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Kongshamn

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Country
  
Norway

County
  
Aust-Agder

Local time
  
Friday 5:48 AM

Region
  
Sørlandet

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+01:00)

Kongshamn

Weather
  
3°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 78% Humidity

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. It is said that Kongshamn was a safe haven for king's ships during the Viking Age.

Map of 4812 Kongshavn, Norway

Kongshavn translates into "King's Landing" or "King's Port"

References

Kongshamn Wikipedia