Vennesla
Sign in to saveVennesla is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vennesla. Other villages in Vennesla include Grovane, Hægeland, Homstean, Mushom, Øvre Eikeland, Øvrebø, Røyknes, and Skarpengland. Vennesla lies about north of the city of Kristiansand in the Otra river valley.
Key facts
- Kommune.name
- Vennesla
- Kommune.image_skyline
- Setesdalsbanen_9mai2004.JPG
- Kommune.image_caption
- View of the Setesdal Line railway museum in Vennesla municipality
- Kommune.idnumber
- 4223
- Kommune.county
- Agder
- Kommune.district
- Sørlandet
- Kommune.capital
- Vennesla
- Kommune.established
- 1864
- Kommune.preceded
- Øvrebø Municipality
- Kommune.demonym
- Venndøl
- Kommune.language
- Neutral
- Kommune.coatofarms
- Vennesla komm.svg
- Kommune.webpage
- www.vennesla.kommune.no
- Kommune.mayor
- Nils Olav Larsen
- Kommune.mayor_party
- KrF
- Kommune.mayor_as_of
- 2024
- Kommune.area_rank
- 242
- Kommune.area_total_km2
- 384.49
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20 sectionsContents
- General information
- Name
- Coat of arms
- Churches
- Government
- Municipal council
- Mayors
- Geography
- Climate
- Economy
- Media
- Attractions
- Vikeland Hovedgård
- Vennesla Church
- Vindbjart Football Club
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Vennesla is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vennesla. Other villages in Vennesla include Grovane, Hægeland, Homstean, Mushom, Øvre Eikeland, Øvrebø, Røyknes, and Skarpengland. Vennesla lies about north of the city of Kristiansand in the Otra river valley.
The municipality is the 242nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vennesla is the 79th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 15,294. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 11.2% over the previous 10-year period.