Vesterhus
Vesterhus is a village in Lillesand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the innermost part of the Kvåsefjorden, about 4 kilometres southwest of the village of Høvåg and about 10 kilometres east of the city of Kristiansand.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park and Brattholmene.
Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park
Theme park
Photo: KEN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park is a zoological garden and amusement park situated in of Kristiansand, Norway. It is Norway's most frequently visited attraction, covering an area of 60 hectares. Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park is situated 4 km northwest of Vesterhus.
Brattholmene
Nature reserve
Photo: Plánovací kalendář, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brattholmene is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km south of Vesterhus.
Høvåg Church
Church
Høvåg Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Høvåg. It is the church for the Høvåg parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Høvåg Church is situated 4 km east of Vesterhus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Høvåg and Cardamom Town.
Høvåg
Village
Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Høvåg is a village in Lillesand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about 12 kilometres southwest of the town of Lillesand and about 15 kilometres northeast of the city of Kristiansand. Høvåg is situated 4 km northeast of Vesterhus.
Cardamom Town
Hamlet
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cardamom Town is a theme park located within the Kristiansand Zoo in Kristiansand, Norway, based on the popular Norwegian children's book When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town by Norwegian children’s book author Thorbjørn Egner. Cardamom Town is situated 4 km northwest of Vesterhus.
Gamle Hellesund
Hamlet
Photo: Espen Franck-Nielsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gamle Hellesund is an outport in the Høvåg area in the municipality of Lillesand in Agder county, Norway. It is located on the island of Helløya in the coastal archipelago about halfway between the village of Ulvøysund to the southwest and Åkerøyhamn to the northeast. Gamle Hellesund is situated 4½ km east of Vesterhus.
Vesterhus
- Type: Farm
- Description: village in Southern Norway, Norway
- Categories: human settlement, locality, and agriculture
- Location: Lillesand, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.15813° or 58° 9′ 29″ northLongitude
8.18482° or 8° 11′ 5″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
9FCC555M+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 4263265144OpenStreetMap feature
place=farm
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Vesterhus from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Bokmål—“Vesterhus” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vesterhus”
- Danish: “Vesterhus”
- Dutch: “Vesterhus”
- French: “Vesterhus”
- Irish: “Vesterhus”
- Javanese: “Vesterhus”
- Malay: “Vesterhus”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vesterhus”
- Norwegian: “Vesterhus”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Vesterhus”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kvåse and Fjordtjønnåsen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Høvåg Museum and Saltholmen.
Agder: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Kristiansand, Arendal, Flekkefjord, and Risør.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vesterhus”. Photo: CarstenR, CC BY-SA 3.0.