Korshamn or Korshavn is a

fishing village A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world have coastlines totalling around 356,000 kilometres (221,000 ...

in the southern part of

Lyngdal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Lister Region, Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alleen ...

municipality in

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county,

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. The village is located on the island of Revøy, located at the mouth of the Grønsfjorden. Korshamn lies about south of the village of Austad. Korshamn Chapel is located in the village, serving the southern part of the municipality. Traditionally, a fishing village, it now caters to tourists, primarily through the ''"Korshamn Rorbuer"'' rental cottages. According to Snorre, in the year 1028, King Olaf II (Saint Olaf) made landfall on the island of ''Sælør'', just south of Korshamn with thirteen ships and a thousand men. This event was commemorated by the erection of a sculpture of the king in central

, revealed by King

Olav V Olav V (, ; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was born at Sandringham House in England, the only child of Prince Carl of Denmark and Princess Maud o ...

in 1983.

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Korshamn Rorbuer

Korshamn.no
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