Alleen Explained

Official Name:Alleen
Lyngdal
Other Name:Alléen
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Agder#Norway
Pushpin Label:Alleen
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Southern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Agder
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Lister
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Lyngdal
Established Title:Established as
Established Date: 
Established Title1:Town Norwegian: (By)
Established Date1:1 Jan 2001
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:4.64
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:5159
Population Density Km2:1111
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4580 Lyngdal
Elevation M:9
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:58.1375°N 7.0672°W

Alleen or Lyngdal is a town which is the administrative centre of the municipality of Lyngdal in Agder county, Norway. It lies along the east side of the river Lygna, just north of the head of the Rosfjorden and northeast of the head of the Lyngdalsfjorden. The small villages of Skomrak and Svenevik both lie just south of the town, and the small farming area of Hæåk lies about to the northwest. On 1 January 2001, the municipal government declared the urban area of Alleen to be a town called Lyngdal. Both names are used to refer to the urban area.[2] In Norway, Alleen is considered a Norwegian: by which can be translated as either a "town" or "city" in English.

Lyngdal Church lies in the northern part of the town. The European route E39 highway and County Road 43 both pass through the town. It previously had an annual cattle auction. Alleen is the site of the largest primary and secondary schools in Lyngdal. The 4.64km2 town has a population (2019) of 5,159 and a population density of .[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alleen, Lyngdal (Vest-Agder) . 2016-10-08 . . 2017-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170817012919/https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Vest-Agder/Lyngdal/Alleen/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Alléen . 2016-10-01 . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 1 January 2019 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .