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Encyclopedia > Grimstad
Grimstad kommune
County Aust-Agder
Landscape Sørlandet
Municipality NO-0904
Administrative centre Grimstad
Mayor (2004) Svein Harberg (H)
Official language form Bokmål
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage
Ranked 275
303 km²
272 km²
0.09 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density
Ranked 50
18,740
0.41 %
14.4 %
69/km²
Coordinates 58°21′ N 8°32′ E
www.grimstad.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway Image File history File links Coat of arms for the municipality of Grimstad (kommune), Norway. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke - until 1918 known as amter, singular - amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ... County NO-09 Region Sørlandet Administrative centre Arendal County mayor Oddvar Skaiaa Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 14 9,157 km² 2. ... Sørlandet is the geographical region (landsdel) of the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for Norway describe 19 counties (fylke). ... Høyre - Norwegian Conservative Party The Conservative Party (norwegian Høyre, H, meaning right) is a Norwegian party. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which...

Grimstad is a city in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke - until 1918 known as amter, singular - amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ... County NO-09 Region Sørlandet Administrative centre Arendal County mayor Oddvar Skaiaa Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 14 9,157 km² 2. ... Sørlandet is the geographical region (landsdel) of the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway. ...


Grimstad was awarded town status in 1816. It is a little maritime town with many rocks and small islands. Hence,it is a typical place at the southern coast of Norway. It is mentioned as a harbour even since the 1500s. Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Decades: 1450s 1460s 1470s 1480s 1490s - 1500s - 1510s 1520s 1530s 1540s 1550s Years: 1500 1501 1502 1503 1504 1505 1506 1507 1508 1509 1510 Events and Trends Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa External links 1500-1524 Events 1500-1509 Events Categories...


Here the young Henrik Ibsen served as an apprentice to local pharmacist Reimann. Ibsen's intimate knowledge of the local people and surroundings can be seen in his poem Terje Vigen. Henrik Johan Ibsen (March 20, 1828–May 23, 1906) was an extremely influential Norwegian playwright who was largely responsible for the rise of the modern realistic drama. ...


Boat trips to the Maritime Museum, the comprehensive City Museum and the Norwegian Horticultural Museum, are all popular among tourists, as are the wealth of exhibitions, concerts the town also hosts. During summer Grimstad plays host to the Norwegian Short Film Festival, which attracts film enthusiasts from far and near. Agder Theatre, Fjæreheia, open-air stage located in a disused stone quarry, is a popular attraction as well.


Located in Grimstad

Agder University College has about 8000 students and 840 teachers and is one of the largest institutions for higher education in Norway. ... The Homborsund lighthouse station is situated on a small island at the approach to Homborsund off Grimstad in the southern part of Norway. ...

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Municipalities of Aust-Agder Aust-Agder coat of arms

Arendal | Birkenes | Bygland | Bykle | Evje og Hornnes | Froland | Gjerstad | Grimstad | Iveland | Lillesand | Risør | Tvedestrand | Valle | Vegårshei | Åmli Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... County NO-09 Region Sørlandet Administrative centre Arendal County mayor Oddvar Skaiaa Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 14 9,157 km² 2. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Arendal (N 58 27, E 8 56) is a town in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ... Birkenes is a municipality in the county of Norway. ... Bygland is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ... Bykle is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ... Evje og Hornnes is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ... Froland is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ... Gjerstad is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ... Iveland is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ... Lillesand is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ... County Aust-Agder Landscape Sørlandet Municipality NO-0901 Administrative centre Risør Mayor (2004) Lars Lauvhjell (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 332 193 km² 179 km² 0. ... County Aust-Agder Landscape Sørlandet Municipality NO-0938 Administrative centre Tvedestrand Mayor (2004) Jan Dukene (Tvedestrand Tverrpolitiske Liste) Official language form Bokmål Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 322 218 km² 204 km² 0. ... Valle is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ... County Aust-Agder Landscape Municipality NO-0912 Administrative centre VegÃ¥rshei Mayor (2004) Maya Marianne Twedt Berli (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 255 356 km² 322 km² 0. ... County Aust-Agder Landscape Municipality NO-0929 Administrative centre Ã…mli Mayor (2004) Tellef Olstad (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 89 1,131 km² 1,058 km² 0. ...


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Grimstad is a city in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway.
During summer Grimstad plays host to the Norwegian Short Film Festival, which attracts film enthusiasts from far and near.
Agder Theatre, Fjæreheia, open-air stage located in a disused stone quarry, is a popular attraction as well.
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