Kongshamn
Sign in to saveKongshavn 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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- Kongshavn
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- Kongshamn
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- Village
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- View of the Kongshavn area on Tromøy
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- Location of the village
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- Country
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- Norway
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- Region
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- Southern Norway
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- County
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- Agder
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- District
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- Østre Agder
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- Municipality
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- Arendal
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- located in/on physical feature
- Tromøya
- postal code
- 4812 KONGSHAVN
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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.
==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".
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