Eydehavn Explained

Official Name:Eydehavn
Other Name:Eydehamn
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Agder#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Southern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Agder
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Østre Agder
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Arendal
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4810 Eydehavn
Coordinates:58.4998°N 8.8644°W
Elevation M:18
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Eydehavn or Eydehamn is a village in the municipality of Arendal in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about northeast of the centre of the town of Arendal, about northeast of the village of Saltrød, about south of the village of Strengereid, and just across the Tromøysundet strait from Kongshamn on the island of Tromøy. The village is named after Sam Eyde, the Norwegian engineer and industrialist. The local sports team is called IL Sørfjell and have teen teams in a variety of sports. Eydehavn has about 1,100 residents as of 2015.[2]

History

Eydehavn grew up around a smelting factory and an aluminium factory starting around 1912. The village became quite the industrial hub for the area. In 1919, when a new municipality; Stokken was created, the village of Eydehavn was chosen to be the administrative centre. In 1962, Stokken municipality was merged with some other areas and together they formed the new municipality of Moland. Eydehavn was chosen to be the administrative centre of Moland. In 1992, Moland was incorporated into the municipality of Arendal.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eydehavn, Arendal (Aust-Agder). yr.no. 2017-12-06.
  2. Encyclopedia: Eydehamn. Geir. Thorsnæs. 2017-12-05. 2015-06-24. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Norwegian.