Risør

Risør is a seaside resort, a town, and the administrative centre of in county, . The town is located along the Skagerrak coast on a peninsula between the entrances to the and the .
Wikipedia
Photo: Solvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Town with 4,590 residents
  • Description: settlement in Risør Municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: “Risor” and “Tettstaden Risør”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Risør Church and Stangholmen Lighthouse.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a parish church of the Church…

Lighthouse
Photo: Monagjester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a coastal lighthouse in in county, .

Church
Photo: Sofus135, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a parish church of the Church…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fie and Sivik.

Hamlet
is a village in in county, . is situated 4½ km south of Risør.

Hamlet
is a village in in county, . is situated 5 km northwest of Risør.

Hamlet
is a coastal village in in county, . is situated 5 km south of Risør.

Risør

Latitude
58.72065° or 58° 43′ 14″ north
Longitude
9.2343° or 9° 14′ 4″ east
Population
4,590
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
UN/LOCODE
NO RIS
Open location code
9FCFP6CM+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2380166198
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3141747
Wiki­data ID
Q2692673
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In Other Languages

From Bishnupriya to Swedish—“Risør” goes by many names.
  • Bishnupriya: “রিসার”
  • Bulgarian: “Рисьор”
  • Cebuano: “Risør (kapital sa munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Risør”
  • Chinese: “里瑟尔镇”
  • Chinese: “里瑟爾”
  • Danish: “Risør”
  • Dutch: “Risør”
  • Estonian: “Risør”
  • Estonian: “Risøri vald”
  • German: “Risør”
  • Italian: “Risør”
  • Low German: “Kommun Risør”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Risør”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Risør”
  • Norwegian: “Risør”
  • Persian: “ریسور (شهرک)”
  • Persian: “ریسور”
  • Polish: “Risør”
  • Portuguese: “Risør”
  • Romanian: “Risør”
  • Russian: “Рисёр”
  • Swedish: “Risør”
  • Swedish: “Risørs kommun”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kamperhaug and Enghaven.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Galleri Nylund Larsen and Risør torg.

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