Arendal

Also known as Arendal kommune

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 notable villages in Arendal include Rykene, Eydehavn, Færvik, Strengereid, Kongshavn, Kilsund, Brattekleiv, Torsbudalen, Longum, Saltrød, Staubø, Vrengen, and Kolbjørnsvik. The offices of UNEP/GRID-Arendal are also located in the city of Arendal.

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Arendal is a municipality in southeastern Norway's Agder county that serves as the administrative center for both the municipality and the county itself. The city is notable for hosting UNEP/GRID-Arendal, an important environmental research office.

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Key facts

Kommune.name: Arendal
Kommune.image_skyline: Arendal Utsikt 02.JPG
Kommune.image_caption: View of Arendal's city centre in August 2006
Kommune.county: Agder
Kommune.idnumber: 4203
Kommune.district: Sørlandet
Kommune.capital: Arendal
Kommune.established: 1 Jan 1838
Kommune.preceded: none
Kommune.demonym: Arendalitt
Kommune.language: Bokmål
Kommune.webpage: www.arendal.kommune.no
Kommune.mayor: Robert Cornels Nordli
Kommune.mayor_party: Ap
Kommune.mayor_as_of: 2015
Kommune.area_rank: 273
Kommune.area_total_km2: 270.19
Kommune.area_land_km2: 255.14

via Wikipedia infobox

Research organization · ROR

Type: Government
Location: Arendal, Norway
Also known as: Arendal kommune
Status: Active

Website →ROR →

GRID grid.458521.f · ISNI 0000 0004 1783 4482

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

General information
Municipal history
Origin of the name
Coat of arms
Churches
History
Government
Municipal council
Mayors
Geography
Climate
Economy
Attractions
Townscape
Lighthouses
Strømsbo gård
Music festivals
Transport
Healthcare
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
In fiction
Notable people
Public service and public thinking
Arts
Sport
References
External links

The municipality is the 273rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Arendal is the 24th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 45,891. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 5.9% over the previous 10-year period.

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