Gjøvdal is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The municipality covered the Gjøv river valley and the surrounding moors. It is currently part of the municipality of Åmli in the Sørlandet region.NameThe municipality is named after the valley Gjevedal . The first element is the name of the river Gjøv which flows through the valley. Gef means "to give ". The last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale".HistoryGjøvdal was part of the municipality of Åmli on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1908, the municipality was split into three separate municipalities: Gjevedal (population: 590), Tovdal (population: 389), and Åmli (population: 2,024). In 1911, the name was changed to "Gjøvdal".On 1 January 1960, the municipality of Gjøvdal (population: 362 - Norway's smallest municipality at the time) was reunited with Åmli (population: 1,947) to form an enlarged Åmli municipality. The municipality of Tovdal was also merged into Åmli again in 1967.
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