Nodeland Explained

Official Name:Nodeland
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 Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Kristiansand
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.26
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:2208
Population Density Km2:1752
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4645 Nodeland
Elevation M:24
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:58.155°N 7.8356°W

Nodeland is a village in Kristiansand municipality in Agder County, Norway. Nodeland was the administrative centre of former Songdalen municipality which was merged into Kristiansand in 2020. The village is located about northwest of the city center of Kristiansand. The village is the main urban area of Songdalen area, surrounded by several smaller villages such as Nodelandsheia, Brennåsen, Volleberg, and Hortemo.[2]

Nodeland Station is a railway station along the Sørlandet Line. All trains between Kristiansand and Stavanger (except overnight trains) stop in the village at this station. Greipstad Church is also located in Nodeland and it was the main church for the municipality.

The 1.26km2 village has a population (2015) of 2,208 which gives the village a population density of .[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nodeland, Songdalen (Vest-Agder). yr.no. 2017-01-11.
  2. Web site: Nodeland. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2017-01-11.
  3. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.. 1 January 2015. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå.