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Nesgrenda
Nesgrenda (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°37′51″N8°51′21″E / 58.6308°N 08.8557°E / 58.6308; 08.8557 Coordinates: 58°37′51″N8°51′21″E / 58.6308°N 08.8557°E / 58.6308; 08.8557
Country Norway
Region Southern Norway
County Aust-Agder
District Østre Agder
Municipality Tvedestrand
Area [1]
  Total 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation [2] 42 m (138 ft)
Population (2017) [1]
  Total 246
  Density 403/km2 (1,040/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code4934 Nes Verk

Nesgrenda is a village in Tvedestrand municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian County Road 415 about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the town of Tvedestrand and about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) northwest of the village of Fiane and the European route E18 highway. The Næs jernverk (iron works) facility is located in the village.

Tvedestrand Municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway

Tvedestrand  is municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the town of Tvedestrand. There are many villages in the municipality including Dypvåg, Fiane, Gjeving, Gødderstad, Grønland, Kilen, Klåholmen, Krokvåg, Laget, Lyngør, Nesgrenda, Østerå, Sagesund, Sandvika, and Songe.

Aust-Agder County (fylke) of Norway

Aust-Agder is one of 18 counties (fylker) in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder counties. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is 9,212 square kilometres (3,557 sq mi). The administrative center of the county is the town of Arendal.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

The 0.61-square-kilometre (150-acre) village has a population (2017) of 246 which gives the village a population density of 403 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,040/sq mi). [1]

Population density A measurement of population numbers per unit area or volume

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and most of the time to humans. It is a key geographical term. In simple terms population density refers to the number of people living in an area per kilometer square.

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