Østerå

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Østerå (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°37′41″N8°57′33″E / 58.6281°N 08.9593°E / 58.6281; 08.9593 Coordinates: 58°37′41″N8°57′33″E / 58.6281°N 08.9593°E / 58.6281; 08.9593
Country Norway
Region Southern Norway
County Aust-Agder
District Østre Agder
Municipality Tvedestrand
Elevation [1] 26 m (85 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code4900 Tvedestrand

Østerå is a village in Tvedestrand municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian County Road 411 on the shores of the Tvedestrandfjorden, just east of the town of Tvedestrand and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the villages of Grønland and Sagesund.

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 Northwestern 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.

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Sandvika, Aust-Agder Village in Southern Norway, Norway

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Fiane may refer to:

Dypvåg (village) Village in Southern Norway, Norway

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Tvedestrand Church Church in Aust-Agder, Norway

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