Flekkefjord (town)

Flekkefjord
View of the town
View of the town
Flekkefjord is located in Agder
Flekkefjord
Flekkefjord
Location of the town
Flekkefjord is located in Norway
Flekkefjord
Flekkefjord
Flekkefjord (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°17′49″N 06°39′36″E / 58.29694°N 6.66000°E / 58.29694; 6.66000
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictLister
MunicipalityFlekkefjord
Established as 
Ladested1660
Kjøpstad1842
Area
 • Total
3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
6,056
 • Density1,693/km2 (4,380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4400 Flekkefjord

Flekkefjord is a town in Flekkefjord municipality in Agder county, Norway. The town is located at the end of the Flekkefjorden, a branch off the main Listafjorden. The town is the administrative centre of Flekkefjord municipality, the southwestern-most municipality in the county. Flekkefjord Church and Sørlandet Hospital Flekkefjord are both located in the town. In Norway, Flekkefjord is considered a by which can be translated as either a "town" or "city" in English.

The 3.58-square-kilometre (880-acre) town has a population (2019) of 6,056 and a population density of 1,693 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,380/sq mi).[1]

The town is a major population center in southwestern Agder. The European route E39 highway runs through the town. It is the main highway running along the southern coast of Norway. The Sørlandet Line stops about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the north in the village of Sira. The lake Selura lies on the northeast side of the town.

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Flekkefjord (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Archived from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-09-08.