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Tvedestrand
is municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the town of Tvedestrand. There are many villages in the municipality including Dypvåg, Fiane, Gjeving, Gødderstad, Grønland, Kilen, Klåholmen, Krokvåg, Laget, Lyngør, Nesgrenda, Østerå, Sagesund, Sandvika, and Songe. The town of Tvedestrand has a white-painted town center with irregular streets climbing steep hills around the harbor. The natural environment of the area makes it a tourist destination. The municipality includes numerous islands, which makes it popular in the summer for boaters. The number of people in the municipality practically doubles in the summer, due to vacationers. There are approximately 1,700 summer cottages ("hytter") around the fjord and coastal areas. Tvedestrand has over 2,000 buildings that are more than 100 years old. The municipality is the 298th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tvedestrand
is municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the town of Tvedestrand. There are many villages in the municipality including Dypvåg, Fiane, Gjeving, Gødderstad, Grønland, Kilen, Klåholmen, Krokvåg, Laget, Lyngør, Nesgrenda, Østerå, Sagesund, Sandvika, and Songe. The town of Tvedestrand has a white-painted town center with irregular streets climbing steep hills around the harbor. The natural environment of the area makes it a tourist destination. The municipality includes numerous islands, which makes it popular in the summer for boaters. The number of people in the municipality practically doubles in the summer, due to vacationers. There are approximately 1,700 summer cottages ("hytter") around the fjord and coastal areas. Tvedestrand has over 2,000 buildings that are more than 100 years old. The municipality is the 298th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tvedestrand (town)
Tvedestrand is a town and the administrative centre of Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The town is located at the northern end of the Tvedestrandfjorden at the intersection of the Norwegian County Road 411 and Norwegian County Road 410. The Tvedestrand Church is located in the central part of the town. The town has a population (2019) of 2,582 and a population density of . In Norway, Tvedestrand is considered a which can be translated as either a "town" or "city" in English. History Tvedestrand had been a small coastal village with a small amount of industry when it became the main port of departure for the materials from the nearby Næs Jernverk (iron works) starting in 1738. In 1836, the port was declared to be a ladested and then on 1 January 1838, it became a town municipality under the new civil municipality law (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The town status was granted to allow it a special license to export timber and iron from the harbour. On 1 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dypvåg (village)
Dypvåg is a village in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Skagerrak coast and the Norwegian County Road 411, about east of the town of Tvedestrand and the village of Kråkvåg lies immediately west of Dypvåg. The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Dypvåg which existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1960. The historic Dypvåg Church is located in the village. Name The village is named after the old ''Dybvaag'' farm (Old Norse: ''Djúpvágr'' or ''Djúpivágr''), since the first Dypvåg Church was built there. The first element comes from ''dype'' which means "deep" and the last element is ''våg'' which means "water" or "harbor". The spelling was changed from Dybvaag to Dypvåg around the early 20th century. Notable residents *Jens Marcussen (1926–2007), a politician *Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup, Jr. (1894–1980), a theologian *Peter Olrog Schjøtt (1833–1926), a philologist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grønland, Agder
Grønland is a village in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the .... The village is located along the Norwegian County Road 411 on the eastern shore of the Tvedestrandfjorden, about southeast of the town of Tvedestrand and immediately west of the village of Sagesund. References Villages in Agder Tvedestrand {{Agder-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dypvåg Kirke
Dypvåg is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1960 when it was merged into the present-day municipality of Tvedestrand which is in Agder county. The small municipality included the coastal area about east of the town of Tvedestrand and several islands located just offshore. The administrative centre was the village of Dypvåg where the Dypvåg Church is located. History The parish of ''Dybvaag'' (later spelled "Dypvåg") was established as a civil municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1881, a part of the municipality of Holt (population: 52) was transferred to Dypvåg. Then later, on 1 January 1887, an uninhabited part of neighboring Søndeled municipality was transferred to Dypvåg. On 1 January 1902, the western half of Dypvåg (population: 1,892) was separated from the rest of Dypvåg (population: 3,235) to form the new municipality of Flosta. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagesund
Sagesund is a small village in the municipality of Tvedestrand in Agder county, Norway. It is located on the shore of the Oksefjorden and along the Norwegian County Road 411. Sagesund is located about southeast of the town of Tvedestrand and about west of the villages of Dypvåg and Kråkvåg. There is also bus service from the town of Tvedestrand. Approximately 50 people live there on a permanent basis. It is popular in the summer, when the population at least doubles. It has a sports arena with tennis courts, and a beach volleyball field. The fjord is also an excellent place for waterskiing and wakeboarding, but also for more quiet activities. History Sagesund got its name from a sash saw mill, located in a creek. The lumbermill was used by local farmers. In the 19th century there were three shipyards here, building sailing ships, brigs, barques, schooners, etc. There used to be a large ice storage building. It was used to hold ice that was to be exported. In the 1950s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Østerå
Østerå is a village in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian County Road 411 on the shores of the Tvedestrandfjorden, just east of the town of Tvedestrand and about north of the villages of Grønland and Sagesund Sagesund is a small village in the municipality of Tvedestrand in Agder county, Norway. It is located on the shore of the Oksefjorden and along the Norwegian County Road 411. Sagesund is located about southeast of the town of Tvedestrand and a .... References Villages in Agder Tvedestrand {{Agder-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandvika, Agder
Sandvika is a village in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the southern coast of the island of Borøya, along the Oksefjorden, about south of the town of Tvedestrand. The village is mentioned in the first scene of Richard Wagner's opera Der fliegende Holländer ' (''The Flying Dutchman''), WWV 63, is a German-language opera, with libretto and music by Richard Wagner. The central theme is redemption through love. Wagner conducted the premiere at the Königliches Hoftheater Dresden in 1843. Wagner cla .... References Villages in Agder Tvedestrand {{Agder-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesgrenda
Nesgrenda is a village in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian County Road 415 about west of the town of Tvedestrand and about northwest of the village of Fiane and the European route E18 highway. The Næs jernverk (iron works) facility is located in the village. The village has a population (2017) of 246 which gives the village a population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... of . References Villages in Agder Tvedestrand {{Agder-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klåholmen . The village is located about southeast of the town of Tvedestrand on the mainland and about northeast of the village of Kilen on the other end of the island.
Klåholmen is a village in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Sandøya, midway between the popular tourist destinations of Kilsund and Lyngør Lyngør is a village area on a group of small islands in the municipality of Tvedestrand in Agder county, off the southeast coast of Norway. The village is about northeast of Tvedestrand and approximately southwest of the town of Risør. References Villages in Agder[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laget
Laget is a village in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the inner end of the Sandnesfjorden Sandnesfjorden is a fjord in Agder county, Norway. The long fjord is primarily in the municipality of Risør, but the innermost part of the fjord is actually in Tvedestrand municipality. The fjord originates at the large inland lake Vegår and ..., along the Norwegian County Road 411. Laget sits about northeast of the town of Tvedestrand and about southwest of the town of Risør. Laget Church is located in the village. References Villages in Agder Tvedestrand {{Agder-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiane, Tvedestrand
Fiane is a village in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the intersection of the European route E18 highway and the Norwegian County Road 415. Fiane is about west of the town of Tvedestrand and about southeast of the village of Nesgrenda Nesgrenda is a village in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian County Road 415 about west of the town of Tvedestrand and about northwest of the village of Fiane and the European route E18 .... The historic Holt Church lies just south of Fiane, and this was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Holt which existed from 1838 until 1960. References Villages in Agder Tvedestrand {{Agder-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
