Hornnes

Hornnes is a village in the municipality of Evje og Hornnes, Aust-Agder county, Norway. Hornnes is located in the traditional district of Setesdal. Hornnes was a municipality of its own from 1886 until 1960.

The municipality of Hornnes was created by the split of Hornnes og Iveland into Hornnes and Iveland on 1 January 1886. At that time Hornnes had a population of 1,113.

On 1 January 1960 Hornnes was merged with Evje to form the new municipality called Evje og Hornnes. Prior to the merger Hornnes had a population of 1,280. On 1 January 1986 the Lislevand farm in the neighboring Birkenes municipality was joined to the Evje og Hornnes municipality [cite web | author=Statistics Norway | title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen | date=1999 | url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf] .

Attractions

The church in Hornnes is an octagonal shaped building that was constructed in 1828. Documents show that there was a church in Hornnes as far back as 1327. There are also records in Rome referring to "Ornes i Odralen" (Hornnes Church is currently in the Otredal parish).

Mining is prevalent throughout the region, and Hornnes is home to the [http://www.mineralparken.no Hornnes Mineralparken] . Visitors can tour a mine and learn about the minerals such as quartz and feldspar that are mined there.

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