Gamle Hellesund

Gamle Hellesund
Outport (Village)
View of the village
View of the village
Gamle Hellesund is located in Agder
Gamle Hellesund
Gamle Hellesund
Location of the village
Gamle Hellesund is located in Norway
Gamle Hellesund
Gamle Hellesund
Gamle Hellesund (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°08′48″N 8°15′19″E / 58.1467°N 08.2552°E / 58.1467; 08.2552
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
MunicipalityLillesand
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4770 Høvåg

Gamle Hellesund is an outport in the Høvåg area in the municipality of Lillesand in Agder county, Norway. It is located on the island of Helløya in the coastal archipelago about halfway between the village of Ulvøysund to the southwest and Åkerøyhamn to the northeast. The small village is only accessible by boat. Historically, the village served as an outport along the Blindleia strait for boats coming from the Skaggerak. Today, Gamle Hellesund stays empty most of the year and is largely used in the summer by tourists.[2]

  1. ^ "Gamle Hellesund, Lillesand (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (23 July 2015). "Gamle Hellesund". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 August 2017.