Tvedestrand
ⓘ is municipality in 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.
Tvedestrand Municipality
Tvedestrand kommune | |
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View of Tvedestrand | |
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Agder within Norway | |
Tvedestrand within Agder | |
| Coordinates: 58°37′26″N 08°55′40″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Østre Agder |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Tvedestrand |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020) | Marianne Landaas (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 215.04 km2 (83.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 203.94 km2 (78.74 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.10 km2 (4.29 sq mi) 5.2% |
| • Rank | #298 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 6,184 |
| • Rank | #154 in Norway |
| • Density | 30.3/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +2% |
| Demonym | Tvedestrand-folk |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4213 |
| Website | Official website |
The town of Tvedestrand has a white-painted town center with irregular streets climbing steep hills around the harbor. The natural environment of the area makes it a tourist destination. The municipality includes numerous islands, which makes it popular in the summer for boaters. The number of people in the municipality practically doubles in the summer, due to vacationers. There are approximately 1,700 summer cottages ("hytter") around the fjord and coastal areas. Tvedestrand has over 2,000 buildings that are more than 100 years old.
The 215-square-kilometre (83 sq mi) municipality is the 298th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tvedestrand is the 154th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,184. The municipality's population density is 30.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (78/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2% over the previous 10-year period.