Arendal
Sign in to saveArendal () 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
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- 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
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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.
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.