Mandalen
Encyclopedia
Mandalen is a valley in Vest-Agder
, Norway.
It runs from Åseral
in the north, through Marnardal
and ends at Mandal in the south. The river Mandalselva runs through the valley. Side valleys are Ljoslandsdalen and Lognadalen.
Vest-Agder
In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...
, Norway.
It runs from Åseral
Åseral
Åseral is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The administrative center is the village of Kyrkjebygda.The parish of Bjelland had to be divided into two formannskapsdistrikts on 1 January 1838. This is because the main part of Bjelland belonged to the county of Vest-Agder, while the annex...
in the north, through Marnardal
Marnardal
Marnardal is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Marnardal was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 through the merger of the former municipalities of Bjelland, Laudal, and Øyslebø....
and ends at Mandal in the south. The river Mandalselva runs through the valley. Side valleys are Ljoslandsdalen and Lognadalen.