Mollestad
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mollestad Oak and Birkenes Church.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birkeland and 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 2½ km northeast of Mollestad.
Rugsland
Hamlet
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. Rugsland is situated 3½ km south of Mollestad.
Håbbesland
Hamlet
Håbbesland is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about 5 kilometres to the northeast of the municipal centre of Birkeland. Håbbesland is situated 5 km northeast of Mollestad.
Mollestad
- 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
58.3208° or 58° 19′ 15″ northLongitude
8.19029° or 8° 11′ 25″ eastOpen location code
9FCC85CR+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 252192179OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q6896407
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Bokmål—“Mollestad” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mollestad”
- Danish: “Mollestad”
- Dutch: “Mollestad”
- French: “Mollestad”
- Irish: “Mollestad”
- Javanese: “Mollestad”
- Malay: “Mollestad”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mollestad”
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