Arendal is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the region of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Arendal. Some of the notable villages in Arendal include Rykene, Eydehavn, Færvik, Strengereid, Kongshavn, Kilsund, Brattekleiv, Longum, Saltrød, Staubø, Vrengen, and Kolbjørnsvik. The offices of UNEP/GRID-Arendal are also located in the city of Arendal.
Vestre Moland is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Møglestu where the Vestre Moland Church is located. The 103-square-kilometre (40 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1962 when it was merged into the municipality of Lillesand. Today, the area of Vestre Moland covers the northern part of the present-day municipality of Lillesand.
Barbu is part of the town of Arendal in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is also a former municipality which existed from 1878 until 1902 when it was merged into Arendal. The 15.7-square-kilometre (6.1 sq mi) municipality was located just to the north of the 0.34-square-kilometre (84-acre) town of Arendal. The administrative centre of the small, urban municipality was called Barbu as well. Barbu Church was the church for the municipality. Today, the name Barbu refers to the village-like place located in head of the Galtesundet strait. Barbu is also a parish (sogn) in the Arendal prosti (deanery) within the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.
Stokken is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The 11-square-kilometre (4.2 sq mi) municipality existed from 1919 until 1962 when it was merged into Moland municipality. Today, the area is a part of the present-day municipality of Arendal. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Eydehavn. The Stokken Church was the main church for the small municipality located just outside the town of Arendal.
Flosta is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The 22.8-square-kilometre (8.8 sq mi) municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1962. It is currently part of the municipality of Arendal in the Sørlandet region of NOrway. The administrative center of Flosta was at Staubø in the village of Kilsund. The municipality primarily encompassed the two islands of Flostaøya and Tverrdalsøya and about 9 square kilometres (3.5 sq mi) on the mainland just north of the islands including the villages of Eikeland, Borås, and Vatnebu.
Moland is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The 127-square-kilometre (49 sq mi) municipality existed from 1962 until 1992 when it was merged into the present-day municipality of Arendal. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Eydehavn which had a population of 6,011 in 1967 and 8,148 in 1992. Other villages in the municipality included Kilsund, Narestø, Saltrød, Brekka, Strengereid, Vatnebu, and Sagene. The municipality consisted of the mainland area to the north and northeast of the town of Arendal plus the islands of Flostaøya and Tverrdalsøya.
Østre Grimevann or Austre Grimevannet is a lake in the municipality of Lillesand in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The 3.94-square-kilometre (1.52 sq mi) lake is located north of the European route E18 highway about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the city of Lillesand. It is the drinking water reservoir for the municipality of Lillesand.
Strengereid is a village in the municipality of Arendal in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located along the Norwegian County Road 410, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the village of Eydehavn and just west of the island of Flostaøya. The village of Sagene lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the northwest.
Tore A. Liltved was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Jan Olav Olsen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Thor Lund was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Jonas Pedersen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He served as the County Governor of Nordland county from 1913 until 1921 and then he was the County Governor of Aust-Agder county from 1921 until 1942.
Brekka is a village in Arendal municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the European route E18 highway on the western shore of the lake Molandsvann. Brekka sits about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of the town of Arendal and the village of Longum lies about 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) to the south. Historically, Brekka was the seat of the old municipality of Østre Moland. Austre Moland Church is located in this village.
Even Thorsen was a Norwegian sailor, farmer, and representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll.
Guttorm Fløistad was a Norwegian farmer, bailiff and politician for the Labour, Social Democratic Labour and Conservative parties.
Stokken Church is a parish church in Arendal municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Saltrød. The church is one of three churches in the Moland parish in the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in 1878 using plans from the architect Johan Christoff Friedrich Reuter. The church seats about 400 people.
Austre Moland Church is a parish church in Arendal municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brekka, along the lake Molandsvann. The church is one of three churches in the Moland parish which is part of the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden, cruciform church was built in 1673 by the architect Ole Ormsen. The church seats nearly 500 people.
