Eydehavn

Eydehavn or Eydehamn is a village in the municipality of Arendal in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the centre of the town of Arendal, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northeast of the village of Saltrød, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the village of Strengereid, and just across the Tromøysundet strait from Kongshamn on the island of Tromøy. The village is named after Sam Eyde, the Norwegian engineer and industrialist. The local sports team is called IL Sørfjell and have teen teams in a variety of sports. Eydehavn has about 1,100 residents as of 2015.^[2]

Eydehavn Eydehamn
Village
View of the village
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Coordinates: 58.4998°N 08.8644°E / 58.4998; 08.8644
Country	Norway
Region	Southern Norway
County	Agder
District	Østre Agder
Municipality	Arendal
Elevation [1]	18 m (59 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	4810 Eydehavn

History

Eydehavn grew up around a smelting factory and an aluminium factory starting around 1912. The village became quite the industrial hub for the area. In 1919, when a new municipality; Stokken was created, the village of Eydehavn was chosen to be the administrative centre. In 1962, Stokken municipality was merged with some other areas and together they formed the new municipality of Moland. Eydehavn was chosen to be the administrative centre of Moland. In 1992, Moland was incorporated into the municipality of Arendal.^[2]

References

1. "Eydehavn, Arendal (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (24 June 2015). "Eydehamn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

External links

• Media related to Eydehavn at Wikimedia Commons