Sørlandet is the geographical Norway is divided into five different major regions (landsdel): Sørlandet Østlandet Vestlandet Trøndelag Nord-Norge These divisions are by convention, based on geographical and also dialectical differences. Administratively, these regions play less of a role – the major administrative units are at county level. See... region (landsdel) of the Categories: Sweden geography stubs | Norway geography stubs | Danish stubs ... Skagerrak coast of southern The Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country on the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia, with territorial waters bordering Danish and British waters. It has a very elongated form and has an extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean, where Norways famous fjords... Norway.

The name, and modern concept of this part of the country considered as a separate region, was introduced as late as Events January-April January 28 - The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. France, Loisys Lévangile et lEglise which inaugurates the Modernist Crisis February 11 - Police beat up universal suffrage demonstrators in Brussels. February 15 – Berlin underground opened... 1902 by the local author Wilhelm Krag. Before this, the area was considered part of Vestlandet.

Agder

Regarding Sørlandet as a region, it means the two counties Vest-Agder is a county in Norway, bordering Rogaland and Aust-Agder. In 2002 there were 157,851 inhabitants, which is 3.4% of the total population in Norway. Its area is 7,281 km². The county administration is in Kristiansand. It is the southernmost county in Norway, extending inland... Vest-Agder and County NO-09 Region Sørlandet Administrative centre Arendal County mayor Oddvar Skaiaa Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 14 9,157 km² 2.73 % Population  - Total (2004)  - Percentage  - Change (10 years)  - Density Ranked 18 103,374 2.26 % 4.3... Aust-Agder. The historical landscape of Agder coincides with this interpretation. In the early This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. The Viking Age is the name of the period between 793 A.D and 1066 A.D in Scandinavia. This corresponds to the latter half of the early Iron Age. During this period... Viking Age, before Harald I (b. ca 850 - d. ca 933), surnamed Fairhair (Hårfagre, of the beautiful/long hair), the founder and first king (872-930) over Norway, succeeded on the death of his father Halfdan the Black Gudrødsson in A.D. 860 to the sovereignty of several small and somewhat... Harald Fairhair, Agder was a petty kingdom.

Kings of Agder:

• Kissa
• Harald, father of Åsa, mother of Halfdan the Black
• Halfdan the Black Gudrødsson (820-860) was the father of the first King of Norway Harald I and of the House of Yngling. His father was King Gudröd the Hunter. The saga of Halfdan the Black appears in a number of places online (see External Links below). It... Halfdan the Black, father of Harald I (b. ca 850 - d. ca 933), surnamed Fairhair (Hårfagre, of the beautiful/long hair), the founder and first king (872-930) over Norway, succeeded on the death of his father Halfdan the Black Gudrødsson in A.D. 860 to the sovereignty of several small and somewhat... Harald Fairhair, from Events At Hingston Down, Egbert of Wessex beats the Danish and the West Welsh. Caliph al-Mutasim captures Amorium in Anatolia. Stone of Destiny placed at Scone Palace, Scotland. Rheine is founded on the Ems river. The Khazars convert to Judaism. (approximate date) Births Al-Tabari - Physician, Philosopher, Mathematician... 838.
• Harald Gudrødsson Grenske, Events January 10 - Basil II becomes Eastern Roman Emperor, see Byzantine Emperors. Brian Boru inaugurated as King of Munster. Samuil of Bulgaria starts reign as Tsar Yuelu Academy is founded Leopold of Babenberg was appointed as Margrave of Austria. The Babenberg family was to rule Austria until 1246. Births Emperor... 976- Events Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, crowned King of France Kukulcan conquers Chichen Itza Births Deaths May 21 King Louis V of France Categories: 987 ... 987

The landscape

Regarded as a landscape, Sørlandet is restricted to the Skagerrak coastline proper, not including the inner valleys.

The coastal towns of Sørlandet, from west to east, are:

• Missing image Flekkefjord_kart.png Image:Flekkefjord kart.png Flekkefjord is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway, and is the westernmost towns of the geographical region Sørlandet. Flekkefjord was originally founded as a smuglers town for exporting oak to the Napolean-supported Netherlands some 200... Flekkefjord
• Missing image Farsund_kart.png Image:Farsund kart.png Farsund is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway. Farsund is a coastal municipality, bordering on Kvinesdal municipality in the north and Lyngdal in the north and east. In terms of square mileage it is one of the... Farsund
• Missing image Mandal_kart.png Image:Mandal kart.png Mandal is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway. It is the most southernmost town of Norway, and belongs to the geographical region Sørlandet. Mandal is famous for its long-stretching beaches surrounding the town. Sjøsanden... Mandal
• Kristiansand (earlier Christianssand) is a city and municipality, and the capital of the county of Vest-Agder, Norway. By population, it is the fifth largest city in Norway. It is also the largest city in the geographical region of Sørlandet. Kristiansand was founded by King Christian IV, who in... Kristiansand
• Lillesand is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. The town belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. Kalundborg, Nynäshamn, Eyrabakki and Kimito are all towns twinned with Lillesand. External links Lillesand.com (Tourist information) Chart of Lillesand Statistical information about Lillesand - in Norwegian... Lillesand
• Grimstad is a town in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. 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... Grimstad
• Arendal (N 58 27, E 8 56) is a town in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. It is the administrative center of Aust-Agder county, and belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. Tourism Arendal viewed from the harbour Arendal claims to have the best weather in Norway... Arendal
• Tvedestrand is a town in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. It and belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. The town itself lies at the end of a picturesque fjord, Oksefjorden (originally Ufsefjorden, meaning the fjord with steep, rocky sides), while the municipality also encompasses the lovely islands... Tvedestrand
• Sandøya
• 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 0.06 % Population  - Total ( 2004)  - Percentage  - Change... Risør

External links

• Images of Sørlandet (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/business_services/conferences/conferences/tourisms/Beritpaper.pdf)
• sorlandet.com (http://www.sorlandet.com/)