Homstean

Homstean or Slettebrotane is a village in Vennesla municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 9, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the village of Skarpengland, just about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of the border with Kristiansand municipality. The 0.35-square-kilometre (86-acre) village has a population (2016) of 345 which gives the village a population density of 986 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,550/sq mi).[1]

Homstean

Slettebrotane
Village
Homstean
Location of the village
Homstean
Homstean (Norway)
Coordinates: 58.2626°N 07.8310°E / 58.2626; 07.8310
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictKristiansand
MunicipalityVennesla
Area
  Total0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation167 m (548 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
  Total345
  Density986/km2 (2,550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4715 Øvrebø

The small farming village of Mushom lies about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the west. That area has had some notable archaeological finds over the year including a very old ski that is now in a museum in Oslo.

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