Alleen or Lyngdal is a
town which is the
administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of the municipality of
Lyngdal
is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alleen. Some of the main villages in Lyngdal include Austad, Byremo, Fleseland, Hæà ...
in
Agder county,
Norway. It lies along the east side of the river
Lygna
Lygna or Lyngdalselva is a river in Agder county, Norway. The river runs from the mountains in northern Hægebostad municipality, through the Lyngdalen valley to the municipality of Lyngdal to its mouth at Alleen, where it runs into Lyngdalsfjo ...
, just north of the head of the
Rosfjorden and northeast of the head of the
Lyngdalsfjorden. The small villages of
Skomrak and
Svenevik both lie just south of the town, and the small farming area of
Hæåk
Hæåk is a very small farming village in Lyngdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about northwest of the town of Lyngdal. Originally, the farm was not accessible by road, and only a few farmers lived there. However, i ...
lies about to the northwest. On 1 January 2001, the municipal government declared the urban area of Alleen to be a town called ''Lyngdal''. Both names are used to refer to the urban area.
In Norway, Alleen is considered a which can be translated as either a "town" or "city" in English.
Lyngdal Church lies in the northern part of the town. The
European route E39
European route E39 is the designation of a north–south road in Norway and Denmark from Klett, just south of Trondheim, to Aalborg via Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand. In total, there are nine ferries, more than any other single road in Eu ...
highway and
County Road 43 both pass through the town. It previously had an annual cattle auction. Alleen is the site of the largest primary and secondary schools in Lyngdal. The town has a population (2019) of 5,159 and a
population density of .
See also
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List of towns and cities in Norway
Below is a list of towns and cities in Norway. The Norwegian word for town or city is ''by''. Cities were formerly categorized as ''kjøpstad'' (market town) or '' ladested'' (small seaport), each with special rights. The special trading rights fo ...
References
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Lyngdal
Cities and towns in Norway
Populated places in Agder
2001 establishments in Norway