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Rygnestad

Rygnestad is a village in Valle Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 9 in the Setesdal valley. The village lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the river Otra in northern Valle, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the lake Store Bjørnevatn. Rygnestad is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the village of Valle, the administrative centre of the municipality. The Rygnestadtunet museum is located just north of the village.

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Rygnestad
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Coordinates: 59°15′40″N 7°29′24″E / 59.2612°N 07.4900°E / 59.2612; 07.4900
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictSetesdal
MunicipalityValle Municipality
Elevation432 m (1,417 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4748 Valle

Rygnestad2 is a village in Valle Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 9 in the Setesdal valley. The village lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the river Otra in northern Valle, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the lake Store Bjørnevatn. Rygnestad is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the village of Valle, the administrative centre of the municipality. The Rygnestadtunet museum is located just north of the village.3

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  1. "Rygnestad, Valle (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  3. Storsletten, Ola, ed. (26 November 2024). "Rygnestad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 15 May 2026.