Blakstad, Agder Explained

Official Name:Blakstad
Other Name:Blakstad-Osedalen
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:Froland
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:2.6
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:3241
Population Density Km2:1244
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4820 Froland
Coordinates:58.5054°N 8.6433°W
Elevation M:58
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Blakstad or Blakstad-Osedalen is a village which is also the administrative centre of the municipality of Froland in Agder county, Norway. It is located along the river Nidelva, about northwest of the town of Arendal (where many residents of Blakstad work and shop). The small village of Froland lies about to the north, on the west side of the river, and that is where Froland Church is located.[2]

Originally, Blakstad was the village on the eastern shore of the river and the village of Osedalen was located on the western side of the river. Over the years, the two villages grew together and now form one large village. The 2.6km2 village has a population (2019) of 3,241 and a population density of .[3]

The Arendalsbanen railway line, a branch of the Sørlandsbanen railway line stops at the Blakstad Station. The Norwegian County Road 42 and Norwegian County Road 408 also run through the village.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blakstad, Froland (Aust-Agder) . 2017-12-12 . yr.no.
  2. Encyclopedia: Blakstad – tettsted . . . 2017-06-17 . Thorsnæs . Geir . Norwegian . 2017-12-12.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 1 January 2019 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .