Lillesand

Lillesand () is municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Lillesand. Some of the larger villages in Lillesand municipality include Åkerøyhamn, Brekkestø, Gamle Hellesund, Helldal, Høvåg, Ribe, Skottevik, Trøe, Ulvøysund, and Vesterhus.

settlement in Lillesand Municipality, Norway

Brekkestø is a small village on the southern coast of Norway. It is located on the island of Justøya within the municipality of Lillesand in Agder county, in the region known as Sørlandet. The village is mainly on Justøya, but there are houses and docks spread over several adjacent rocky islands. Many of the homes built around its compact harbor are white, wooden cottages with red tiled roofs, typical of the area. Brekkestø has a small general store, a filling station that provides fuel for boats only, and an ice cream kiosk open during the summer season. The village post office, located near

cargo steamship

former municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway

settlement in Lillesand Municipality, Norway

Justøya or Justøy is an island in Lillesand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The island lies just south of the town of Lillesand with the Skaggerak to the east and the Blindleia strait and the mainland to the west. The name comes from Old Norse word Jóstr.

church building in Lillesand, Agder, Norway

Kvåsefjorden is an approximately long fjord in Agder county, Norway. It forms part of the border between the municipalities of Lillesand and Kristiansand. The district of Randesund lies on the west side of the fjord in Kristiansand.

former municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway

Ulvøysund is a village and an outport in the municipality of Lillesand in Agder county, Norway. The village lies on the east side of the Kvåsefjorden on the island of Ulvøya. Just northeast of Ulvøysund is the entrance to the Blindleia inland waterway which leads towards the town of Lillesand. The village is connected to the mainland by road. The nearby village of Ribe lies about straight north of Ulvøysund. The village was historically used as an outport along the Skaggerak coast for the large ships that couldn't navigate inland through the archipelago to the towns on the mainland.

railway line in Norway

church building in Lillesand, Agder, Norway

church building in Lillesand, Agder, Norway

lighthouse in Norway

lake in Lillesand, Norway

Trøe is a village in the municipality of Lillesand in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian County Road 420 about north of the village of Høvåg and about southwest of the town of Lillesand. The village sits along the head of a bay that flows north from the Blindleia inland waterway.

church building in Lillesand, Agder, Norway

Vesterhus is a village in Lillesand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the innermost part of the Kvåsefjorden, about southwest of the village of Høvåg and about east of the city of Kristiansand.