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
Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...
's opera
Der fliegende Holländer.
References
Villages in Agder
Tvedestrand
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