Nedenes

Nedenes
Nedenes
Village
	View of the village church
	Interactive map of Nedenes
	Coordinates: 58°24′37″N 8°41′51″E / 58.4103°N 08.6976°E
Country	Norway
Region	Southern Norway
County	Agder
District	Østre Agder
Municipality	Arendal Municipality
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	4823 Nedenes

Nedenes is a village in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the southern part of the municipality, just north of the border with Grimstad Municipality. The Norwegian County Road 420 runs through the village heading north to the village of Rød and onwards to the island of Hisøya to the north. Engene Church is located in Nedenes.

History

The old county of Aust-Agder was named Nedenes amt from the 1600s until 1919. This name was chosen because the village of Nedenes was once a large, medieval farm and later was the seat of the county officials.

References

↑ "Nedenes, Arendal (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
1 2 Bratberg, Terje, ed. (15 January 2025). "Nedenes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 21 July 2026.

[1] "Nedenes, Arendal (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

[name-2] "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 22 July 2026.

[snl-3] 1 2 Bratberg, Terje, ed. (15 January 2025). "Nedenes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 21 July 2026.