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Homstean

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Country
  
Norway

County
  
Vest-Agder

Municipality
  
Vennesla

Area
  
35 ha

Region
  
Southern Norway

District
  
Kristiansand

Elevation
  
167 m (548 ft)

Population
  
345 (2016)

Homstean

Homstean or Slettebrotane is a village in Vennesla municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 9, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the village of Skarpengland, just about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of the border with Kristiansand municipality. The 0.35-square-kilometre (86-acre) village has a population (2016) of 345 which gives the village a population density of 986 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,550/sq mi).

Map of 4715 Homstean, Norway

The small farming village of Mushom lies about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the west. That area has had some notable archaeological finds over the year including a very old ski that is now in a museum in Oslo.

References

Homstean Wikipedia