Hillestad, Aust-Agder

Hillestad
Village
View of the village church
Hillestad
Location of the village
Hillestad
Hillestad (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°48′27″N 8°10′34″E / 58.8076°N 08.1762°E / 58.8076; 08.1762Coordinates: 58°48′27″N 8°10′34″E / 58.8076°N 08.1762°E / 58.8076; 08.1762
Country Norway
Region Southern Norway
County Aust-Agder
District Østre Agder
Municipality Åmli
Elevation[1] 230 m (750 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 4869 Dølemo

Hillestad is a village in Åmli municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Tovdal valley along the river Tovdalselva. It sits about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of the village of Øvre Ramse and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the village of Dølemo. From 1908 until 1967, the valley was a separate municipality called Tovdal and during that time, Hillestad was its administrative centre. Tovdal Church is located in the village.

References

  1. "Hillestad, Åmli (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 2017-12-20.


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