Southern Norway

Sørlandet ( German " southern land " ) is located at the Skagerrak coast in the south of the country one of the five regions or parts of the country (Norwegian landsdel ) of Norway. Previously, the area now Sørlandet was called Agder, as well as geographically corresponded approximately to this historic province. The term Sørlandet has been introduced in 1902 as a separate part of the country, before that it was part of the Vestlandet ( Westland ) region. As a political term, it corresponds to the provinces of Aust- Agder ( 15 municipalities) and Vest- Agder ( 15) and as a landscape of Norway, it corresponds to the coastal region of the Skagerrak. The Sørlandet region has an area of ​​16,434 km ² with a total of 30 municipalities. In the region beginning in July 2013 a total of 287,900 people lived. In the region, the following places are ( from west to east ):

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