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Grimstad Destination Guide
Discover Grimstad in Norway
Grimstad in the region of Aust-Agder county with its 9,561 habitants is a town located in Norway - some 133 mi or ( 214 km ) South-West of Oslo , the country's capital .
Local time in Grimstad is now 03:46 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Vennesla, Tjore, and Taule. When in this area, you might want to check out Copenhagen . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Grimstad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Greg's vBlog: Nøgne-Ø Brewery, Part 2
The next day after our trip to the lighthouse and our epic fishing adventure, Kjetil took us on a tour of the Nøgne-Ø Brewery. Later we enjoyed a boat tour through Norway's oldest canal, a dip and a b ..
TS Astrid - Didi
TS Astrid. Crewmember Didi singing his Bulgarian song onboard of the tall ship Astrid, during the tall ships races 2010 in the harbour of Grimstad, Norway. ..
05082009073 Lillesand- Grimstad ,Toffen h side.
Toffen riding his Phantom 25 with 2X280 Offshore Hi Perf Mercurys ..
A good winter-day on the roof of a house on the coast of Norway in Arendal City
Filmed on the 28th of feb 2010. It's about two and a half decades since we last had this much snow in Norway. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Prestegårdskogen
Prestegårdskogen (English: Woods on the Priest's farm) is a village area located in the municipality of Grimstad in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The population was 245 in 2005. It was originally the farm estate of the priest of Landvik. The farm was passed from priest to priest from 1684. More recently, a neighborhood called Prestegårdskogen has been built nearby.
Located at 58.34 8.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Fjæreheia
Fjæreheia is a former quarry in Norway where a characteristic red granite was mined. Since 1993 Fjæreheia has been a theatre for both the plays of Ibsen and modern rock musicals. Agder Theatre bought the quarry in 1995, and in summer 1999 built a new amphitheatre with 1000 seats. The quarry is a unique outdoors arena with good acoustics, and lies around 2 kilometers from Fjære church. Since opening in 1999 there have been many different types of arrangement at Fjæreheia.
Located at 58.38 8.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Rore
Rore is a lake in the municipalities of Grimstad and Arendal in Aust-Agder county, Norway. This lake, which is used as a reservoir, lies mostly in Grimstad. There is a public beach area at the southern end of the lake, near the Roresanden village. The lake is located about 3 kilometres from the city center of Grimstad, near Landvik. The lake Syndle flows into Rore from the east and Rore is connected to the river Nidelva at the northern end.
Located at 58.39 8.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Nørholm
Nørholm, also called Nørholmen, is a manor house and agricultural property in Grimstad, in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The estate is most associated with its ownership by Nobel Prize winning author Knut Hamsun.
Located at 58.30 8.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Bjorøy
Bjorøy is an island in Fjell municipality, Hordaland, Norway. Located south of Litlesotra, Bjorøy is connected to Bergen by a subsea road tunnel, Bjorøytunnelen. It is also connected to the small island of Tyssøy in Sund municipality by a bridge. Bjorøy has 878 inhabitants (September 2012), and several hundred cabins.
Located at 58.28 8.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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