Nedenes

This article is about the village in Arendal, Norway. For the former county in Norway, see Aust-Agder.

Nedenes is a village in Arendal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the southern part of Arendal, just north of the municipal border with Grimstad. The Norwegian County Road 420 runs through the village heading north to the village of Rød and onwards to the island of Hisøya to the north. Engene Church is located in Nedenes.^[2]

Nedenes
Village
Nedenes Location of the village Show map of Agder Nedenes Nedenes (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 58.4103°N 08.6976°E / 58.4103; 08.6976
Country	Norway
Region	Southern Norway
County	Agder
District	Østre Agder
Municipality	Arendal
Elevation [1]	7 m (23 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	4823 Nedenes

The county of Agder was named Nedenes amt from the 1600s until 1919. This name was chosen because the Nedenes village was once a large, medieval farm and later was the seat of the county officials.^[2]