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Austad, Bygland
Austad is a village in Bygland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the river Otra, just north of the lake Åraksfjorden. The village of Ose lies just to the south, across the river. The area is flat, wedged between the river and the mountains to the east. The village area is mostly used as farmland. Austad was the historic site of the Austad Church. The church stood here until about 1880 when it was torn down and replaced with a new church that was built in the nearby village of Tveit Tveit is a village and surrounding district in Oddernes borough in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The Tveit district is located in the northeastern part of Kristiansand, northeast of the Topdalsfjorden along the lower part of ... on the other side of the river. The old cemetery is still located here. References Bygland Villages in Agder {{Agder-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otra
The Otra is the largest river in the Sørlandet region of Norway. It begins in Setesdalsheiene mountains at the lake Breidvatnet in Bykle municipality in Agder county, just south of the border with Vinje municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county. The river then flows south through Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Evje og Hornnes, Iveland, Vennesla, and Kristiansand municipalities. The river empties into the Skagerrak in the center of the city of Kristiansand on the southern coast of Norway. The Otra is long, making it Norway's eighth-longest river. There are many large lakes along the river including: Åraksfjorden, Byglandsfjorden, Hartevatnet, and Kilefjorden. There are 12 hydroelectric power plants built along the river, which produce much of the electricity for the southern part of Norway. The salmon do well in the Otra river because the water is not too acidic. The calcareous rocks in the catchment area at the northern end of the Setesdal valley give the water a certain buffer cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |