Setesdal
Sign in to savethumb|290px|Åraksbø in Setesdal in September 2008. Byglandsfjorden to the right thumb|200px|Setesdal is north of Kristiansand thumb|290px|Traditional Silver Jewelry used in addition to the Setesdalsbunad Setesdal (; older name: Sætersdal) is a valley and a traditional district in Agder County in southern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, and Evje og Hornnes.
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thumb|290px|Åraksbø in Setesdal in September 2008. Byglandsfjorden to the right thumb|200px|Setesdal is north of Kristiansand thumb|290px|Traditional Silver Jewelry used in addition to the Setesdalsbunad Setesdal (; older name: Sætersdal) is a valley and a traditional district in Agder County in southern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, and Evje og Hornnes.
The Otra river flows through the valley of Setesdal into the sea near Kristiansand. It flows southward from the Hardangervidda plateau in Telemark. The historic Setesdal starts at Evje and extends as far as the farm Bjåen, at the edge of the traditional region of Telemark. Øvre (Upper) Setesdal is in the municipality of Bykle. The municipalities of Iveland, Evje & Hornes and Bygland comprise the Nedre (Lower) Setesdal. Valle municipality is in the middle of the Setesdal valley. Norwegian National Road 9 runs through Setesdal.