Øvrebø (municipality)
Øvrebø Municipality
Øvrebø herred | |
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View of the local Øvrebø Church | |
Vest-Agder within Norway | |
Øvrebø within Vest-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°17′29″N 07°46′42″E / 58.29139°N 7.77833°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1865 |
| • Succeeded by | Øvrebø og Hægeland and Vennesla municipalities |
| Re-established | 1 July 1896 |
| • Preceded by | Øvrebø og Hægeland Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Vennesla Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Skarpengland |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 109 km2 (42 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 964 |
| • Density | 8.84/km2 (22.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1016 |
Øvrebø is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed twice during the 19th and 20th centuries. Originally, from 1838 until 1865, the 398-square-kilometre (154 sq mi) municipality encompassed roughly the same boundaries as the present-day municipality of Vennesla. The second iteration of the municipality was only 109 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and it corresponded to the central part of present-day Vennesla municipality. The municipal centre was the village of Skarpengland. The small village of Øvrebø is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Skarpengland, and this is where the Øvrebø Church is located.