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. Some of the larger villages in Lillesand municipality include Åkerøyhamn,Brekkestø,Gamle Hellesund,Helldal,Høvåg,Ribe,Skottevik,Trøe,Ulvøysund,and Vesterhus.
Vestre Moland is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in 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 in Agder county.
Helga Gitmark was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
Østre Grimevann or Austre Grimevannet is a lake in the municipality of Lillesand in 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.
Høvåg is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 77 km2 (30 sq mi) municipality existed from 1865 until its dissolution in 1962. It was located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Lillesand which is now in Agder county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Høvåg where the Høvåg Church is located. Old coastal settlements in Høvåg include Ulvøysund,Gamle Hellesund,Skottevik,Kjøbmannsvig and Åkerøyhamn. The village of Høvåg is located midway between the towns of Lillesand and Kristiansand.
Kjell Ingolf Ropstad is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party,who served as the Minister of Children,Family and Church Affairs and the leader of the Christian Democratic Party from 2019 to 2021. He has been a member of the Norwegian Parliament,the Storting,since 2009.
Solveig Solbakken is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Hans Fredrik Grøvan is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He served as the party’s parliamentary leader from 2019 to 2021.
Kari Henriksen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She has served as an MP for Vest-Agder since 2009,and the fourth Vice President of the Storting since 2021.
Kristiansand District Court was a district court in Agder county,Norway. The court was based in the town of Kristiansand. The court existed until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the southern part of the county which included the municipalities of Kristiansand,Bykle,Valle,Bygland,Evje og Hornnes,Iveland,Vennesla,Birkenes,Lillesand,Lindesnes,and Åseral. Cases from this court could be appealed to Agder Court of Appeal. This court employed a chief judge,11 other judges,4 assistant judges,and 23 prosecutors.
Kristine "Tine" Sundtoft is a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Conservative Party. She was Minister of Climate and the Environment in Solberg's Cabinet from 2013 to 2015.
Sand District Court was a district court in Aust-Agder county,Norway. The court was based in the town of Grimstad. The court existed from 1852 until 2004. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities of Grimstad,Birkenes,and Lillesand. Cases from this court could be appealed to Agder Court of Appeal.
Hånes is a district in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county,Norway. It has a population of about 4,000 (2014). Hånes is a part of the borough of Oddernes and it borders the districts of Søm and Randesund to south,the district of Tveit to north,the municipality of Lillesand to east,and the Topdalsfjorden to west. Hånes Church is located in this district.
Kristian Sundtoft was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Lillesand is the administrative centre of Lillesand municipality in Agder county,Norway. The town is located along the Skagerak coast,about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of the town of Grimstad and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the city of Kristiansand. The 5.08-square-kilometre (1,260-acre) town has a population (2019) of 7,966 and a population density of 1,567 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,060/sq mi). In Norway,Lillesand is considered a by which can be translated as either a "town" or "city" in English.
Vestre Moland Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county,Norway. It is located in the village of Møglestu,just outside the town of Lillesand. It is one of the churches for the Lillesand parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white,stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1150 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect,but has since been converted into a cruciform design. The church seats about 350 people.
Arne Thomassen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He has served as county mayor of Agder since 2019. He previously served as mayor of Lillesand between 2003 and 2019 and a deputy member of parliament for Aust-Agder between 2009 and 2021.
Gleditsch is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ingelinn Lossius-Skeie is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.
