Editing Kvinesdal

{{short description|Municipality in Agder, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Kvinesdal
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Utsikten.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the Kvinesdal valley
|idnumber               = 4227
|county                 = Agder
|district               = [[Lister Region|Lister]]
|capital                = [[Liknes]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Kvindøl
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Kvinesdal komm.svg
|webpage                = www.kvinesdal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = [[Per Sverre Kvinlaug]]
|mayor_party            = [[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2015
|area_rank              = 121
|area_total_km2         = 963.21
|area_land_km2          = 886.51
|area_water_km2         = 76.70
|area_water_percent     = 8
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 159
|population_total       = 6024
|population_density_km2 = 6.8
|population_increase    = 2.1
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|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6468054 |utm_easting = 0384268 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Kvinesdal''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Agder]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Lister Region|Lister]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Liknes]]. Other villages in Kvinesdal include [[Feda, Norway|Feda]], [[Fjotland]], and [[Storekvina]].

Kvinesdal is an elongated mountain-to-coast municipality, reaching saltwater at the head of the [[Fedafjorden]], which provides access to the [[North Sea]] in the south. Further north, the landscape is cut by narrow valleys with scattered small villages. There are also abandoned mines at [[Knaben]], a popular [[ski resort]]. Because Kvinesdal resembles the geography of the nation as a whole, it is often referred to as "Little Norway".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Welle-Strand |first=Erling |title=Adventure Roads in Norway |publisher=Nortrabooks |year=1996 |isbn=82-90103-71-9}}</ref>

The {{convert|963|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 121st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kvinesdal is the 159th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,024. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|6.8|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 2.1% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

Kvinesdal belongs to a central area in the Norwegian south from which many people emigrated to [[North America]], particularly the [[United States]], from the 1850s until the 1950s. It is noted for being an "American village" ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: ''Amerika-bygd'') because of the high number of American residents. These are typically either Norwegians who moved to the States, obtained [[US Citizenship]] and later moved back to Norway, or are descendants of Norwegians who have never acquired [[Norwegian nationality law|Norwegian citizenship]].

==General information==
[[File:Moi-kvinesdal.JPG|thumb|left|View of the Kvinesdal valley]]
[[File:117543 Kvinesdal kommune (9214101335).jpg|thumb|left|View of Kvinesdal (1963)]]
[[File:Kvinesdal kirke, Vest-Agder - Riksantikvaren-T216 01 0022.jpg|thumb|left|[[Kvinesdal Church]]]]
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Kvinesdal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1841, the neighboring municipality of [[Fjotland (municipality)|Fjotland]] (population: 980) was merged with Kvinesdal to form a new, larger municipality of Kvinesdal, although this was short-lived. In 1858, the merger was un-done and Fjotland became a separate municipality once again. After the split, Kvinesdal had 4,485 residents.<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 1900, the municipality of Kvinesdal was divided into two: the municipality of [[Feda (municipality)|Feda]] in the far southern part (population: 1,090) and the municipality of Liknes in the northern part (population: 2,937). The name of Liknes municipality was changed (back) to ''Kvinesdal'' in 1917. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1963, the municipalities of [[Fjotland (municipality)|Fjotland]] (population: 1,244), [[Feda (municipality)|Feda]] (population: 576), and Kvinesdal (population: 3,218) were merged to form one large municipality of Kvinesdal.<ref name="Dag" />

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the Kvinesdalen valley ({{langx|non|Hvínisdalr}}). The first element of the name comes from the old name for the local [[Fedafjorden]]. The old name of the [[fjord]] was {{lang|non|Hvínir}}. The old fjord name comes from the name of the main river, [[Kvina]], which flows into the fjord. The old river name, {{lang|non|Hvín}} is derived from the verb {{wikt-lang|non|hvína}} which means "to squeal" or "to whistle". The last element of the name is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mt1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt |date=1912 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=9 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=301–302 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

In 1900, the municipality was renamed ''Liknes''. This was short-lived, however, and in 1917 the name was changed back to Kvinesdal. The new name came from the old ''[[Liknes]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Leiknes}}). The first element comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|leikr}} which means "game" or "sport". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|nes}} which means "[[headland]]". Thus, a headland for games or sports.<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Kvinesdal |url=https://snl.no/Kvinesdal |access-date=2016-09-23 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mt1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt |date=1912 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=9 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=285 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 15 March 1985. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]] a [[Pall (heraldry)|pall]] [[Engrailed (heraldry)|engrailed]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått et sølv gaffelkors dannet ved taggesnitt}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a Y-shaped figure called a [[Pall (heraldry)|pall]] with edges that are [[Engrailed (heraldry)|engrailed]]. The pall has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field and the pall design was chosen to symbolize the meeting of the two local rivers: [[Kvina]] and [[Litleåna]] which join at the village of [[Liknes]] and then flow south together to the [[Fedafjorden]]. The arms were designed by Truls Nygaard who developed it using ideas by Hans Freddy Larsen and Lars Olsen. 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=Kvinesdal |access-date=2023-01-18 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kvinesdal, Vest-Agder (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-10-37.html |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1985-03-15 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1985-03-15-710?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Kvinesdal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Feda||[[Feda Church]]||[[Feda, Norway|Feda]]||1802
|-
|rowspan="2"|Fjotland||[[Fjotland Church]]||[[Fjotland]]||1836
|-
|[[Netlandsnes Chapel]]||Netland||1886
|-
|rowspan="1"|Kvinesdal||[[Kvinesdal Church]]||[[Liknes]]||1837
|}

==Geography==
The long, narrow municipality of Kvinesdal stretches from the mountains in the north, along the [[Kvinesdalen]] valley to the [[Fedafjorden]] in the south. To the west, Kvinesdal is bordered by [[Flekkefjord]] and [[Sirdal]] municipalities. To the east, it is bordered by [[Åseral]] and [[Hægebostad]]. To the south, it is bordered by [[Lyngdal]], and it is bordered by [[Farsund]] in the east and south. A small segment of the northern boundary borders [[Bygland]] municipality in [[Agder]] county.

The river [[Kvina]], which runs through the municipality, is known for its [[salmon]], and salmon fishing is a popular activity.

Two valleys meet in Kvinesdal's center: Vesterdalen (the Western Valley) through which flows the river Kvina and Austerdalen (the Eastern Valley) through which flows the river Litleåna to join the Kvina.

===Climate===
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| Jan mean C = -2.0
| Feb mean C = -2.0
| Mar mean C = 1.0
| Apr mean C = 4.5
| May mean C = 10.1
| Jun mean C = 13.7
| Jul mean C = 15.2
| Aug mean C = 14.7
| Sep mean C = 10.7
| Oct mean C = 7.4
| Nov mean C = 2.5
| Dec mean C = -1.5
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| Feb precipitation mm = 130
| Mar precipitation mm = 135
| Apr precipitation mm = 85
| May precipitation mm = 105
| Jun precipitation mm = 100
| Jul precipitation mm = 115
| Aug precipitation mm = 150
| Sep precipitation mm = 205
| Oct precipitation mm = 240
| Nov precipitation mm = 240
| Dec precipitation mm = 200
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| Mar precipitation days = 12.8
| Apr precipitation days = 10.4
| May precipitation days = 11.7 
| Jun precipitation days = 10.9
| Jul precipitation days = 11.0
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| Sep precipitation days = 15.8
| Oct precipitation days = 16.6
| Nov precipitation days = 17.9
| Dec precipitation days = 16.9
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}}

==Population==
About 10% of the inhabitants of Kvinesdal are American citizens, and Kvinesdal does enjoy a special relationship with the [[United States]]. Every year, the municipality hosts a special festival remembering the days when local people emigrated to the new world.

==History==
[[File:Salmeli.jpg|thumb|right|View of the Salmeli farm]]
Kvinesdal was home of many prominent characters in the [[Norse saga|Saga Period]]. Among them were the [[Skald]] ''[[Þjóðólfr of Hvinir|Tjodolv the Frode]].'' Frode means one with great knowledge of the history of ancestors. He composed a historic poem for his king [[Harald I of Norway|Harold Fairhair]]. His work was later combined into the [[Heimskringla]] when it was recorded by [[Snorri Sturluson]].

In northern Kvinesdal, along the high plateau which sits at {{convert|550|m}} above sea level, records show that the Salmeli Farm dates back at least to the year 1300. During the [[Black Death]] years of 1350 the [[deserted farm|farm became deserted]], but was back as a working farm again by 1647. It is now a historic site.

The bailiff ''[[:no:Stig Bagge|Stig Bagge]]'', who was granted local leadership from 1536 to 1542 by king [[Christian III of Denmark|Christian III]], was an energetic man when he lived at his ancestral home of Eikeland in Kvinesdal. According to the reports of [[Peder Claussøn Friis]], he executed refractory peasants so willingly that the district thought it was to excess; he was the district's [[bogeyman]] for many years thereafter. When the bailiff in [[Nedenes]] was killed in his bed and rebels came in an unsuccessful attempt to capture and execute Stig, he collected his men and brutally stifled the revolt. Stig himself died by being drawn and quartered by the [[Dutch people|Dutch]] when he was caught in piracy or espionage off their coast at [[Walcheren]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stagg |first=Frank Noel |title=South Norway |publisher=George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. |year=1958}}</ref>

==Government==
Kvinesdal Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Agder District Court]] and the [[Agder Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Kvinesdal is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/agder/kvinesdal#seats |access-date=2024-01-28 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|INP                       = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/agder/kvinesdal#seats |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Grønne                    = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Vest-Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/vest-agder/kvinesdal#seats |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Høyre                     = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk liste 	
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista  
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list against forced renovation
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste mot tvungen renovasjon
|otherparty_number         = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Local list for Feda, Fjotland, and Kvinesdal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for Feda, Fjotland og Kvinesdal
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 12
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Non-party list for Feda, Kvinesdal, and Fjotland
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk liste for Feda, Kvinesdal og Fjotland
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 6
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 7
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Venstre                   = 7
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Venstre                   = 7
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Venstre                   = 6
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|NKP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|NKP                       = 1
|Local_Lists               = 17
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvinesdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Venstre                   = 4
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Kvinesdal (incomplete list):
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*1990-1999: Anders Mathias Larsen ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1999-2003: Sigmund Oksefjell ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2003-2013: [[Odd Omland]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2013-2015: Svein Arne Jerstad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2015-present: [[Per Sverre Kvinlaug]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
{{div col end}}

==Economy==
In addition to various small businesses and public services, Kvinesdal's economy is driven in part by hydroelectric power. The Sira-Kvina power company derives hydroelectric power from the Kvina river, in addition to various smaller dams. [[Eramet]] is an important local employer that provides work to about 200 persons in producing manganese-alloys.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eramet Norway Kvinesdal |url=http://eramet.no/en/our-organization/kvinesdal/ |publisher=Eramet Norway}}</ref> There is also a small tourism industry, with golfing and fishing being the main draws.

==Notable people==
[[File:Aril Edvardsen.jpg|125px|thumb|Aril Edvardsen, 2007]]
[[File:Silvia Moi.jpg|125px|thumb|Silvia Moi, 2006]]
* [[Peder Jacobsen Bøgvald]] (1762 in Feda – 1829), a sea captain, farmer, and politician
* Kristian Marcelius Førland (1891–1978), an artist who lived and painted in Kvinesdal
* [[Erling Moi]] (1918 in Kvinesdal – 1944), a [[Norwegian resistance]] member in WWII
* [[Sigbjørn Hølmebakk]] (1922 in Feda – 1981), a Norwegian author
* [[Anne Gullestad]] (1925 in Kvinesdal – 1998), an actress and theatre director<ref>{{IMDb name|0347791|Anne Gullestad}}. Retrieved 14 November 2020.</ref>
* [[Gordon Hølmebakk]] (1928 in Feda – 2018), a publishing editor, essayist, and novelist
* [[Aril Edvardsen]] (1938 in Kvinesdal – 2008), an evangelical preacher and missionary whose former home is now a museum
* [[Andreas Hompland]] (born 1946 in Kvinesdal), a social scientist, journalist, and non-fiction writer
* [[Arnfinn Moland]] (born 1951 in Kvinesdal), a historian and writer
* [[Odd Omland]] (born 1956), a politician who was mayor of Kvinesdal from 2003 to 2013
* [[Per Sverre Kvinlaug]] (born 1974), a politician who was mayor of Kvinesdal starting in 2015
* [[Silvia Moi]] (born 1978 in Kvinesdal), an opera singer<ref>{{IMDb name|2194971|Silvia Moi}}. Retrieved 14 November 2020.</ref>
* [[:no:Luxus Leverpostei|Luxus Leverpostei, (Norwegian Wiki)]], a Norwegian band formed in Kvinesdal in 1991

=== Sport ===
* [[:no:Ludvig Hunsbedt|Ludvig Hunsbedt, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (born 1961 in Kvinesdal), a rallycross driver
* [[Roger Eskeland]] (born 1977), a Norwegian football goalkeeper
* [[Atle Roar Håland]] (born 1977), a retired footballer with over 300 club caps

==See also==
*[[Kvinesdal Rock Festival]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Kvinesdal}}
{{wiktionary|Kvinesdal}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Vest-Agder}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/kvinesdal Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.menighetssenteret.no Kvinesdal Guest House and Hotel] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.kvinesdal.kommune.no Official website of Kvinesdal] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.webcamsinnorway.com/webcams_noiframes.php?nr=1&viewcam=664  Webcam from Kvinesdal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173144/http://www.webcamsinnorway.com/webcams_noiframes.php?nr=1&viewcam=664 |date=3 March 2016 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051029211927/http://www.visitsydvest.no/english.asp  Tourist Information]
*[http://www.kvgk.no/?vis=artikkel&fid=0&id=3105200513575330141  Kvinesdal Golf Club]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061231080324/http://www.kvinesdalrockfestival.no/english.asp  Kvinesdal Rock Festival]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110819162210/http://kvinesdal.co/  Kvinesdaladressen - din egen @kvinesedal.co addresse!]

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