Østre Agder is a district or region in
Agder
Agder is a counties of Norway, county () and districts of Norway, traditional region in the southern part of Norway and is coextensive with the Southern Norway region. The county was established on 1 January 2020, when the old Vest-Agder and Au ...
county in southern Norway. The district covers the eastern, coastal areas of the county including the eight municipalities of Arendal, Tvedestrand, Risør, Grimstad, Gjerstad, Vegårshei, Åmli, and Froland. The city of Arendal (town), Arendal is the largest city in the region. Other cities in the district include Tvedestrand (town), Tvedestrand, Grimstad (town), Grimstad, and Risør (town), Risør.
This region is bounded by Telemark County to the north, by the Setesdal region to the northwest, and by the Kristiansand Region to the southwest.
Østre Agder has about 92,400 residents in its area.
The Aust-Agder District Court is the court system that covers all of Østre Agder. The district includes all of the Church of Norway deaneries of Aust-Nedenes prosti (Gjerstad, Vegårshei, Åmli, Tvedestrand, and Risør) and Arendal prosti (Arendal and Froland) as well as a part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti (Grimstad).
Municipalities
The Østre Agder Region includes the following municipalities:
References
Regions of Norway
Districts of Agder
Arendal
Grimstad
Risør
Tvedestrand
Froland
Ã…mli
Gjerstad
Vegårshei
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