Eydehavn or Eydehamn is a village in the municipality of
Arendal in
Agder
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county,
Norway
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. The village is located about northeast of the centre of the
town of Arendal, about northeast of the village of
Saltrød, about south of the village of
Strengereid, and just across the
Tromøysundet strait from
Kongshamn on the island of
Tromøy. The village is named after
Sam Eyde, the Norwegian
engineer
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and
industrialist. The local sports team is called
IL Sørfjell and have teen teams in a variety of sports. Eydehavn has about 1,100 residents as of 2015.
History
Eydehavn grew up around a
smelting
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factory and an
aluminium
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factory starting around 1912. The village became quite the industrial hub for the area. In 1919, when a new municipality;
Stokken was created, the village of Eydehavn was chosen to be the
administrative centre
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
. In 1962, Stokken municipality was merged with some other areas and together they formed the new municipality of
Moland. Eydehavn was chosen to be the administrative centre of Moland. In 1992, Moland was incorporated into the municipality of
Arendal.
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Villages in Agder
Arendal