Arendal
municipality in Agder, Norway
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Summary
Arendal is a municipality of Norway[1]. Arendal ranks in the top 4% of municipality of norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (387 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Agder[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Robert Nordli[5]
- Capital: Arendal[6]
- Shares border with: Grimstad[7], Froland Municipality[8], Tvedestrand Municipality[9]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Rēzekne[11], Savonlinna[12], Sveitarfélagið Árborg[13], Mwanza[14], Silkeborg Municipality[15], Selfoss[16], Kalmar Municipality[17]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Arendal[18]
- Postal code: 4801 - 4859[19]
- Commons category: Arendal, Norway[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[21]
- Highest point: Høgsteinsheia[22]
- Significant event: boundary change[23]
- Official website: https://www.arendal.kommune.no/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Arendal[25]
- Population: 44,800[26], 44,999[27], 45,065[28], 45,509[29], 45,891[30], 46,355[31], 46,568[32], 46,603[33]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Arendal[34]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[36], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38]
- Official name: Arendal[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Arendal[40]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Arendal[41]
- Number of households: 20,254[42], 13,702[43], 1355[44], 2221[45], 2008[46], 968[47]
- Demonym: arendalitt[48]
- Native label: Arendal[49]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Arendal[50]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Arendal include Arendal Airport, Gullknapp[51], an airport[52], in Norway[53], founded in 1984[54].
Why It Matters
Arendal has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Arendal is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for Arendal include Arendal Airport, Gullknapp[51], an airport[52], in Norway[53], founded in 1984[54].