Bakkan
Bakkan is a locality in Bygland, Agder. Bakkan is situated nearby to the locality Napen, as well as near Litveitsfjell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Litveit and Sandnes Church.
Litveit
Farm
Litveit or Lidtveit is a village in Bygland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located up in the hills about 3 kilometres northeast of the village of Åraksbø. The lake Hovatn lies about 2 kilometres northeast of Litveit.
Sandnes Church
Church
Photo: Siri J, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bygland Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åraksbø on the east side of the Åraksfjorden. Sandnes Church is situated 3½ km southwest of Bakkan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Åraksbø and Ose.
Åraksbø
Village
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Åraksbø is a village in Bygland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Åraksfjorden, about 5 kilometres north of the village of Sandnes and about 6 kilometres southeast of the village of Ose. Åraksbø is situated 3 km southwest of Bakkan.
Ose
Village
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Ose is a village in Bygland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Otra, just north of the lake Åraksfjorden. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs through the village. Ose is situated 5 km west of Bakkan.
Moi
Hamlet
Moi is a village in Bygland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the west shore of the river Otra, about 1.5 kilometres north of the village of Ose and about 5 kilometres southeast of the village of Tveit, along the Norwegian National Road 9. Moi is situated 6 km west of Bakkan.
Bakkan
- Type: Locality
- Categories: historic site and mountain pasture
- Location: Bygland, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.94404° or 58° 56′ 39″ northLongitude
7.76433° or 7° 45′ 52″ eastElevation
535 metres (1,755 feet)Open location code
9FC9WQV7+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 4485469662OpenStreetMap feature
historic=shielingOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
9835999
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In Other Languages
“Bakkan” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Bakkan”
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