Southern Norway: Towns | Holidays | Attractions
The Towns of Southern Norway
There is a pleasant mix of towns in Southern Norway, from
the coastal communities with their white painted clapperboard
houses to the rustic villages of the interior.
The area is probably best known for its
boating and fishing towns. Åmli,
Risør and Arendal are
fine examples of these.
Aust-Agder
Aust-Agder together with its neighbour Vest-Agder constitute
the southernmost part of Norway, usually called Sørlandet
- The Southern Land. The valley Setesdalen runs through
the county up to its northern border. Aust-Agder means "the
eastern part of Agder", and the meaning of the name
Agder could be something like "the land that jots
out into the sea".
Vest-Agder
Many hundred years ago the Oslo fjord was called "Fold",
a word meaning open sea. Vestfold then means "the
land on the western side of Fold" (see the next county).
Vestfold is the second smallest county in Norway (Oslo
takes the bottom place). The county is almost without mountains,
and has only very short fjords and small islands. But it
has a very rich history!
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