Kongshamn
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Kongshavn or Kongshamn is a community in the municipality of Arendal
in Aust-Agder
county, Norway
. Its population (2009) is 862. Kongshavn is located on the north side of Tromøy
island, across the Tromøysundet from Eydehavn
. It is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of the city of Arendal.
Arendal
is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Arendal belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet.The town of Arendal is the administrative center the municipality and also of Aust-Agder county...
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....
county, 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...
. Its population (2009) is 862. Kongshavn is located on the north side of Tromøy
Tromøy
Tromøy is the largest island in Southern Norway, a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, and is currently an important part of the present-day municipality of Arendal.-Location:...
island, across the Tromøysundet from Eydehavn
Eydehavn
Eydehavn is a village area in the municipality of Arendal in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The population of the village area is about 4,080 people. It is the former administrative centre of both Moland and Stokken municipalities. Both municipalities have since been incorporated into Arendal...
. It is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of the city of Arendal.