Hægeland
{{about|the village in Vennesla, Norway|the former municipality in Vest-Agder, Norway|Hægeland (municipality)}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Hægeland
|other_name = Hægelandskrossen
|native_name =
|nickname =
|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Vennesla, Hægeland 01.JPG
|image_caption = View of the village church
|pushpin_map = Agder#Norway
|pushpin_label_position = top
|pushpin_mapsize =
|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Southern Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Agder
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Kristiansand
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Vennesla
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|area_total_km2 = 0.25
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 433
|population_density_km2 = 1732
|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 4720 Hægeland
|elevation_m = 228
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Hægeland, Vennesla (Vest-Agder)|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Vest-Agder/Vennesla/H%C3%A6geland~6356/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2017-01-16}}
|coordinates = {{coord|58|23|00|N|07|44|28|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}
}}
Hægeland or Hægelandskrossen is a village in Vennesla municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the northeastern shore of the lake Hægelandsvatnet, a short distance south of the Kilefjorden. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs north-south through the village, just past Hægeland Church. The village of Bjelland lies about {{convert|15|km}} to the east and the villages of Skarpengland and Øvrebø both lie about {{convert|15|km}} to the south. The village of Øvre Eikeland lies about {{convert|2|km}} southeast of Hægeland, along the Rv9 highway.
The {{convert|0.25|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2016) of 433 which gives the village a population density of {{convert|1732|PD/km2}}.{{cite web|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.|url=https://www.ssb.no/286025/urban-settlements.population-and-area-by-municipality.1-january-2016|date=1 January 2016|author-link=Statistics Norway|author=Statistisk sentralbyrå}} The village was the administrative centre of the old Hægeland Municipality which existed from 1896 until 1964 when the municipality was merged into Vennesla.{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/H%C3%A6geland%2Ftettsted|title=Hægeland – tettsted|author=Store norske leksikon|author-link=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2017-01-16}}
Name
The village (originally the parish) is named after the old Hægeland farm (Old Norse: Helgaland) since that is where the Hægeland Church was located. The first element of the name means "holy" (Old Norse: heilagr and {{langx|no|hellig}}) and the last element (Old Norse: land) is identical with the word land which means "land". This area was important to ancient Norse pagan worship.{{cite web|publisher=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|url=http://www.snl.no/Hægeland|title=Hægeland|accessdate=2009-10-29}}{{cite book|title=Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt|edition=9|author-link=Oluf Rygh|last=Rygh|first=Oluf|publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri|year=1912|location=Kristiania, Norge|pages=34|url=http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=141914&avid=32079|language=Norwegian}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Vest-Agder/Vennesla/H%C3%A6geland Weather information for Hægeland] {{in lang|no}}
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