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Grendi

Grendi is a village in Bygland Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the east side of the lake Byglandsfjorden in the south part of the municipality. Grendi sits along the Norwegian National Road 9 about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the village of Byglandsfjorden and about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the village of Longerak. Årdal Church is located in the village. In the early 1900s, a tuberculosis sanatorium was established in Grendi.

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Grendi
Village
View of the village church
View of the village church
Map
Interactive map of Grendi
Coordinates: 58°42′25″N 7°49′30″E / 58.7069°N 07.8250°E / 58.7069; 07.8250
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictSetesdal
MunicipalityBygland Municipality
Elevation208 m (682 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4742 Grendi

Grendi2 is a village in Bygland Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the east side of the lake Byglandsfjorden in the south part of the municipality. Grendi sits along the Norwegian National Road 9 about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the village of Byglandsfjorden and about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the village of Longerak. Årdal Church is located in the village. In the early 1900s, a tuberculosis sanatorium was established in Grendi.

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References

  1. "Grendi, Bygland (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 8 June 2026.