Kongshamn

Kongshavn or Kongshamn is a village in the municipality of Arendal in Agder county, Norway. Its population (2009) was 862. Kongshavn is located on the north side of the island of Tromøya, across the Tromøysundet strait from the village of Eydehavn. It is about east of the town of Arendal and it is directly west of the village of Åmdalsøyra.

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Settlement.official_name: Kongshavn
Settlement.other_name: Kongshamn
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Arendal Tromøy Sandstø.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: View of the Kongshavn area on Tromøy
Settlement.pushpin_map: Agder#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of the village
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southern Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Agder
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Østre Agder
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Arendal

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Elevation: 11
Image: Arendal Tromøy Sandstø.JPG

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postal code: 4812 KONGSHAVN

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==Name== It is said that Kongshamn was a safe haven for the king's ships during the Viking Age. Kongshavn is a Norwegian language word meaning "King's Landing" or "King's Port".