Official Name: | Høllen |
Other Name: | Spangereid |
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: | Lindesnes |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Lindesnes |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.72 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 648 |
Population Density Km2: | 900 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 4521 Lindesnes |
Elevation M: | 4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 58.0453°N 7.1439°W |
Høllen is a village in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the narrow isthmus connecting the Lindesnes peninsula to the mainland, about west of the village of Svenevig. The 0.72km2 village has a population (2015) of 648, giving the village a population density of .[2]
Høllen was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Spangereid which existed from 1889 until 1965. The village is also known as Spangereid since it was the centre of Spangereid for nearly a century and prior to that it was the seat of the parish of Spangereid since Spangereid Church is located in Høllen.[3]
In 2007, the Spangereid Canal was completed through the centre of Høllen. The 0.93km (00.58miles) long canal crosses the isthmus connecting the Lindesnes peninsula to the mainland. The canal connects the Lenesfjorden to the North Sea.
The area is one of Norway's richest archaeological sites. The abundant remnants from the Bronze Age and Viking Age show the Spangereid was a very important place at that time. Today, the village is a popular tourist destination for Norwegians and Europeans alike.