Aukland
Encyclopedia
Aukland is a village in the municipality of Kristiansand
, Norway
. It is located between Strai
and Mosby
, on the western bank of the river Otra
.
Kristiansand
-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located between Strai
Strai
Strai is a village in the municipality of Kristiansand, Norway. Its population is 1,266....
and Mosby
Mosby, Norway
Mosby is a village in Kristiansand municipality, Norway.Its population in 1999 was 1,950 , but since 2001 it is considered a part of the urban area Vennesla.....
, on the western bank of the river Otra
Otra
The Otra river is the largest river in the Sørlandet region of Norway. It flows from the Setesdalsheiene mountains in Bykle municipality in Aust-Agder county in the north, down to the municipality of Kristiansand in the south, where it flows into the Skagerrak.The Otra is long, making it Norway’s...
.