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Tvedestrand Municipality

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Tvedestrand Municipality

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is municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the town of Tvedestrand. There are many villages in the municipality including Dypvåg, Fiane, Gjeving, Gødderstad, Grønland, Kilen, Klåholmen, Krokvåg, Laget, Lyngør, Nesgrenda, Østerå, Sagesund, Sandvika, and Songe.

Key facts

Kommune.name
Tvedestrand
Kommune.idnumber
4213
Kommune.image_skyline
Norway Aust-Agder Tvedestrand Pier 2000.jpg
Kommune.image_caption
View of Tvedestrand
Kommune.county
Agder
Kommune.district
Østre Agder
Kommune.capital
Tvedestrand
Kommune.established
1 Jan 1838
Kommune.preceded
none
Kommune.demonym
Tvedestrand-folk
Kommune.language
Bokmål
Kommune.webpage
www.tvedestrand.kommune.no
Kommune.mayor
Marianne Landaas
Kommune.mayor_party
H
Kommune.mayor_as_of
2020
Kommune.area_rank
298
Kommune.area_total_km2
215.04
Kommune.area_land_km2
203.94

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Wikidata facts

Country
Norway
Located in
Agder
Population
6430
Area
0.52
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Vegårshei Municipality
Image
Tvedestrand med kirken og middelskolen.jpg
Households
172
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Commons category
Tvedestrand
topic's main category
Category:Tvedestrand
twinned administrative body
Lysekil Municipality
category of associated people
Category:People from Tvedestrand
inception
1837-00-00
language used
Bokmål
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • General information
  • Name
  • Coat of arms
  • Churches
  • History
  • Government
  • Municipal council
  • Mayors
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Geology
  • Attractions
  • Notable people
  • International relations
  • Twin towns — Sister cities
  • References
  • External links

is municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the town of Tvedestrand. There are many villages in the municipality including Dypvåg, Fiane, Gjeving, Gødderstad, Grønland, Kilen, Klåholmen, Krokvåg, Laget, Lyngør, Nesgrenda, Østerå, Sagesund, Sandvika, and Songe.

The town of Tvedestrand has a white-painted town center with irregular streets climbing steep hills around the harbor. The natural environment of the area makes it a tourist destination. The municipality includes numerous islands, which makes it popular in the summer for boaters. The number of people in the municipality practically doubles in the summer, due to vacationers. There are approximately 1,700 summer cottages ("hytter") around the fjord and coastal areas. Tvedestrand has over 2,000 buildings that are more than 100 years old.

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

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