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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Aust-Agder | ||
| District | Sørlandet | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0906 | ||
| Administrative centre | Arendal | ||
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| - Mayor (2003) | Torill Rolstad Larsen (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf The Coat of arms of Arendal was approved by Royal Resolution on November 7 1924. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål is a county (fylke in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland and Vest-Agder. Norway is divided into a number of traditional Districts Many districts have deep historical roots and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties Southern Norway ( Norwegian: Sørlandet) (lit "southern land" is the name of the geographical region ( landsdel) of the Skagerrak ISO 3166-2NO is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Norway. The Norwegian Labour Party ( Norwegian: Det norske arbeiderparti ( DNA) or Arbeiderpartiet ( AP) is a Social democratic Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 289 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 270 km² (104. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 255 km² (98. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 39,826 | ||
| - Density | 155/km² (401. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 2. 0 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 19 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Demonym | Arendalitt[1] | ||
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| Website: www.arendal.kommune.no | |||
Arendal is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Bokmål (lit "book language" or Dano-Norwegian is the most commonly used of the two official Norwegian written Standard languages the other A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål is a county (fylke in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland and Vest-Agder. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
The town of Arendal was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Formannskaps-distrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. The rural municipality of Barbu was merged with Arendal January 1, 1902. Barbu is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county Norway Originally from 1837 Barbu was a part of Austre Moland Formannskapsdistrikt. The rural municipalities of Hisøy, Moland, Tromøy and Øyestad were merged with Arendal January 1, 1992. Hisøy is an island and a former municipality in Aust-Agder county Norway. Moland is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county Norway. It was created on January 1 1962, when a merger took place between the municipalities World War 2 During the German occupation of Norway (1940-1945 the Germans had an anti-aircraft school at Tromøy (Feld Flakartillerie-schule 50 from 1941-1944 at Hove camp Øyestad is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county Norway
The town is the administrative center of Aust-Agder county, and belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. Southern Norway ( Norwegian: Sørlandet) (lit "southern land" is the name of the geographical region ( landsdel) of the Skagerrak The municipality is bordered to the southwest by Grimstad, to the northwest by Froland, and to the northeast by Tvedestrand. Grimstad is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Froland is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway.
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History
Arendal was established in the middle of the 1500s, and was then called Arendall. At that time it had no formal town status.
When Kristiansand was founded by King Christian IV in 1641, he granted the citizens a monopoly on all trade in Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. (formerly "Christianssand" is a city and municipality, and the capital of the county of Vest-Agder, Norway and of the geographical Christian IV ( 12 April, 1577 &ndash 28 February, 1648) was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1588 until his death (West Agder is a county in Norway, bordering Rogaland to the west and Aust-Agder to the east This grant, intended to subsidize Kristiansand and its fortifications, placed existing towns in a difficult position. Both towns and the peasants in the up country protested the hardships this caused. As a result, Arendal received royal permission in 1622 to continue as a loading-place for timber until a means could be found to transfer its trade to Kristiansand.
The town was given market city privileges in 1723. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets However the peasants in the surrounding district, who by law were to sell their goods only at Arendal, were smuggling their goods out on cutters and selling them in Denmark, in the Baltic, and Britain. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Baltic Seven Islandsgif|right|thumb|330px|A contemporary transnational Euroregion encompasses the islands of the Baltic countries The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800
This continued until 1735, when Arendal was granted a full town charter. This charter, combined with Danish imposition of a monopoly on corn imports, caused great poverty and starvation among the peasants in the surrounding districts, leading to several famous rebellions.
As a result of the rebellions, the age of privileges for towns like Kristiansand and Arendal came to an apparent end in 1768 by royal proclamation. But the problems did not end then; a farmer, Kristian Jensson Lofthus, in Vestre Moland led a rebellion in 1786 which resulted in the government actually remedying some of the most repressive trade policies, but Lofthus died in prison. Vestre Moland was formerly an independent municipality in Aust-Agder county from 1865 to 1961 The charges against Lofthus were that he dealt in corn and other commodities to the detriment to Arendal’s privileges.
Shipping, shipbuilding and timber trade as well as mining and ironworks were important branches of industry in Aust-Agder county for many centuries, especially in the Arendal region. Frequent contacts with the world abroad put their mark on our culture and traditions. In 1880 it was the land's biggest port in terms of tonnage handled. At the end of the 19th century Arendal was recognized as a major shipping centre with many wealthy shipowners. And in 1939 it had the 4th largest Norwegian tanker fleet; only Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger were larger.
Today the town has small boat manufacturing, mechanical industry, electronics industry as well as one of the world's largest silicon carbide refining plants. Silicon carbide ( is a compound of Silicon and Carbon bonded together to form Ceramics but it also occurs in nature as the extremely rare mineral
Origin of the name
The Norse form of the name was probably *Arnardalr. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age The first element is then the genitive case of orn m 'eagle', the last element is dalr m 'valley, dale'.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1924 (based upon an older seal). It shows a sailing ship. Sailing ship is now used to refer to any large Wind -powered Vessel.
Townscape
In the middle of the town centre is an area with wooden houses dating back to the 1600s. This area is called Tyholmen, and is what is left of buildings from before the 19th century. The inner harbour of Arendal is Pollen, where the fish market, pubs and restaurants are located.
"Store Torungen" lighthouse
The lighthouse Store Torungen is located on an island outside Arendal. It was constructed in 1844 and electrified in 1914. It is 34. 3 meters high and contains a 2nd order lens. It is reachable by a 55 minute boat trip from the town centre. The lighthouse is still in use.
"Lille Torungen" lighthouse
The lighthouse Lille Torungen is situated on a small island outside Arendal. The lighthouse is 28. 9 meters high. Lille Torungen and Store Torungen were constructed as twin lighthouses, and both are located in the Arendal shipping lane.
Culture
The institution "Canal Street - Arendal Jazz and Blues" was established in 2001, but has been arranged since 1996, at that time by the name of Arendal Jazz and Blues Festival. The popularity of the arrangement has been steadily increasing. New in 2007 is Hove Festival located on the Island Tromøy just outside Arendal town. Hove Festival (Hovefestivalen is a Music festival held on the island Tromøy outside of Arendal in southern Norway. World War 2 During the German occupation of Norway (1940-1945 the Germans had an anti-aircraft school at Tromøy (Feld Flakartillerie-schule 50 from 1941-1944 at Hove camp It has the potential to become the largest festival scene in Norway with an audience of up to 20,000.
Geography
Arendal is the type locality of the mineral Babingtonite, which was first described from specimens discovered here in 1824. In some natural sciences type locality (Latin locus typicus) is the typical or representative location and is typically the first example of a newly discovered or described Babingtonite is a Calcium Iron Manganese inosilicate mineral with the formula Ca 2( Fe, Mn)Fe Si [2]
Merdø
The island of Merdø, an island far from the coast facing the Skagerrak, was a major export port in the 17th and 18th centuries and now has a museum, a kiosk and several beaches. There is regular boat service from Arendal to the island every day during the summer season.
Transportation
Apart from being a port town, Arendal lies immediately southeast of the E18 highway. European route E18 begins at Northern Ireland, then through Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden, and Finland to end at The Arendalsbanen railway line runs to Nelaug where it connects with Sørlandsbanen. Nelaug is a village in the south of the Åmli municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway.
Famous residents
- Sam Eyde (1866-1940), Industrialist
- Øystein Grødum (1977), Speedskater
- Bård Torstensen (1961), Guitarist for heavy metal/rap band Clawfinger
Twin Cities
- Rezekne, Latvia
- Silkeborg, Denmark
- Kalmar, Sweden
- Savonlinna, Finland
- Árborg, Iceland
See also
References
External links
- Arendal official tourist information
- Arendal tourist information from Reiselivsbasen
- UNEP/GRID-Arendal, UN Environment Programme office in Arendal
- Arendal on Google Maps
In Norwegian only
- Municipality of Arendal
- Agderposten — The leading newspaper covering Aust-Agder, with base in Arendal
- Arendal Football Club
- Arendal Public Library
- County museum & archiv: Aust-Agder kulturhistoriske senter
- Webcam of Arendal centre
- Canal Street - Arendal Jazz and Blues festival
Other languages
Samuel Eyde ( 29 October 1866, Arendal – 21 June 1940) was a Norwegian engineer and Industrialist Øystein Grødum (born 15 February 1977) is a Norwegian speedskater, who is a member of Arendal SK. Bård Torstensen (born September 13, 1961 in Arendal, Norway) is a Norwegian Musician and co-founder/guitarist in rap-metal Clawfinger is an Industrial Rapcore band from Sweden and was one of the earliest bands to adopt this sound Rēzekne (ræzekne) is a city in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia, 242 km east of Riga. Silkeborg (ˈselg̊əˌb̥ɒːˀ is a city in central Denmark, located in Silkeborg municipality in Jutland, with a population of 41 674 Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. Savonlinna ( Nyslott in Swedish, literally Newcastle, or Нейшлот (Neishlott in Russian during 18th and 19th centuries For the Canadian town of Arborg see Arborg Manitoba Árborg is the biggest municipality in southern Iceland GRID-Arendal is an office in the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP located in Arendal, Norway.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic