Strengereid is a village in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
of
Arendal
Arendal () is a municipality in Agder county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the region of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Arendal (which is also the seat of Agder county). Some of the not ...
in
Agder
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county,
Norway
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. It is located along the
Norwegian County Road 410
Norwegian county road 410 (Fylkesvei 410 or Fv410) is a Norwegian county road which runs for between the Harebakken mall in Arendal municipality and Rødmyr in Tvedestrand municipality. Prior to 2010, this was a Norwegian national road, but in ...
, about northeast of the village of
Eydehavn and just west of the island of
Flostaøya. The village of
Sagene lies about to the northwest.
Originally, Strengereid was part of the municipality of
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, Gødder ...
, but on 1 January 1962, the Strengereid area was merged with the neighboring municipalities of
Flosta (west),
Stokken (south), and
Austre Moland (northwest) to form the new municipality of
Moland. At that time Strengereid had 375 inhabitants. Then, on 1 January 1992, Moland was incorporated into Arendal.
References
Villages in Agder
Arendal
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