Liknes

Liknes is the administrative centre of Kvinesdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Kvina, about 5.5 km north of the mouth where it empties into the Fedafjorden. The village of Storekvina lies about 7 km to the north of Liknes. The 1.97 km2 village has a population (2015) of 2,462 which gives the village a population density of 1250 PD/km2.

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.