Evje (village)
The Evje Church lies on the north end of the village on the east shore of the river Otra, and the Hornnes Church lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the south on the west shore of the river Otra. Hornnes Church is actually located in the small village of Hornnes which is considered a part of the Evje urban area. Other villages in the urban area of Evje include Evjemoen, Dåsnesmoen, Hornnes, and Kjetså. The 3.09-square-kilometre (760-acre) urban area of Evje has a population (2016) of 2,428 which gives the it a population density of 786 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,040/sq mi).
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) of Evje is named after an old Evje farm (Old Norse: Efja), since the first church was built there. The name is identical with the word efja which means "eddy".
References
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2016). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Evje, Evje og Hornnes (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian) (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 193.