Hillestad, Agder

Hillestad is a village in Åmli municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Tovdal valley along the river Tovdalselva. It sits about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of the village of Øvre Ramse and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the village of Dølemo. From 1908 until 1967, the valley was a separate municipality called Tovdal and during that time, Hillestad was its administrative centre. Tovdal Church is located in the village.

Hillestad
Village
View of the village church
Hillestad
Location of the village
Hillestad
Hillestad (Norway)
Coordinates: 58.8076°N 08.1762°E / 58.8076; 08.1762
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictØstre Agder
MunicipalityÅmli
Elevation230 m (750 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4869 Dølemo

References

  1. "Hillestad, Åmli (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
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