Lindesnes is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vigeland. Other villages in Lindesnes include Åvik, Høllen, Skofteland, Svenevig, and Vigmostad.
Øyslebø is a village in Marnardal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Mandalen valley along the Mandalselva river, about 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of the town of Mandal. The Sørlandet Line passes the village to the north, stopping at the Marnardal Station, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Øyslebø on the north side of the village of Heddeland. Øyslebø was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Øyslebø which existed from 1899 until 1964.
Kilefjorden is a lake on the border of Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties in Norway. The lake is located on the border of the municipalities of Evje og Hornnes and Iveland and Vennesla. The lake is part of the river Otra. The lake is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the village of Birketveit in Iveland, about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north of the village of Hægeland in Vennesla, and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the village of Hornnes in Evje og Hornnes.
Kvifjorden is a lake in Norway that straddles the borders of the municipalities of Sirdal and Kvinesdal in Vest-Agder county and Bygland in Aust-Agder county. The lake was created when a dam was built along the Kvina river.
Gyvatn is a lake in Norway. The lake straddles the borders of the three municipalities of Bygland and Evje og Hornnes and Åseral. The 4.62-square-kilometre (1.78 sq mi) lake is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of the village of Byglandsfjord and the lake Byglandsfjorden and it is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the village of Åknes in Åseral.
Bjelland is a village in Marnardal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Mandalselva, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the village of Byremo and about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west of the village of Hægeland. The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Bjelland which existed from 1902 until 1964. The village is the site of the Bjelland Church.
Laudal is a village in Marnardal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the Mandalselva river, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the village of Bjelland and about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the village of Øyslebø. The village of Laudal has 191 residents (2001). Laudal was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Laudal which existed from 1899 until its dissolution in 1964. Laudal Church is located in the small village.
Gravatnet is a lake in the municipality of Sirdal in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 5.33-square-kilometre (2.06 sq mi) lake is located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the small village of Lunde. The lake lies immediately south of the lake Valevatn, which flows out into Gravatnet. The water in Gravatnet is stopped by a dam on the south side. The water is regulated at an elevation of 660 metres (2,170 ft) and it flows out through the small river Gravassåni which is a tributary of the big river Sira.
Ytre Øydnavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Audnedal in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 3.22-square-kilometre (1.24 sq mi) lake is located along the river Audna, just south of the lake Øvre Øydnavatnet. The lake sits at an elevation of 96 metres (315 ft) above sea level. The 17.5-kilometre (10.9 mi) long lake lies about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) south of the village of Byremo and about 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of the village of Konsmo.
Bjelland og Grindum or Bjelland og Grindheim is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Bjelland where Bjelland Church is located. The 294-square-kilometre (114 sq mi) municipality was located in the Mandalen valley in the northern parts of the present-day municipalities of Audnedal and Marnardal.
Øyslebø og Laudal is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 250-square-kilometre (97 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1899. The administrative centre was the village of Øyslebø. The municipality was located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Marnardal.
Breland is a village in Marnardal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the far southeastern part of the municipality, just over the border from the neighboring Songdalen municipality. The village of Øyslebø lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southwest of Breland. There are about 70 people living in the rural village and surrounding area. The village is served by Breland Station on the Sørlandet Line. The lake Brelandsvann is located on the east side of the village.
Marnardal Station is a railway station of the Sørlandet Line situated just north of the village of Heddeland in Marnardal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Located 402.02 kilometers (249.80 mi) from Oslo Central Station, it is served by long-distance trains operated by the Norwegian State Railways. In addition to intercity services to Oslo and Stavanger, the reight daily trains in each direction trains serve as a commuter link to Kristiansand Station. The station features two platform and three tracks, as well as a station building.
Koland is a village in Marnardal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located between the villages of Bjelland and Hægeland on County Road 462, at the intersection of County Road 101.
Mandalselva or Mandalsåni or Marna is a river in Vest-Agder county in Norway. The river has its origins in the mountains between Ose in Setesdal in Aust-Agder county and the Upper Sirdal valley in Vest-Agder county. The river flows south to its mouth at the North Sea at the town of Mandal. The river is 115 kilometres (71 mi) long and flows through the municipalities Åseral, Audnedal, Marnardal, and Mandal. The largest tributaries are Monn, Logna, Skjerka, Kosåna, Logåna, and Røyselandsbekken. Skjerka, Monn and Logna all flow into the lake Øre in Åseral which is considered the beginning of the main Mandalselva river. The river passes through the villages of Kylland, Bjelland, Laudal, Heddeland, Øyslebø, and Krossen.
Bjelland is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 164-square-kilometre (63 sq mi) municipality was located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Marnardal. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Bjelland where Bjelland Church is located. The municipality existed from 1902 until 1964. Since 1964, Bjelland has been a parish within Marnardal municipality.
Bjelland Church is a parish church in Marnardal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjelland. The church is part of the Bjelland parish in the Mandal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden, cruciform church was built in 1793 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 300 people. This is the third church on this site. The first church was from the middle ages and the second church was built in the 1600s.
Laudal Church is a parish church in Marnardal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Laudal. The church is part of the Laudal parish in the Mandal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden, cruciform church was built in 1826 by the architect Leg Askildsen Hallingskaar. The church seats about 300 people.
Øyslebø Church is a parish church in Marnardal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øyslebø. The church is part of the Øyslebø parish in the Mandal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden, cruciform church was built in 1797 by the architect Ole Vermundson Skjøllingstad. The church seats about 350 people. This church is the third church on this site. The first church was a medieval stave church. The second was a timber-framed church that was built in either 1460 or 1560.
