Liknes

Liknes is the administrative centre of Kvinesdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Kvina, about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) north of the mouth where it empties into the Fedafjorden. The village of Storekvina lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the north of Liknes. The 1.97-square-kilometre (490-acre) village has a population (2015) of 2,462 which gives the village a population density of 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,200/sq mi).[1]

Liknes
Village
View of the village
Liknes
Location of the village
Liknes
Liknes (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°18′43″N 06°57′42″E
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictLister
MunicipalityKvinesdal
Area
 • Total1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total2,462
 • Density1,250/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4480 Kvinesdal

The village is the largest urban area in the municipality. There are stores, a school, and Kvinesdal Church. Just east of the village is the Saron Valley where the missionary center, Troens Bevis Verdens Evangelisering is located. From 1900 until 1917, the municipality of Kvinesdal was named Liknes, after the village.[3]

  • View of Liknes and the river Kvina
  • View of Liknes in 1953
  • Kvinesdal Church in Liknes

References
  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2015). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Liknes, Kvinesdal (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Liknes - tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2016.


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