Kvås (municipality)
Kvås Municipality
Kvås herred | |
|---|---|
| Kvaas herred (historic name) | |
View of a Kvås farm (1953) | |
Vest-Agder within Norway | |
Kvås within Vest-Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°15′43″N 07°11′58″E / 58.26194°N 7.19944°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Lister |
| Established | 1 Jan 1909 |
| • Preceded by | Lyngdal Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1963 |
| • Succeeded by | Lyngdal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kvås |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 116 km2 (45 sq mi) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 493 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1033 |
Kvås is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The 116-square-kilometre (45 sq mi) municipality existed from 1909 until its dissolution in 1963. The municipality lies in what is now the central part of the municipality of Lyngdal. The administrative centre of Kvås was the village of Kvås where Kvås Church is located. Other villages in the Kvås area are Birkeland and Moi.