Kongshamn - Wikipedia

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Kongshavn
Community
Country	Norway
Region	Sørlandet
County	Aust-Agder
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Kongshavn or Kongshamn is a community in the municipality of Arendal in Aust-Agder county, Norway. Its population (2009) is 862.^[1] Kongshavn is located on the north side of Tromøy island, across the Tromøysundet from Eydehavn. It is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of the city of Arendal.^[2] It is said that Kongshamn was a safe haven for king's ships during the Viking Age.

Kongshavn translates into "King's Landing" or "King's Port"

References

^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2009). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^ Store norske leksikon. "Kongshamn" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-04-16.

58°28′N 8°51′E / 58.467°N 8.850°E / 58.467; 8.850