Vanse is a village in

Farsund 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 Farsund (town ...

municipality in

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county,

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. The village is located about west of the town of

and about east of the village of Vestbygd. The

Farsund Airport, Lista Farsund Airport, Lista (, ) is an airport situated on the Lista peninsula in the municipality of Farsund in Agder county, Norway. The village of Vestbygd, Vest-Agder, Vestbygd lies on the southwest side of the airport and the small village of Ore, ...

is located just west of Vanse. The village was the

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of the old municipality of

Lista Lista is a former municipality located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The administrative centre was the village of Vanse where Vanse Church is located. Lista municip ...

from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The old municipality was known as ''Vanse'' from 1838 until 1911. The village has a population (2015) of 2,016 which gives the village a

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of . Vanse Church is a

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stone church, built in 1037 in the village of Vanse. A stone monument stands near the church. it is a

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of fatalities during the Gunboat War (1807–1814). It is surrounded by authentic small

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s and a circle of stones with chain. A speech is held by this stone each year on

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, May 17.

American connections

Kjell Elvis also has his own star in Selvaagpark modelled on the famous

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Media gallery

Vanse trunken IMG 0825.JPG, The hall of 8th Avenue Diner, Vanse Trunken Store Vanse.JPG, Trunken, a store in Brooklyn Square, Vanse Vanse Brooklyn Square Sign.JPG, Sign at Brooklyn Square, Vanse Vanse kirke.JPG, Vanse Church Vanse monument fra kanonbåtkrigen (1807-1814).JPG, The Gunboat War Memorial Gunboat War Monument, Vanse detail.JPG, A gun (detail) at the Gunboat War Memorial

Notable residents

* Kjell Elvis was raised in Vanse * Karl Sanne, politician

References

External links

American Festival, website
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