Agder
South Norway, in Norway called Agder or Sørlandet, is the southernmost region of Norway. The coast of southern Norway is often called the Norwegian Riviera.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Kristiansand and Arendal.
Kristiansand
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Kristiansand is the capital of Vest-Agder County, Norway. With 93,000 inhabitants, it is the fifth largest city of Norway, and one of the southernmost ones.
Arendal
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Arendal is the biggest city in Aust-Agder, Norway, 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.
Flekkefjord
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Flekkefjord is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Flekkefjord.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Risør and Lillesand.
Risør
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Risør is a very well preserved coastal town between Kristiansand and Oslo, 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.
Lillesand
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Lillesand is municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Lillesand.
Mandal
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Mandal in Lindesnes municipality in the county of Agder is the southernmost town in Norway. Mandal is known for its narrow and idyllic streets. Mandal is also known for its many beaches and the annual Shellfish festival.
Lyngdal
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Lyngdal is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alleen.
Lindesnes
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Lindesnes is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mandal.
Hovden
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Hovden 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.
Evje
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Evje 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: “Southern Norway”
- Category: region of Norway
- Location: Lyngdal, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Agder” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Suider-Noorweë”
- Albanian: “Sørlandet”
- Arabic: “النرويج الجنوبي”
- Arabic: “جنوب النرويج”
- Armenian: “Սյորլան”
- Armenian: “Սյորլանն”
- Asturian: “Sørlandet”
- Belarusian: “Паўднёвая Нарвегія”
- Belarusian: “Рэгіён Сёрлан”
- Belarusian: “Сёрлан”
- Catalan: “Sørlandet”
- Chinese: “南挪威”
- Danish: “Sørlandet”
- Danish: “Sydnorge”
- Dutch: “Sorlandet”
- Dutch: “Sørlandet”
- Esperanto: “Sudlando”
- Finnish: “Sorlandet”
- Finnish: “Sörlandet”
- Finnish: “Sørlandet”
- French: “Sorlandet”
- French: “Sørlandet”
- German: “Sorlandet”
- German: “Sörlandet”
- German: “Sørlandet”
- Greek: “Άγκντερ”
- Greek: “Νότια Νορβηγία”
- Hebrew: “דרום נורבגיה”
- Hebrew: “דרום נורווגיה”
- Hungarian: “Sørlandet”
- Italian: “Norvegia meridionale”
- Italian: “Sorlandet”
- Italian: “Sørlandet”
- Japanese: “ソールラン”
- Korean: “남노르웨이”
- Korean: “남부 노르웨이”
- Korean: “쇠를란데트”
- Limburgan: “Sørlandet”
- Northern Sami: “Sørlandet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Agderfylkene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sørlandet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sørlandet”
- Norwegian: “Sørlandet”
- Ossetian: “Сёрланн”
- Ossetian: “Хуссар Норвеги”
- Persian: “نروژ جنوبی”
- Polish: “Sørlandet”
- Portuguese: “Noruega do Sul”
- Portuguese: “Noruega Meridional”
- Portuguese: “Sørlandet”
- Romanian: “Sørlandet”
- Russian: “Сёрланд”
- Russian: “Сёрланн”
- Russian: “Южная Норвегия”
- Serbian: “Јужна Норвешка”
- Slovak: “Sørlandet”
- Slovenian: “Južna Norveška”
- Slovenian: “Sorlandet”
- Slovenian: “Sørlandet”
- South Azerbaijani: “جنوبی نوروژ”
- Spanish: “El Sur de Noruega”
- Spanish: “Sorland”
- Spanish: “Sorlandet”
- Spanish: “Sørlandet”
- Swedish: “Sörlandet”
- Swedish: “Sørlandet”
- Tatar: “Көньяк Норвегия”
- Tatar: “Сөрланд”
- Turkish: “Güney Norveç”
- Ukrainian: “Серлан”
- Ukrainian: “Серланн”
- Ukrainian: “Сьорланн”
- Urdu: “جنوبی ناروے”
- Vlaams: “Sørlandet”
- Western Frisian: “Sørlandet”
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