Eikeland is a village in southeastern part of the municipality of

Gjerstad Gjerstad is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Sørlandet, in the southeastern part of the county, along the border with T ...

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. It is located about southeast of the municipal center of

and about north of the village of Søndeled. The Norwegian County Road 418 runs through the village. The village has a population (2017) of 596 which gives the village a

population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...

of . The village area was originally centered on the old Eikeland

ironworks An ironworks or iron works is an industrial plant where iron is smelted and where heavy iron and steel products are made. The term is both singular and plural, i.e. the singular of ''ironworks'' is ''ironworks''. Ironworks succeeded bloome ...

factory along the river, but has since spread out to the east and the urban area of Eikeland now includes the neighboring village of Fiane. The

European Route E18 European route E18 runs from Craigavon in Northern Ireland to Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden and Finland. It is about in length. Although the designation implies the possibility of a through jo ...

highway can be reached about to the north of Eikeland.

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Villages in Agder Gjerstad {{Agder-geo-stub