Lillesand () is

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

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. It is part of the traditional district of

Sørlandet Southern Norway (; lit. "The Southland") is the geographical List of regions of Norway, region (''landsdel'') along the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway. The region is an informal description since it does not have any governmental function ...

. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Lillesand. Some of the larger villages in Lillesand municipality include

Åkerøyhamn Åkerøyhamn is a village in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the small island of Ågerøya, about southwest of the village of Brekkestø. Åkerøyhamn is only accessible by boat, with the Blindleia stra ...

Brekkestø Brekkestø is a small village on the southern coast of Norway. It is located on the island of Justøya within the municipality of Lillesand in Agder county, in the region known as Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The village is mainly on Justøya, but ...

, Gamle Hellesund, Helldal,

Høvåg Høvåg (historically: ''Høvaag'') is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1865 until its dissolution in 1962. It was located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Lill ...

Ribe Ribe () is a town in south-west Jutland, Denmark, with a population of 8,367 (2025). It is the seat of the Diocese of Ribe. Until 1 January 2007, Ribe was the seat of both a surrounding municipality and county. It is now part of the enlarged E ...

, Skottevik, Trøe,

Ulvøysund Ulvøysund is a village and an outport in the municipality of Lillesand in Agder county, Norway. The village lies on the east side of the Kvåsefjorden on the island of Ulvøya. Just northeast of Ulvøysund is the entrance to the Blindleia inla ...

, and Vesterhus. The municipality is the 306th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lillesand is the 100th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,419. The municipality's

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is and its population has increased by 13.8% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The town of Lillesand was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () was the name of a Norwegian self-governing municipality. The name was used from the establishment these municipalities in 1838 until the name fell out of use in 1863. The municipalities had their legal basis from two laws enacted on 14 Jan ...

law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

Schei Committee The Schei Committee () was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a ...

. On 1 January 1962, the following areas were merged into a new, larger municipality of Lillesand: *the town of Lillesand (population: 1,041) *the rural municipality of

(population: 1,330) *the rural municipality of Vestre Moland (population: 2,454) *the Gitmarkgårdene area of Eide municipality (population: 22)

Name

The municipality was named after the town of

Lillesand Lillesand () is municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Lillesand. Some of the larger villages in Lillesand municipality include ...

, originally just ''Sand'' (). The name is identical to the word which means "

sand Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is usually defined by its grain size. Sand grains are smaller than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural ...

" or "sandy beach". The prefix is , which means "little", was added after the founding of Christianssand in 1641 to distinguish it from the greater and more important town nearby.

Coat of arms

The

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon f ...

was granted on 11 September 1987. The official

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is ''" Azure, three anchors argent in pall annulets conjoined"'' (). This means the arms have a blue

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(background) and the

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is three

anchor An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ', which itself comes from the Greek (). Anch ...

s. The anchors have a

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argent In heraldry, argent () is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it. In engravings and line drawings, regions to b ...

which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field and the anchors were chosen to symbolize the connection that the municipality has with the sea. There are three anchors to symbolize the three smaller municipalities that were merged in 1964 to form the present municipality. The arms were designed by Daniel Rike. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The previous coat of arms for Lillesand was approved on 15 December 1954 and in use until 10 September 1987. The

was ''" Azure, an anchor under a tern

volant Volant may refer to: * Volant (heraldry), an attitude of heraldry, a position of a bird emblazoned as a charge, supporter or crest *Flying and gliding animals A number of animals are capable of aerial locomotion, either by powered flight or b ...

argent"''. This means the arms have a blue

(background) and the

is an anchor with an

Arctic tern The Arctic tern (''Sterna paradisaea'') is a tern in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe (as far south as Brittany), Asia, and North America (as far south ...

flying above it. The anchor and tern have a

which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. Both symbols refer to the long coastline of the municipality and the importance of fishing and shipping for the local economy. The arms were designed by Jens T. Thommasen and Kjell Westermark Mørch.

Churches

The

Church of Norway The Church of Norway (, , , ) is an Lutheranism, evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. Christianity became the state religion of Norway around 1020, and was established a ...

has two parishes () within the municipality of Lillesand. It is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti (

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of ...

) in the

Diocese of Agder og Telemark The Diocese of Agder og Telemark () is a diocese of the Church of Norway, covering all of Agder county and Telemark county in Norway. The cathedral city is Kristiansand, Norway's fifth largest city. Kristiansand Cathedral serves as the seat of t ...

History

Sanden, which consisted of the small area near the harbor, was the original name for the municipality of Lillesand. Lillesand is built on the ancient estate of Lofthus. Christian Jensen Lofthuus was captured on his Lofthus estate around 1780. In 1821, when Lillesand became a privileged port, it had a population of only 300 and had nine

shipyard A shipyard, also called a dockyard or boatyard, is a place where ships are shipbuilding, built and repaired. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Compared to shipyards, which are sometimes m ...

s. By 1895 the merchant fleet was 95 vessels strong. But the death of the sailing ship caused severe economic difficulties for Lillesand. Sailing ships had been inexpensive and could be built from local timber. Steamers were built of steel, were expensive and required more capital than locals could muster. Shipyards were closed. Many of the residents emigrated from there to the

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. Lillesand remained a fishing village, though even this area suffered when the

herring Herring are various species of forage fish, belonging to the Order (biology), order Clupeiformes. Herring often move in large Shoaling and schooling, schools around fishing banks and near the coast, found particularly in shallow, temperate wate ...

left the coast. The Saltholmen Lighthouse, located on an island off Lillesand, is a nineteenth century lighthouse with a slate roof and a concrete tower for the light. It operated as a staffed lighthouse from 1882 to 1952. Saltholmen (lit. ''"Salty Islet"'') is named after the salt extraction industry once there, established by

Hans Nielsen Hauge Hans Nielsen Hauge (3 April 1771 – 29 March 1824) was a 19th-century Norwegian Lutheran lay minister, spiritual leader, business entrepreneur, social reformer and author. He led a noted Pietism revival known as the Haugean movement. Hauge is al ...

. The Lillesand-Flaksvandbanen operated between Lillesand and Flaksvann from 1896 to 1953. , a

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submarine A submarine (often shortened to sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. (It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability.) The term "submarine" is also sometimes used historically or infor ...

, sank the German

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on 8 April 1940 off Lillesand. ''Rio de Janeiro'' was on its way to take part in the initial landings of

Operation Weserübung Operation Weserübung ( , , 9 April – 10 June 1940) was the invasion of Denmark and Norway by Nazi Germany during World War II. It was the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign. In the early morning of 9 April 1940 (, "Weser Day"), Ge ...

the next day, the invasion of Norway.

Geography

Lillesand is bordered in the north by

Birkenes Birkenes is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Birkeland, where about half the municipal population lives. Other vill ...

municipality, to the east by

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municipality and to the south by

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality is the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 116,000 as of January 2020, following th ...

municipality. The lake Østre Grimevann is a large lake in the northern part of the municipality and the river

Tovdalselva Tovdalselva (also known as the ''Tofdalselva'', ''Tovdalsåna'', ''Tovdalsåni'', literally: the ''Tov valley river'') is long and is one of the longest rivers in Southern Norway. The river flows through Agder county from the mountains on the nor ...

runs through the municipality, too. The

Blindleia Blindleia is an long inland waterway in the municipality of Lillesand in Agder county, Norway. The strait starts in the ''Gamle Hellesund'' or ''Ulvøysund'' areas in southern Høvåg in the southwest (near Kristiansand) and it continues north ...

is an inland waterway that starts in ''Gamle Hellesund'' in ''

'' near Kristiansand in southern Norway, and continues past Lillesand. It is a

salt water Saline water (more commonly known as salt water) is water that contains a high concentration of dissolved salts (mainly sodium chloride). On the United States Geological Survey (USGS) salinity scale, saline water is saltier than brackish wate ...

passage protected from the open sea by the offshore

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. The island of Justøy lies just south of the town of Lillesand, along the Blindleia. The

Kvåsefjorden Kvåsefjorden is an approximately long fjord in Agder county, Norway. It forms part of the border between the municipalities of Lillesand and Kristiansand. The district of Randesund lies on the west side of the fjord in Kristiansand. The fjord ...

lies along the southwestern border of Lillesand municipality. Navigation through the Blindleia passage requires attention to detail, but is not difficult as there are no

tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another. Tide tables ...

s, and very little current. The minimal tidal change in the skerries is due to its geographical location; the tidal flow that comes in from the

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splits on the

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. One tidal stream goes through the

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, while the other goes around the north of the British Isles. The stream of the English Channel reaches the coast of Norway before the wave traveling around the British Islands. These two tidal "waves" are completely

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when they meet here, neutralizing the tidal effect.

Gallery

Government

Lillesand Municipality is responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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senior citizen Old age is the range of ages for people nearing and surpassing life expectancy. People who are of old age are also referred to as: old people, elderly, elders, senior citizens, seniors or older adults. Old age is not a definite biological sta ...

services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...

of directly elected representatives. The

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indirectly elected An indirect election or ''hierarchical voting,'' is an election in which voters do not choose directly among candidates or parties for an office ( direct voting system), but elect people who in turn choose candidates or parties. It is one of the o ...

by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Agder District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The

() of Lillesand is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

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() of Lillesand (incomplete list): * 1907-1937: Noan Christian Gauslaa ( V) * 1938-1945: Henrik Rønnevig * 1946-1951: Kristoffer Knudsen * 1952-1955: Ole Grimnes ( H) * 1956-1957: Sigurd Aanonsen ( H) * 1958-1961: Kjell Rosenberg ( V) * 1962-1963: Birger Gauslaa ( V) * 1964-1967: Daniel Steen Varen ( V) * 1968-1973: Håkon A. Østberg ( H) * 1974-1975: Eigil Bjørk Knudsen ( KrF) * 1976-1983: Bjørgulf Aune ( H) * 1984-1987: Kristian Sundtoft ( H) * 1988-1991: Gunnar Oftedahl ( H) * 1992-1995: Ragnhild Omdal Mollatt ( H) * 1995-1999: Kristian Sundtoft ( H) * 1999-2003: Odd Steindal ( H) * 2003-2019: Arne Thomassen ( H) * 2019-present: Einar Holmer-Hoven ( H)

Attractions

The Norwegian National Park Skjærgårdsparken lies between

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and Lillesand. Skjærgårdsparken, "the Park of

Archipelago An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands. An archipelago may be in an ocean, a sea, or a smaller body of water. Example archipelagos include the Aegean Islands (the o ...

" is a paradise of islands,

skerries A skerry is a small rocky island, usually defined to be too small for habitation. Skerry, skerries, or The Skerries may also refer to: Geography Northern Ireland *Skerries, County Armagh, a List of townlands in County Armagh#S, townland in Coun ...

, and rocks.

is a 12 kilometers Inland waterway between Lillesand and Ulvøysund with much small boat traffic in the summertime. The village of

is tourist area on the island of Justøya. Lillesand Town- and Maritime Museum is a local, culture historic museum, located in the centre of the town. The museum is also called ''Carl Knudsen-gården''. The Norwegian author

Jostein Gaarder Jostein Gaarder (; born 8 August 1952) is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often ...

refers to this town in several of his books, for example in

Sophie's World ''Sophie's World'' () is a 1991 novel by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder. It follows Sophie Amundsen, a Norwegian teenager, who is introduced to the history of philosophy as she is asked "Who are you?" "Where does this world come from?" in a l ...

, where The Solitaire Mystery refers to Lillesand.

Churches

Lillesand Church is a wooden church which was built in 1887–1889 in

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/Swiss style. The architect was Henrik Thrap-Meyer who also designed the pulpit, altarpiece and baptismal font. The altarpiece was done by Abraham Tønnessen. Lillesand Church is perched high above the city on a hill at Kirkeheia. In the current Lillesand municipality are also the

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...

stone churches Vestre Moland Church and Høvåg Church, both of which are listed cultural heritage sites.

Notable people

* Christian Jensen Lofthuus (1750-1797), the owner of Lofthus farm and leader of the peasant revolt ''Lofthusreisingen'' which was commemorated with a monument at the harbour in Lillesand * Mads Langaard (1815 in Lillesand – 1891), a brewery owner who founded ''Frydenlunds bryggeri'', now a division of

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* N. O. Nelson (1844 in Lillesand – 1922), the founder of N. O. Nelson Manufacturing Company in

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, and founder of the village of LeClaire as a model company town *

Knut Hamsun Knut Hamsun (4 August 1859 – 19 February 1952) was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920 Nobel Prize in Literature, 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to conscio ...

(1859–1952), a writer and winner of the

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bought

Nørholm Nørholm, also called Nørholmen, is a manor house and agricultural property on in the municipality of Grimstad in Agder county, Norway. The estate is known mostly because of one of its previous owners was Nobel Prize-winning author Knut Hamsun ...

, a

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manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...

between Lillesand and

where he lived and worked *

Gabriel Scott Gabriel Scott (8 March 1874 – 9 July 1958) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer. Personal life Gabriel Scott Jensen was born in Leith in Scotland as the son of sailors' priest Svend Holst Jensen and his wife wri ...

(1874-1958), a poet, novelist, playwright, and children's writer who was brought up in

* Mathis Mathisen (born 1937 in Lillesand), a teacher, novelist, playwright, and children's writer * Liv Stoveland (born 1965 in Lillesand), a soprano and singing teacher *

Jorunn Gleditsch Lossius Jorunn Elisabet Gleditsch Lossius (born 29 February 1980) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. Education Lossius has studied Christianity, drama/theater, and history at the University of Agder. Political career Par ...

(born 1980), a politician and deputy Mayor of Lillesand *

Jan Trygve Røyneland Jan Trygve Røyneland (born 4 June 1981) is a Norwegian television and film writer. His notable works include '' The Kings Choice'', a film that depicted how Norway entered World War II. For this film, Røyneland was awarded the Amanda Prize for ...

(born 1981 in Lillesand), a TV and film writer *

(written in 1991), a book by writer

about ''Sophie Amundsen'', a 14-year-old girl who lives in Lillesand * Heroes & Zeros (formed in 2003), a rock band from Lillesand whose lead singer is Hans Jørgen Undelstvedt

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Lillesand has

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agreements with the following places: *

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References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

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Municipal website

Lillesand on www.visitnorway.com

Welcome to Lillesand Municipality
Lillesand Municipality
The Sailors of Lillesand

Lillesands-Posten, local newspaper, homepage
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