Roresand Explained

Official Name:Roresand
Other Name:Roresanden
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:Grimstad
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4885 Grimstad
Coordinates:58.3515°N 8.5372°W
Elevation M:44
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Roresand or Roresanden is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern end of the lake Rore along the Norwegian County Road 404. The village sits about northwest of the town of Grimstad, about east of the village of Reddal, and about south of the village of Skiftenes. The lake Syndle lies about to the northwest and the lake Landvikvannet lies about the same distance to the south.

Landvik Church sits about south of the village. The cemetery for the church is located in Roresand, right next to the Landvik school. Historically, Roresand was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Landvik which existed until 1971.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roresand, Grimstad (Aust-Agder). yr.no. 2017-11-15.