Fjære
Fjære is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 60.4-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1846 until 1971. It was located to the north of the town of Grimstad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: former municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway
- Also known as: “Fjaere”, “Fjære Municipality”, and “Fjorre”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fjære Church and Dømmesmo Oak.
Fjære Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fjære Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Grimstad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fjære. It is the main church for the Fjære parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.
Dømmesmo Oak
The Dømmesmo Oak is a large oak tree that stands at Dømmesmoen park in Grimstad, Norway. 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.Grimstad Church
Church
Photo: Friman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grimstad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Grimstad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grimstad and Rønnes.
Grimstad
Town
Photo: henninghafskjold, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grimstad is a town in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The town is also the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located on the Skaggerak coast in Southern Norway along the Groosefjorden, between the towns of Arendal and Lillesand. Grimstad is situated 2½ km south of Fjære.
Rønnes
Suburb
Rønnes is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Vikkilen bay, directly across the bay from the harbour of the town of Grimstad. Rønnes is situated 3 km south of Fjære.
Hesnes
Hamlet
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Hesnes is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the Skaggerak coast about 2 kilometres northeast of the village of Rønnes and about 3 kilometres southeast of the village of Vik. Hesnes is situated 3 km southeast of Fjære.
Fjære
- Categories: former municipality of Norway and locality
- Location: Grimstad, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.36477° or 58° 21′ 53″ northLongitude
8.59484° or 8° 35′ 41″ eastElevation
59 metres (194 feet)Open location code
9FCC9H7V+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 3942246388OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Turkish—“Fjære” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Fjære Kommune”
- Dutch: “Fjære”
- Irish: “Fjære”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fjære kommune”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fjære”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fjære (Aust-Agder)”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fjære i Aust-Agder”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fjære kommune”
- Norwegian: “Fjære”
- Romanian: “Comuna Fjære”
- Swedish: “Fjære kommun”
- Turkish: “Fjære”
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