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Discover Landvik
The district Landvik of Roresand in Grimstad (Aust-Agder) is a subburb in Norway about 134 mi south-west of Oslo, the country's capital city.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Grimstad, Lillesand, Blakstad, Arendal and Birkeland. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 28% |
Air Humidity | 90% |
Air Pressure | 991 hPa |
Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 21 km/h (13 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
4°C (38 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Videos from this area
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St.Hans i Grimstad
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Solar Eclipse 20.03.2015 Grimstad, Norway
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Winter in Grimstad, southern Norway.
Winter in Grimstad, southern Norway. Eight degrees C. below zero, snowing and near gale. Bad quality since I don't want to ruin my most expen$ive equipment.
100m Kristoffer Buhagen - Stafett-NM Grimstad 2014
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Jon Kristian - Tour of Norway for Kids i Grimstad
Jon Kristian syklet i Tour of Norway for Kids i Grimstad søndag 18/7-2010.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Brekkestø
Brekkestø is a small village on the southern coast of Norway. It is located on the island of Justøy within the municipality of Lillesand in Aust-Agder county, in the region known as Sørlandet. The village is actually located on several rocky islands, and many of the homes built around its compact harbor are white wooden cottages with red tiled roofs, typical of the area.
Arne Arnardo
Arne Arnardo (12 October 1912 – 4 May 1995), born Arne Otto Lorang Andersen, was a Norwegian circus performer and -owner, generally referred to as the "circus king" of Norway. He escaped with the circus at an early age, took the stage name "Arnardo", and developed proficiency in several different acts. In 1949, he opened his own circus, under the name of Cirkus Arnardo.
Rykene
Rykene is a village in the municipality of Arendal (with a small portion overlapping into the neighboring municipality of Grimstad) in Aust-Agder, Norway. Its total population (2009) is 652, with 14 of those people living in Grimstad. Rykene is located along the Nidelva river about 10 kilometres north of the city of Grimstad and the same distance south of the city of Arendal. The local sports team is Rygene IL.
Osedalen
Osedalen is a village in the municipality of Froland in Aust-Agder, Norway. The village has grown together with the administrative centre Blakstad, and the combined population (2009) is 2,083.
Østre Grimevann
Østre Grimevann (or Grimevannet, austre) is a lake in the municipality of Lillesand in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The lake is located north of the European route E18 highway about 3 kilometres from the city of Lillesand. It is the drinking water reservoir for the municipality of Lillesand.
Rore
Rore is a lake in the municipalities of Grimstad and Arendal in Aust-Agder county, Norway. This lake, which is used as a reservoir, lies mostly in Grimstad. There is a public beach area at the southern end of the lake, near the Roresanden village. The lake is located about 3 kilometres from the city center of Grimstad, near Landvik. The lake Syndle flows into Rore from the east and Rore is connected to the river Nidelva at the northern end.
Syndle
Syndle is a lake in the municipality of Grimstad in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It's located about 5 kilometres northwest of the city center of Grimstad, in the Landvik area. Syndle has an area of about 6 square kilometres and flows into a small river on the northeast part of the lake which connects it to the neighboring lake Rore which eventually flows into the Nidelva river.
Fjæreheia
Fjæreheia is a former quarry in Norway where a characteristic red granite was mined. Since 1993 Fjæreheia has been a theatre for both the plays of Ibsen and modern rock musicals. Agder Theatre bought the quarry in 1995, and in summer 1999 built a new amphitheatre with 1000 seats. The quarry is a unique outdoors arena with good acoustics, and lies around 2 kilometers from Fjære church. Since opening in 1999 there have been many different types of arrangement at Fjæreheia.
Prestegårdskogen
Prestegårdskogen (English: Woods on the Priest's farm) is a village area located in the municipality of Grimstad in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The population was 245 in 2005. It was originally the farm estate of the priest of Landvik. The farm was passed from priest to priest from 1684. More recently, a neighborhood called Prestegårdskogen has been built nearby.
Reddal
Reddal is a village in the municipality of Grimstad in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the western part of the municipality in the Landvik area, about 10 kilometres west of the city center of Grimstad. The main industry in the village is agriculture, with the most important products being potatoes and corn. The Reddalsvannet, a fresh water lake, is located along the south side of the village area. It is also a protected nature reserve.
Rise Station
Rise Station is a railway station at Rise in Arendal, Norway. Located on the Arendal Line, it is served by the Norwegian State Railways. The station opened as the terminus of the Grimstad Line in 1907; the following year it became a transfer station to the Arendal Line. It then received a station building designed by Paul Armin Due. In 1935 and 1936, the lines were converted from narrow gauge to standard gauge, although for a year the station served as a break-of-gauge station.
Bråstad Station
Bråstad Station is a railway station at Bråstad in Arendal, Norway. Located on the Arendal Line it is served by Norwegian State Railways. The station was opened as part of Arendal–Åmli Line on 23 November 1908 and originally consisted of a station building designed by Paul Armin Due, a guard house and a loading spur. The station was called Braastad until 1921 and remained manned until 1928. Since the 1980s, the station has consisted of a shed and platform.
Bjorøy
Bjorøy is an island in Fjell municipality, Hordaland, Norway. Located south of Litlesotra, Bjorøy is connected to Bergen by a subsea road tunnel, Bjorøytunnelen. It is also connected to the small island of Tyssøy in Sund municipality by a bridge. Bjorøy has 878 inhabitants (September 2012), and several hundred cabins.
Nørholm
Nørholm, also called Nørholmen, is a manor house and agricultural property in Grimstad, in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The estate is most associated with its ownership by Nobel Prize winning author Knut Hamsun.
Håbbestad
Håbbestad is a village in Aust-Agder, Norway.
Jortveit
Jortveit is a village in Aust-Agder, Norway.
Lindtveit
Lindtveit is a village 204 kilometers southwest of Oslo, Norway. It is situated just outside the town of Arendal, Norway, in the county of Aust-Agder.
Løddesøl
Løddesøl is a village in Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway.
Nævesdal
Nævesdal is a village in Aust-Agder, Norway.
Skiftenes
Skiftenes is a village in Aust-Agder, Norway.
Rossedalen Station
Rossedalen Station is a former railway station at Rossedalen in Arendal, Norway. Located on the Arendal Line, it was operated by the Norwegian State Railways. The station was opened on 1 May 1911 and originally consisted of a small station building. The station has never been manned and has never had a spur or passing loop.
Saltholmen Lighthouse
Saltholmen Lighthouse is a lighthouse that is on a small island off Lillesand in Aust-Agder County, Norway. Saltholmen (lit. "Salty Islet") is named after the salt extraction industry once there, established by Hans Nielsen Hauge. The lighthouse was commissioned in 1882. The lighthouse is in concrete, and has a polygonal beacon with a spire in a corner. The shape of the tower is rarely seen in Norway and the lighthouse is largely preserved as it was built.
Lillesand Town- and Maritime Museum
Lillesand Town- and Maritime Museum is a museum of cultural history of Lillesand in Aust-Agder County, Norway. The museum, established in 1970, was a time consolidated with AAKS, Aust-Agder historical center, but from 2012 back to the local government; Lillesand municipality. Anne Sophie Hoegh-Omdal has been employed as a museum director since 1 May 2010. The farm in the town is often called Carl Knudsen-gården (Carl Knudsen's house) after the last owner's father.