Rykene
Sign in to saveRykene or Rygene is a village located along the river Nidelva in Agder county, Norway. The village is primarily located in Arendal municipality, but a small portion of the village lies across the river in the neighboring municipality of Grimstad. Rykene is located about north of the town of Grimstad and about the same distance south of the city of Arendal. Historically, the village grew up due to its close proximity to forests as the timber was floated down river to the sawmills in Rykene. The village of Lindtveit lies about to the northwest, the village of Løddesøl lies about to the north, th
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- Rykene
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- Rygene
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- Village
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- View of a factory in Rykene
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- Agder#Norway
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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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- Population
- 782
- Area
- 0.05
- Elevation
- 36
- Image
- Arendal-Rykene-fabrikken.JPG
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Rykene or Rygene is a village located along the river Nidelva in Agder county, Norway. The village is primarily located in Arendal municipality, but a small portion of the village lies across the river in the neighboring municipality of Grimstad. Rykene is located about north of the town of Grimstad and about the same distance south of the city of Arendal. Historically, the village grew up due to its close proximity to forests as the timber was floated down river to the sawmills in Rykene. The village of Lindtveit lies about to the northwest, the village of Løddesøl lies about to the north, the village of Gjennestad lies about to the northeast. The village sits at the junction of Norwegian County Road 407 and Norwegian County Road 408.
The village has a population (2022) of 763 which gives the village a population density of . An area of lies in Grimstad with 22 residents while the rest of the village lies in Arendal on the north side of the river.
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