Vik, Grimstad Explained

Official Name:Vik
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:58.3683°N 8.6227°W
Elevation M:44
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Vik is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the Kilen bay that flows past the town of Grimstad. The village sits at the junction of Norwegian County Road 420 and Norwegian County Road 407 on the south side of the European route E18 highway. The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Fjære. The historic Fjære Church lies about west of the village.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vik, Grimstad. yr.no. 2017-11-14.