Tvedestrand (town)

Tvedestrand
View of the town
View of the town
Tvedestrand is located in Agder
Tvedestrand
Tvedestrand
Location of the town
Tvedestrand is located in Norway
Tvedestrand
Tvedestrand
Tvedestrand (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°37′22″N 8°55′52″E / 58.6227°N 08.9311°E / 58.6227; 08.9311
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictØstre Agder
MunicipalityTvedestrand
Established as 
Town (By)1997
Area
 • Total
2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
2,582
 • Density1,267/km2 (3,280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4900 Tvedestrand

Tvedestrand is a town and the administrative centre of Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The town is located at the northern end of the Tvedestrandfjorden at the intersection of the Norwegian County Road 411 and Norwegian County Road 410. The Tvedestrand Church is located in the central part of the town. The 2.04-square-kilometre (500-acre) town has a population (2019) of 2,582 and a population density of 1,267 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,280/sq mi).[1] In Norway, Tvedestrand is considered a by which can be translated as either a "town" or "city" in English.

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Tvedestrand (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Archived from the original on 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2018-01-04.