Roresand or Roresanden is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern end of the lake Rore along the Norwegian County Road 404. The village sits about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of the town of Grimstad, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the village of Reddal, and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the village of Skiftenes. The lake Syndle lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the northwest and the lake Landvikvannet lies about the same distance to the south.
Roresand
Roresanden | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 58°21′05″N 8°32′14″E / 58.3515°N 08.5372°E | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Southern Norway |
County | Agder |
District | Østre Agder |
Municipality | Grimstad |
Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Post Code | 4885 Grimstad |
Landvik Church sits about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the village. The cemetery for the church is located in Roresand, right next to the Landvik school. Historically, Roresand was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Landvik which existed until 1971.
References
edit- ^ "Roresand, Grimstad (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 15 November 2017.