Sandnes, Bygland

Sandnes is a village in Bygland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on a small flat area between the lake Åraksfjorden to the west and the steep mountainside to the east. The county road 323 runs through the village on its way to the larger village of Åraksbø, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the north. The small village had about 80 residents in 1845, but in 2009, there were only 12 residents living here.[2] The village of Skåmedal lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the southwest, across the lake.

Sandnes
Village
View of the village area, including the local chapel.
Sandnes
Location of the village
Sandnes
Sandnes (Norway)
Coordinates: 58.8889°N 07.7260°E / 58.8889; 07.7260
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictSetesdal
MunicipalityBygland
Elevation218 m (715 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4745 Bygland

Historically, the Sandnes Church was located in this village, right on the shore of the lake, but in 1935, the church was taken down and moved to the nearby village of Åraksbø, where more of the parish's residents lived. This led to some hard feelings among the people in Sandnes, which later led to the building of a small chapel on the site of the old church.[3]

References
  1. "Sandnes, Bygland (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. Vollen, Reidar (2009). Bygland gard og ætt (in Norwegian). 6. ISBN 978-82-993677-7-6.
  3. "Sandnes kyrkje (Bygland)" (in Norwegian). SetesdalsWiki.no. Retrieved 23 April 2017.


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