Arendal

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Arendal viewed from the harbour.

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coat of arms

Arendal is a city and municipality in the county of Agder, Norway. It is the administrative center of Aust-Agder county, and belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. The municipality is bordered in the southwest by Grimstad, in the northwest by Froland, and in the northeast by Tvedestrand municipalities.

The name

The Norse form of the name was probably "Arnardalr". The first element is then the genitive case of "orn" m 'eagle', the last element is "dalr" m 'valley, dale'.

Administration

The mayor, Robert Cornels Nordli, is elected until late 2027.

Arendal Media

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  ArendalNidelvaa

• Arendal Trefoldighetskirke a.jpg

  Trinity Church (Arendal)

• Parti fra Arendal, 1902 - no-nb digifoto 20160316 00013 bldsa fFA00284.jpg

  Bildet er hentet fra Nasjonalbibliotekets bildesamling*Arendal, Aust Agder

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  LilleTorungen

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  Strømsbu by Arendal, Norway

• The annual Norwegian Grand Prix for F1 Powerboat Racing is held at Arendal

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  portrett, kvinne, høyesterettsdommer, brystbilde. Norges første kvinnelige høyesterettsdommer.

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  Norweska dziennikarka Hege Storhaug podczas Warszawskich Targów Książki 2017.

Other websites

• Arendal Kommune official website
• Arendal official tourist information Archived 2007-03-04 at the Wayback Machine