Knut Hamsun

Knut Hamsun is a memorial in Grimstad, Agder. Knut Hamsun is situated nearby to the mosque Islamsk Kultursenter i Grimstad, as well as near the health club Sky Fitness.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ibsen Museum and Grimstad Church.

Ibsen Museum

Museum

Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.

Ibsen Museum is situated 280 metres southeast of Knut Hamsun.

Grimstad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Grimstad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Grimstad. It is the church for the Grimstad parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Grimstad Church is situated 310 metres east of Knut Hamsun.

Dømmesmo Oak

The Dømmesmo Oak is a large oak tree that stands at Dømmesmoen park in Grimstad, Norway. A heavy snowfall in March 1985 broke several of the largest branches, and a New Year fireworks rocket ignited the tree around the year 2000. Dømmesmo Oak is situated 1½ km northwest of Knut Hamsun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grimstad and Rønnes.

Grimstad

Town

Photo: henninghafskjold, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grimstad is a town in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The town is also the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located on the Skaggerak coast in Southern Norway along the Groosefjorden, between the towns of Arendal and Lillesand.

Rønnes

Suburb

Rønnes is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Vikkilen bay, directly across the bay from the harbour of the town of Grimstad.

Hesnes

Hamlet

Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.

Hesnes is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the Skaggerak coast about 2 kilometres northeast of the village of Rønnes and about 3 kilometres southeast of the village of Vik. Hesnes is situated 2½ km east of Knut Hamsun.

Knut Hamsun

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “Knut Hamsun 1859 - 1952”
Category: historic site
Location: Grimstad, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.34316° or 58° 20′ 35″ north

Longitude

8.59008° or 8° 35′ 24″ east

Open location code

9FCC8HVR+72

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6720110428

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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