Skarpengland

Skarpengland
Village
Skarpengland
Location of the village
Skarpengland
Skarpengland (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°17′43″N 7°50′25″E / 58.2954°N 07.8404°E / 58.2954; 07.8404Coordinates: 58°17′43″N 7°50′25″E / 58.2954°N 07.8404°E / 58.2954; 07.8404
Country Norway
Region Southern Norway
County Vest-Agder
District Kristiansand
Municipality Vennesla
Area[1]
  Total 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 186 m (610 ft)
Population (2016)[1]
  Total 563
  Density 1,656/km2 (4,290/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 4715 Øvrebø

Skarpengland is a village in Vennesla municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 9 about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the village of Øvrebø and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Homstean. The large village of Vennesla lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southeast and the city of Kristiansand lies about 23 kilometres (14 mi) to the south.[3]

Skarpengland was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Øvrebø from 1838 until 1964 when it was merged into Vennesla municipality.

The 0.34-square-kilometre (84-acre) village has a population (2016) of 563 which gives the village a population density of 1,656 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,290/sq mi).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2016). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Skarpengland, Vennesla (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Skarpengland" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-01-23.


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