Rugsland
Rugsland is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the river Tovdalselva, about 5 kilometres south of the village of Mollestad. The village of Svaland lies about 5 kilometres to the northwest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Birkenes Church and Mollestad Oak.
Birkenes Church
Church
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birkenes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Birkenes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mollestad, about 3.5 kilometres southwest of the municipal centre of Birkeland. Birkenes Church is situated 2½ km north of Rugsland.
Mollestad Oak
Photo: Friman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mollestad Oak is a monumental, legendary oak near the Norwegian village of Mollestad in the municipality of Birkenes, Norway. The oak has a circumference of 9.21 metres, measured in 2001, and a height of around 13 metres, which makes the Mollestad Oak one of the largest trees in Norway. Mollestad Oak is situated 3½ km north of Rugsland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mollestad and Birkeland.
Mollestad
Hamlet
Mollestad is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on both sides of the river Tovdalselva, just south of the municipal centre of Birkeland. Mollestad is situated 3½ km north of Rugsland.
Birkeland
Village
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birkeland is the administrative centre of the municipality of Birkenes in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the river Tovdalselva, across the river from the village of Flakk. Birkeland is situated 6 km northeast of Rugsland.
Tveit
Village
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Tveit is a village and surrounding district in Oddernes borough in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The Tveit district is located in the northeastern part of Kristiansand, northeast of the Topdalsfjorden along the lower part of the Tovdalselva river. Tveit is situated 7 km southwest of Rugsland.
Rugsland
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Southern Norway, Norway
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Birkenes, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.28949° or 58° 17′ 22″ northLongitude
8.17624° or 8° 10′ 35″ eastElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
9FCC75QG+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4463977366OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Rugsland” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rugsland”
- Danish: “Rugsland”
- Dutch: “Rugsland”
- French: “Rugsland”
- Irish: “Rugsland”
- Javanese: “Rugsland”
- Malay: “Rugsland”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rugsland”
- Norwegian: “Rugsland”
- Uzbek: “Rugsland”
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