Blakstad, Agder

Blakstad

Blakstad-Osedalen
Blakstad Blakstad-Osedalen
Village
	View of the Nidelva river through Blakstad
	Blakstad Location of the village Blakstad Blakstad (Norway)
	Coordinates: 58°30′19″N 8°38′36″E / 58.5054°N 08.6433°E
Country	Norway
Region	Southern Norway
County	Aust-Agder
District	Østre Agder
Municipality	Froland
Area
• Total	2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Elevation	58 m (190 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	2,890
• Density	1,204/km2 (3,120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	4820 Froland

Blakstad or Blakstad-Osedalen is a village which is also the administrative centre of the municipality of Froland in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located along the river Nidelva, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the town of Arendal (where many residents of Blakstad work and shop). The small village of Froland lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the north, on the west side of the river, and that is where Froland Church is located.^[3]

Originally, Blakstad was the village on the eastern shore of the river and the village of Osedalen was located on the western side of the river. Over the years, the two villages grew together and now form one large village. The 2.4-square-kilometre (590-acre) village of Blakstad-Osedalen has a population (2016) of 2,890 which gives the village a population density of 1,204 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,120/sq mi).^[1]

The Arendalsbanen railway line, a branch of the Sørlandsbanen railway line, and part of the Norwegian State Railways stops at the Blakstad Station. The Norwegian County Road 42 and Norwegian County Road 408 also run through the village.^[3]

Media gallery

Blakstad school
Railroad crossing on FV 408
Blakstad railway station

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2016). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^ "Blakstad, Froland (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
^ ^a ^b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-06-17). "Blakstad – tettsted". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-12-12.

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[ssb-1] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2016). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

[2] "Blakstad, Froland (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 2017-12-12.

[snl-3] Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-06-17). "Blakstad – tettsted". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-12-12.

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