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Høllen

Coordinates: 58°04′43″N 07°48′30″E / 58.07861°N 7.80833°E / 58.07861; 7.80833
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Høllen
Village
View of the village harbour
View of the village harbour
Høllen is located in Agder
Høllen
Høllen
Location of the village
Høllen is located in Norway
Høllen
Høllen
Høllen (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°04′43″N 07°48′30″E / 58.07861°N 7.80833°E / 58.07861; 7.80833
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictKristiansand
MunicipalityKristiansand
Søgne (pre 2020)
Elevation4 m (13 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4640 Søgne

Høllen is a fishing village in Kristiansand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the mouth of the river Søgneelva, between the villages of Eig to the west, Tangvall to the north, and Åros to the east. Høllen is part of the greater Søgne urban area. It has a well-protected harbour and over the centuries has had shipyards, a post office, and it was the site of a Thing in the 1500s. There is regular ferry boat service to Ny-Hellesund from Høllen.

As a part of the greater Søgne urban area in Kristiansand, separate population statistics are not tracked for Høllen. Altogether, the 5.87-square-kilometre (1,450-acre) urban area has a population (2015) of 9,147 which gives it a population density of 1,558 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,040/sq mi).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Høllen, Søgne (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  2. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2015). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".