Roresand

Roresand
Roresanden
Village
View of the village
Roresand
Location of the village
Roresand
Roresand (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°21′05″N 8°32′14″E / 58.3515°N 08.5372°E / 58.3515; 08.5372Coordinates: 58°21′05″N 8°32′14″E / 58.3515°N 08.5372°E / 58.3515; 08.5372
Country Norway
Region Southern Norway
County Aust-Agder
District Østre Agder
Municipality Grimstad
Elevation[1] 44 m (144 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 4885 Grimstad

Roresand or Roresanden is a village in Grimstad municipality in Aust-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.

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

  1. "Roresand, Grimstad (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 2017-11-15.


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