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Engesland

Engesland is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian County Road 405, just west of the lake Ljosevatnet and just a short distance north of the village of Ås. The Vegusdal Church has been located in Engesland since 1867. The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Vegusdal from 1877 until the dissolution of the municipality in 1967.

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Coordinates: 58°31′54″N 8°07′04″E / 58.5317°N 08.1178°E / 58.5317; 08.1178
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
MunicipalityBirkenes
Elevation247 m (810 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4768 Engesland
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Vegusdal church, Birkenes. source ↗

Engesland is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian County Road 405, just west of the lake Ljosevatnet and just a short distance north of the village of Ås. The Vegusdal Church has been located in Engesland since 1867. The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Vegusdal from 1877 until the dissolution of the municipality in 1967.

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  1. "Engesland, Birkenes (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 19 August 2017.