Maritime History

Farsund Municipality

Farsund (Norwegian: ['fɑːʂʉn] ) is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Farsund. The 262.58-square-kilometre (101.38 sq mi) municipality is the 276th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Farsund Municipality is the 113th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,949. The municipality's population density is 39.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (102/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.5% over the previous 10-year period. The inhabitants of Farsund are concentrated in three centres of population: the town of Farsund (population: 3,531), Vanse (population: 2,075), and Vestbygda (population: 1,136). Loshavn with its wooden buildings is located outside the town of Farsund. Other villages in Farsund include Ore, Rødland, and Sande.

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• ▸Fluyt
• ▸Euphonium repertoire
• ▸Ancient Egyptian navy

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