Gjerstad (village)

Gjerstad
Village
View of the village from the lake Gjerstadvatnet
View of the village from the lake Gjerstadvatnet
Gjerstad is located in Agder
Gjerstad
Gjerstad
Location of the village
Gjerstad is located in Norway
Gjerstad
Gjerstad
Gjerstad (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°52′51″N 9°01′03″E / 58.8809°N 09.0175°E / 58.8809; 09.0175
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictØstre Agder
MunicipalityGjerstad
Area
 • Total0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Elevation83 m (272 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total289
 • Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4980 Gjerstad

Gjerstad is the administrative centre of Gjerstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the Lake Gjerstadvatnet at the northern end of Norwegian County Road 418. The Sørlandsbanen railway line passes through the village and stops at Gjerstad Station. The 0.34-square-kilometre (84-acre) village has a population (2017) of 289 which gives the village a population density of 850 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,200/sq mi).[1] Gjerstad Church is located in the village along with a school and several stores.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Gjerstad (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  3. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2015-07-19). "Gjerstad – tettsted i Gjerstad kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-12-28.