Roresand

Roresand
Roresanden
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Roresand is located in Agder
Roresand
Roresand
Location of the village
Roresand is located in Norway
Roresand
Roresand
Roresand (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°21′05″N 8°32′14″E / 58.3515°N 08.5372°E / 58.3515; 08.5372
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictØstre Agder
MunicipalityGrimstad
Elevation44 m (144 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4885 Grimstad

Roresand or Roresanden is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern end of the lake Rore along the Norwegian County Road 404. The village sits about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of the town of Grimstad, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the village of Reddal, and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the village of Skiftenes. The lake Syndle lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the northwest and the lake Landvikvannet lies about the same distance to the south.

Landvik Church sits about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the village. The cemetery for the church is located in Roresand, right next to the Landvik school. Historically, Roresand was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Landvik which existed until 1971.

  1. ^ "Roresand, Grimstad (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 15 November 2017.