Hylestad
Hylestad is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 570-square-kilometre former municipality existed from 1915 until its dissolution in 1962.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: former municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway
- Also known as: “Hylestad Municipality”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hylestad Church and Brokke Hydroelectric Power Station.
Hylestad Church
Church
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Hylestad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Valle Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rysstad. It is one of the churches for the Valle og Hylestad parish which is part of the Otredal prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.
Brokke Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
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The Brokke Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Valle in Agder county, Norway. It is located on the west shore of the river Otra, about 4 kilometres north of the village of Rysstad. Brokke Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 3½ km northwest of Hylestad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rysstad.
Rysstad
Village
Rysstad is a village in Valle municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Otra in the Setesdal valley. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs through the village.
Hylestad
- Categories: former municipality of Norway and religion
- Location: Valle, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Turkish—“Hylestad” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Hylestad Kommune”
- Dutch: “Hylestad”
- French: “Hylestad”
- Irish: “Hylestad”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hylestad kommune”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hylestad”
- Norwegian: “Hylestad”
- Norwegian: “Kyrkja”
- Romanian: “Comuna Hylestad”
- Swedish: “Hylestads kommun”
- Turkish: “Hylestad”
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