Eikerapen or Eikjerapen is a village in Åseral municipality in

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county,

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. The village is located on the southwestern shore of the lake

Øre (lake) Øre or Ørevatn is a lake in the municipality of Åseral in Agder county, Norway. The lake is located at the confluence of the rivers Logna and Monn at the village of Kyrkjebygda. Near the southern end of the lake, the river Mandalselva ...

, about south of the municipal centre of Kyrkjebygda. Eikerapen has a popular

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that is open in the winter time, with ski lifts and many ski slopes. There are many

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s in the village near the ski centre. Eikerapen Roots Festival is an annual international

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festival, held at Eikerapen in August each year.

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Villages in Agder Åseral {{Agder-geo-stub