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Lyngdal Municipality
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Lyngdal Municipality

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is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alleen. Some of the main villages in Lyngdal include Austad, Byremo, Fleseland, Hæåk, Konsmo, Korshamn, Kvås, Skomrak, Svenevik, and Vivlemo.

Key facts

Kommune.name
Lyngdal
Kommune.image_skyline
LyngdalKirke.jpg
Kommune.image_caption
View of the Lyngdal Church
Kommune.idnumber
4225
Kommune.county
Agder
Kommune.district
Lister
Kommune.capital
Alleen
Kommune.established
1 Jan 1838
Kommune.preceded
none
Kommune.demonym
Lyngdøl
Kommune.language
Neutral
Kommune.coatofarms
Lyngdal komm.svg
Kommune.flag
Flag of Lyngdal.png
Kommune.webpage
www.lyngdal.kommune.no
Kommune.mayor
Unni Nilsen Husøy
Kommune.mayor_party
FrP
Kommune.mayor_as_of
2023
Kommune.area_rank
177

via Wikipedia infobox

Research organization · ROR

Type
Government
Location
Lyngdal, Norway
Status
Active

GRID grid.458204.f · ISNI 0000 0004 9228 0344

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • General information
  • Name
  • Coat of arms
  • Churches
  • History
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Government
  • Municipal council
  • Mayors
  • Transportation
  • Sport
  • References
  • External links

is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alleen. Some of the main villages in Lyngdal include Austad, Byremo, Fleseland, Hæåk, Konsmo, Korshamn, Kvås, Skomrak, Svenevik, and Vivlemo.

The municipal economy centers around wood processing, agriculture, and commerce. Tourism is also central to the community, with the beaches along the Lyngdalsfjorden and Rosfjorden being popular resorts during the summer.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lyngdal Municipality” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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