Kilen, Aust-Agder
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Kilen is a village in the municipality of Tvedestrand
in Aust-Agder
, Norway
. It is located on the island Sandøya
, midway between the popular tourist destinations Kilsund
and Lyngør
. The village is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of the town of Tvedestrand.
Tvedestrand
is a town and municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Tvedestrand....
in Aust-Agder
Aust-Agder
is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....
, 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 on the island Sandøya
Sandøya, Aust-Agder
Sandøya is an island along the southern coast of Norway. It has roughly 230 permanent residents , and shares its local administration with the surrounding communities and the nearby town Tvedestrand. The island has no bridge to the mainland, and the inhabitants rely on boats for transportation....
, midway between the popular tourist destinations Kilsund
Kilsund
Kilsund is a village in the municipality of Arendal in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located on the island Tverrdalsøya. Its population is 729. The village is located just north of Flosta island. It is about northeast of Strengereid, northeast of Eydehavn, northeast of the city of...
and Lyngør
Lyngør
Lyngør is a village area on a group of small islands in the municipality of Tvedestrand in Aust-Agder county, off the southeast coast of Norway...
. The village is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of the town of Tvedestrand.