Søndeled (village) explained

Official Name:Søndeled
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:Risør
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4990 Søndeled
Coordinates:58.7609°N 9.0749°W
Elevation M:12
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Søndeled is a village in Risør municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the western end of the Søndeledfjorden at the mouth of the river Brøbøvann. The villages of Fiane and Eikeland (in Gjerstad) lie about to the north, the village of Akland lies about to the south, and the town of Risør is about to the southeast.[2]

Historically, the village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Søndeled which existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. People from this area are called søndølingar. The Norwegian County Road 418 runs through the village, connecting to the European route E18 highway a short distance to the southwest. The village has a school, shops, and Søndeled Church.

Name

The village (and municipality) is named after the fjord that it sits along (Old Norse: Sundaleiðr, now called the Søndeledfjorden). The first element comes from the word sundene 'straits' and the last element is led (Old Norse: leið) 'path, way'. Hence the name means the 'path between the straits'.[3]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Søndeled, Risør (Aust-Agder). yr.no. 30 December 2017.
  2. Encyclopedia: Søndeled – tettbebyggelse. Geir. Thorsnæs. 30 December 2017. 21 November 2014. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Norwegian.
  3. Book: Rygh, Oluf. Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt. 8. Oluf Rygh. W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. 1905. Kristiania, Norge. 20. Norwegian.