Grimstad

Grimstad is a town in municipality in county, . The town is also the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located on the Skaggerak coast in along the Groosefjorden, between the towns of Arendal and .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Grimstad Church and Dømmesmo Oak.

Church
is a of the Church of Norway in Grimstad Municipality in county, . It is located in the town of Grimstad. It is the church for the Grimstad parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.

The is a large oak tree that stands at Dømmesmoen park in , . A heavy snowfall in March 1985 broke several of the largest branches, and a New Year fireworks rocket ignited the tree around the year 2000.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a of the Church of Norway in Grimstad Municipality in county, . It is located in the village of . It is the main church for the Fjære parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. is situated 3 km north of Grimstad.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rønnes and Hesnes.

Suburb
is a village in municipality in county, . The village is located on the eastern shore of the Vikkilen bay, directly across the bay from the harbour of the town of Grimstad.

Hamlet
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
is a village in municipality in county, . The village is located on the Skaggerak coast about 2 kilometres northeast of the village of and about 3 kilometres southeast of the village of .

Hamlet
is a village in municipality in county, . The village is located on the southern shore of the Landvikvannet lake, just north of the European route E18 highway. is situated 5 km southwest of Grimstad.

Grimstad

Latitude
58.3413° or 58° 20′ 29″ north
Longitude
8.59341° or 8° 35′ 36″ east
Population
15,200
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NO GTD
Open location code
9FCC8HRV+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 258940180
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3155041
Wiki­data ID
Q12715142
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Grimstad” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Grimstad
  • Bishnupriya: গ্রিমস্টাড
  • Bulgarian: Гримста
  • Cebuano: Grimstad
  • Chinese: 格里姆斯塔
  • Danish: Grimstad
  • Dutch: Grimstad
  • Estonian: Grimstadi vald
  • German: Grimstad
  • Italian: Grimstad
  • Japanese: グリムスタッド
  • Korean: 그림스타드
  • Low German: Kommun Grimstad
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Grimstad
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Grimstad
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Tettstaden Grimstad
  • Norwegian: Grimstad
  • Persian: گریمستا (شهر)
  • Persian: گریمستا
  • Polish: Grimstad
  • Portuguese: Grimstad
  • Romanian: Grimstad
  • Russian: Гримстад
  • Serbian: Гримстад
  • South Azerbaijani: قریمستا (شهر)
  • South Azerbaijani: قریمستا
  • Swedish: Grimstad
  • Ukrainian: Грімстад

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