Åraksbø is a village in
Bygland
Bygland is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bygland ...
municipality in
Agder
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county,
Norway
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. The village is located on the eastern shore of the
Ã…raksfjorden
Ã…raksfjorden is a lake in the municipality of Bygland in Agder county, Norway. The lake is part of the Otra drainage basin. The northern part of the lake is fed directly by the river Otra. The southern part of the lake goes through a narrow ...
, about north of the village of
Sandnes
Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest municipality in Norway, and together the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sand ...
and about southeast of the village of
Ose. The population (2001) of the Åraksbø area was 89.
The lake
Hovatn and its
hydroelectric power plant
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are located about to the northeast, just north of the village of
Litveit.
Sandnes Church has been located in this village since 1935, prior to that time, it was located in the village of
Sandnes
Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest municipality in Norway, and together the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sand ...
, a few kilometers to the south.
References
Villages in Agder
Bygland
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