Reddal is a village in the municipality of
Grimstad in
Agder county,
Norway. It is located in the western part of the municipality in the
Landvik area, about west of the
town of Grimstad and about southeast of the small village of
Nygrenda
Nygrenda is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the far western, rural part of the municipality, about west of the village of Reddal.
References
Villages in Agder
Grimstad
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. The main industry in the village is
agriculture, with the most important products being
potatoes, berries and
grain
A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit (caryopsis) – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legum ...
. The large lake
Syndle lies just north of the village.
The freshwater ''Reddalsvannet'' lake is located along the south side of the village area. There is a protected
nature reserve at the lake. In order to gain additional farmland in Reddal, a canal was built in 1877 to lower the lake's water level by . This lowered the water down to sea level. The Reddal Canal ( no, Reddalskanalen) connects the Reddalsvannet lake and the nearby
Landviksvannet lake to the sea. Today, the canal is popular with small boats.
References
Villages in Agder
Grimstad
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