentassets/d377736a840246f485b389f135ceae0e/birkenes_evje_hornnes.pdf |publisher=Fylkesmannen i Aust- og Vest-Agder |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipalities of [[Evje]] and [[Hornnes]] were merged in 1960 and the new, resulting municipality was given the compound name ''Evje og Hornnes'', literally meaning "Evje and Hornnes".

The municipality of Evje (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Evje (village)|Evje]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Efja}}) since the first [[Evje Church]] was built there. The name is identical to the word {{wikt-lang|non|efja}} which means "[[Backwater (river)|backwater]]" or "mud" (likely referring to a shallow, backwater part of the local river [[Otra]]).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt |date=1905 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=8 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=193 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

The municipality of Hornnes (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Hornnes (village)|Hornnes]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Hornnes}}) since the first [[Hornnes Church]] was built there. The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|horn}} which means "[[Horn (anatomy)|horn]]". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|nes}} which means "[[headland]]". So the meaning of Hornnes is "the headland shaped like a horn". This is likely referring to the two horn-shaped peninsulas that jut out into the river [[Otra]] at the entrance to the lake Breidflå.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt |date=1905 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=8 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=186 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 24 April 1992. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], two wagons [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]] in [[Pale (heraldry)|pale]]"'' ({{langx|no|På gull grunn to svarte vogner, 1-1}}). This means the arms have a [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] that is two black [[Wagon|mining wagons]] in the centre, one above the other. The [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) of the arms have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The arms were chosen because [[mining]] has been of great importance for the area already for many centuries. One of [[Europe]]'s largest [[nickel]] mines is in the municipality. There are two wagons to represent the fact that the municipality was created from two former municipalities: [[Evje]] and [[Hornnes]]. The arms were designed by Daniel Rike. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Evje_og_Hornnes |access-date=2023-01-19 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Evje og Hornnes, Aust-Agder (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-09-37.html |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1992-04-24 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1992-04-24-275?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{see also|Coat of arms of Meråker}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Evje og Hornnes. It is part of the [[Otredal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Agder og Telemark]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Churches in Evje og Hornnes
! Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) !! Church name !! Location of the church !! Year built
|-
| Evje || [[Evje Church]] || [[Evje (village)|Evje]] || 1891
|-
| Hornnes || [[Hornnes Church]] || [[Hornnes (village)|Hornnes]] || 1828
|}