Agder

South Norway, in Norway called Agder or Sørlandet, is the southernmost region of . The coast of southern Norway is often called the Norwegian Riviera.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Kristiansand and Arendal.

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is the capital of Vest-Agder County, . With 93,000 inhabitants, it is the fifth largest city of Norway, and one of the southernmost ones.

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is the biggest city in Aust-Agder, , with a population of 40,000. It is a pleasant tourist destination, where its main attractions are its picturesque old town, and, in the summer months, its popular harbourside restaurants, bars and music festivals.

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is a municipality in county, . It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of .

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Risør and Lillesand.

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is a very well preserved coastal town between and , with an old history of sailing ships and lumber export in the golden days in the late 18 century. Nowadays known for art and handicraft.

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is municipality in county, . It is part of the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the .

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in Lindesnes municipality in the county of Agder is the southernmost town in . is known for its narrow and idyllic streets. is also known for its many beaches and the annual Shellfish festival.

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is a municipality in county, . It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of .

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is a municipality in county, . It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of .

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is a small town situated in upper Setesdal in Aust Agder about 800m above sea level. The scenery here is beautiful with mountains, open country, water and birch woodland.

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is an inland town in South Norway. It's a very small roadstrip town with not much interest in itself, especially when it packs up with tourists in the summer.

Agder

  • Type: Region
  • Description: region of Norway
  • Also known as: “Agderfylkene”, “El Sur de Noruega”, “Noruega do Sul”, “Norvegia meridionale”, “Sorland”, “Sorlandet”, “Sörlandet”, “Southern Norway”, “Sydnorge”, “Паўднёвая Нарвегія”, “Серлан”, “Сьорланн”, “Южная Норвегия”, “النرويج الجنوبي”, “남노르웨이”, and “남부 노르웨이”
  • Category: region of Norway
  • Location: , , , ,
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Latitude of center
58.5° or 58° 30′ north
Longitude of center
7.5° or 7° 30′ east
Elevation
312 metres (1,024 feet)
Geo­Names ID
3137468
Wiki­data ID
Q648851
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Agder” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Suider-Noorweë”
  • Albanian: “Sørlandet”
  • Arabic: “جنوب النرويج”
  • Armenian: “Սյորլան”
  • Armenian: “Սյորլանն”
  • Asturian: “Sørlandet”
  • Belarusian: “Рэгіён Сёрлан”
  • Belarusian: “Сёрлан”
  • Catalan: “Sørlandet”
  • Chinese: “南挪威”
  • Danish: “Sørlandet”
  • Dutch: “Sørlandet”
  • Esperanto: “Sudlando”
  • Finnish: “Sørlandet”
  • French: “Sørlandet”
  • German: “Sørlandet”
  • Greek: “Άγκντερ”
  • Greek: “Νότια Νορβηγία”
  • Hebrew: “דרום נורבגיה”
  • Hebrew: “דרום נורווגיה”
  • Hungarian: “Sørlandet”
  • Italian: “Sørlandet”
  • Japanese: “ソールラン”
  • Korean: “쇠를란데트”
  • Korean: “쇨라네”
  • Limburgan: “Sørlandet”
  • Northern Sami: “Sørlandet”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sørlandet”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sørlandet”
  • Norwegian: “Sørlandet”
  • Ossetian: “Хуссар Норвеги”
  • Persian: “نروژ جنوبی”
  • Polish: “Sørlandet”
  • Portuguese: “Noruega Meridional”
  • Romanian: “Sørlandet”
  • Russian: “Сёрланд”
  • Russian: “Сёрланн”
  • Serbian: “Јужна Норвешка”
  • Slovak: “Sørlandet”
  • Slovenian: “Južna Norveška”
  • Slovenian: “Sørlandet”
  • Somali: “Southern Norway”
  • South Azerbaijani: “جنوبی نوروژ”
  • Spanish: “Sørlandet”
  • Swedish: “Sørlandet”
  • Tatar: “Көньяк Норвегия”
  • Tatar: “Сөрланд”
  • Turkish: “Güney Norveç”
  • Ukrainian: “Серланн”
  • Urdu: “جنوبی ناروے”
  • Vlaams: “Sørlandet”
  • Western Frisian: “Sørlandet”

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